Giuseppe Giovinco

Giuseppe Giovinco (born 26 September 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a second striker for Serie C Group C club Virtus Francavilla.

Giuseppe Giovinco
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team
 Virtus Francavilla
Number 90
Youth career
Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Carrarese 51 (3)
2012–2013 Viareggio 26 (7)
2013–2015 Pisa 34 (7)
2015 Savona 14 (0)
2016 Tuttocuoio 15 (2)
2016–2017 Juventus 31 (9)
2017–2018 Matera 26 (5)
2018–2019 Imolese 34 (1)
2019–2020 Ravenna 24 (6)
2020–2021 Renate 31 (4)
2021–2022 Taranto 35 (9)
2022–2023 Catania 19 (3)
2023– Virtus Francavilla 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023

Club career

Born in Turin, Piedmont, Giuseppe followed the footsteps of his elder brother Sebastian to start his career at Juventus, one of the two largest teams in Piedmont, as well the Italian team with the most Serie A titles. Giuseppe was a player of the under-20 reserve team from 2008 until 2010, where he won the 2010 Torneo di Viareggio with the "bianconeri" playing as an attacking midfielder; Giuseppe was a member of the under-18 team in the 2007–08 season, for the Berretti reserve League.[2] In the summer of 2010, Giuseppe left for Italian fourth division club Carrarese in a co-ownership deal,[3] where he won the promotion playoffs. In June 2011 the deal was renewed; Carrarese also signed another attacking midfielder Luca Belcastro from Juventus during the same transfer window.

Giuseppe made 16 starts and 9 substitute appearances as forward for Carrarese in the 2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione. In June 2012, Juventus gave up the player's entire rights to Cararese.[4] That window Carrarese also borrowed more players from Turin, such as forward Francesco Margiotta. On 31 August 2012 Juventus also transferred the co-ownership of Belcastro to Carrarese; on the same day Giuseppe left for fellow third division club Viareggio.[5] Before he left the club, Giuseppe played twice for Carrarese in the 2012–13 Coppa Italia, scoring once in the first match, and starting as a winger.[6] Belcastro, Giovinco and Margiotta were the substitutes in the second match.[7]

Giuseppe was Viareggio's joint-top-scorer in the league with 7 goals, along with Simone Magnaghi. Among the whole Group B of the third division, they were joint-16th, along with other players such as Belcastro. Giuseppe also played 4 times (4 goals and two bookings) in the 2012–13 Coppa Italia Lega Pro, in which the team finished as runners-up.[8][9][10][11] He missed the return leg of the cup final due to suspension for his second booking of the tournament in the first leg.[12][13] The team drew 1–1 with Latina and was defeated on aggregate.

On 5 July 2013 Giuseppe was signed by Serie B newcomers Spezia on a free transfer; he was initially a member of the team during the club's pre-season camp,[14] however, one month later, he joined third division club Pisa in a definitive 2-year contract deal.[15][16] In January 2015, Giovinco was acquired by Lega Pro side Savona, signing a 2+1⁄2-year contract with the club.[17][18] On 16 October he was released.[19] In January 2016 he was signed by Tuttocuoio.[20] The following summer he moved to Catanzaro.[21]

On 8 September 2019, he signed with Ravenna.[22]

On 29 August 2020, he joined Renate.[23]

On 20 August 2021, he joined Taranto.[24]

In August 2022, Giovinco signed for refounded Serie D club Catania.[25]

On 1 September 2023, Giovinco signed for Serie C club Virtus Francavilla.[26]

Style of play

Giovinco is a quick, agile, and diminutive creative forward, with good technique, who usually plays as a second striker, but is also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder.[27] He has also been used as a winger on occasion.[6]

Personal life

Although Giovinco was born in Torino, his father Giovanni is originally from Bisacquino in the Province of Palermo, Sicily, while his mother Elvira is from Catanzaro in Calabria. His older brother Sebastian is also an ex footballer who played as a forward; the two brothers grew up together playing in the Juventus Youth Academy.[28]

References
  1. Paolo Mulas (25 October 2012). "Giuseppe Giovinco a TMW: "Sogno di giocare in Serie A e ritrovare mio fratello"" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. "Berretti 2007/2008". Juventus F.C. 24 September 2007. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. "Carrarese, presi Giovinco Jr e Orlandi". Tutto Lega Pro (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web Network. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  4. "L'esito delle compartecipazioni" (in Italian). Carrarese Calcio. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  5. "Operazioni di Mercato al 31/08/2012" (in Italian). Carrarese Calcio. 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  6. "C' è la Seredova ed è uno show: perla Venitucci". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 6 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  7. "TIM CUP: IL CITTA ACCEDE AL 3° TURNO" (in Italian). AS Cittadella. 12 August 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  8. "E.Viareggio-Tritium 1-1 21/11/12" (in Italian). Tritium Calcio 1908. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  9. "Coppa Italia Lega Pro: Viareggio-Pisa 1-3". Pisa Channel (in Italian). AC Pisa 1909. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  10. "Harakiri Pisa, finale addio. Vince il Viareggio (3-0)". Pisa Channel (in Italian). AC Pisa 1909. 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  11. "Al Latina il primo round della finale" (in Italian). US Latina Calcio. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  12. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°48/CIt (2012–13)" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  13. "CAMPIONI!" (in Italian). US Latina Calcio. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  14. "Domani il via ufficiale alla nuova stagione: ecco la lista dei 25 convocati" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  15. "Mercato: Giuseppe Giovinco si trasferisce all'AC Pisa" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  16. "Il Pisa ingaggia Giuseppe Giovinco". Pisa Channel (in Italian). AC Pisa 1909. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  17. "Savona, che colpo. Preso Giovinco" (in Italian). Tuttosport. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  18. "Giovinco è del Savona Fbc!" (in Italian). Savona F.B.C. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  19. "Risolto il contratto di Giovinco" (in Italian). Savona F.B.C. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  20. Bargellini, Luca (14 January 2016). "TMW - Tuttocuoio, entro il weekend attesa la firma di Giovinco - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com" (in Italian). www.tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  21. "Giuseppe Giovinco è del Catanzaro" (in Italian). UsCatanzaro.net. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  22. "Rinforzo per l'attacco giallorosso, ecco Giovinco" (Press release) (in Italian). Ravenna. 8 September 2019.
  23. "UFFICIALE: Giovinco si unisce alle pantere" (Press release) (in Italian). Renate. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  24. "Giovinco è un giocatore del Taranto" (in Italian). corriereditaranto. 20 August 2021.
  25. "Catania, ufficiale il ritorno di Lodi: le altre operazioni" (in Italian). LiveSicilia.it. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  26. "Virtus Francavilla, colpaccio in attacco: preso Giovinco a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  27. Francesco Loiacono (15 March 2012). "ESCLUSIVA MP – Stefano Sottili, tecnico della Carrarese: "Il mio Giovinco è come il fratello. Per i playoff occhio al Barletta"" (in Italian). Mondo Pallone. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  28. Francesco Cherchi (19 March 2009). "SEBASTIAN GIOVINCO: "Chiamatemi Formica, ma io punto allo scudetto"" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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