Michele Ferri (born 28 May 1981) is an Italian former association football defender who last played for Italian club Varese.

Michele Ferri
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-05-28) May 28, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Busto Arsizio, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Milan 0 (0)
2001–2002Cesena (loan) 25 (1)
2002–2003 Triestina 27 (1)
2003–2005 Palermo 39 (3)
2006–2008 Cagliari 64 (1)
2009 Sampdoria 6 (0)
2009–2010 Vicenza 26 (0)
2010–2013 Atalanta 31 (0)
2014 Trapani 13 (0)
2014–2015 Pro Vercelli 15 (0)
2015–2016 Pro Patria 24 (0)
2016–2018 Varese 18 (1)
International career
2000 Italy U-18 5 (0)
2001–2002 Italy U-20 14 (0)
2002–2003 Italy U-21[1] 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 2, 2014

Career

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Milan

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He grew up within the A.C. Milan youth system, but never played a full senior game for the rossoneri, instead being sent to lower league teams, namely Cesena and Triestina.

Triestina

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Ferri was sold to Triestina in a co-ownership deal for 400 million lire (€206,583) along with Eder Baù (200 million lire) and Alessandro Budel (400 million lire) in June 2002.[2] On 11 June 2003 Triestina acquired the remain half of the contract from Milan for €2 million (with Budel returned to Milan also for €2 million fee).[3][4][5]

Palermo

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On 19 July 2003, Ferri was acquired by Serie B club Palermo for a fee of €1 million and a 5-year contract,[6][7] which then became league champions in 2004. But after Palermo won promotion to Serie A, his first team appearances was limited to 15 games. Ferri made his Serie A debut on 6 January 2005 for Palermo, against Reggina.

On 31 January 2006 he was sold to Cagliari for €1 million fee, in another co-ownership deal.[8][9][10]

Cagliari

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Ferri was signed by Cagliari on 31 January 2006, re-joining Budel. In June 2007 Cagliari bought the remaining half of the registration rights of Ferri, for an additional €600,000 fee.[11][12][13]

Sampdoria

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He joined Sampdoria in January 2009 for a peppercorn fee of €1,000.[14][15] He just played twice in 2008–09 Serie A season for Cagliari in September against A.C. Siena and November against Calcio Catania before joined Sampdoria. He successively left the club on a free transfer, and joined Serie B outfit Vicenza later in September 2009.[16]

In November 2010, Ferri joined Atalanta in another free transfer.

On 31 January 2014, Ferri joined Serie B side Trapani, signing a deal until the end of the 2013–14 season.[17] He successively left Trapani to join fellow Serie B club Pro Vercelli. He then played the 2015–2016 season with hometown club Pro Patria, which he then left to join Serie D club Varese during the summer of 2016.

References

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  1. ^ FIGC (in Italian)
  2. ^ A.C. Milan S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2002, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
  3. ^ A.C. Milan S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2003, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
  4. ^ U.S. Triestina Calcio S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2003, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
  5. ^ "Partecipazioni 2003" [Co-ownership 2003] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti. 26 June 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  6. ^ U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2005, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
  7. ^ "PRESO MICHELE FERRI DALLA TRIESTINA" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Città di Palermo. 19 July 2003. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  8. ^ U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2006, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
  9. ^ "Palermo call Tedesco home". UEFA.com. 2006-01-31. Archived from the original on 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  10. ^ "Ferri ceduto al Cagliari" (in Italian). U.S. Città di Palermo. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  11. ^ U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
  12. ^ "Ferri è per intero del Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  13. ^ "Ceduti Codrea, Ferri, D'Aiello e Di Franco, alle buste Makinwa e Matteini" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Città di Palermo. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  14. ^ U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2009, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
  15. ^ "Dal Cagliari arriva a titolo definitivo Michele Ferri" (in Italian). Sampdoria. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  16. ^ "Michele Ferri in biancorosso". Vicenza Calcio. 2009-09-17. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  17. ^ "Arriva il difensore Michele Ferri" (in Italian). Trapani Calcio. 2014-01-31. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
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