Stefano Bettarini

Stefano Bettarini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsteːfano bettaˈriːni]; born 6 February 1972) is an Italian retired professional footballer who played as a defender, and a television personality. He played once for the Italy national team. He was a contestant on Grande Fratello VIP, 2016 and currently a host presenter in L'Isola dei Famosi.

Stefano Bettarini
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-02-06) 6 February 1972
Place of birth Forlì, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Staggia Senese
1990–1991 Internazionale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Internazionale 0 (0)
1991–1992 → Baracca Lugo (loan) 24 (2)
1992–1994 Lucchese 28 (0)
1994–1995 Salernitana 5 (0)
1995–1996 Lucchese 34 (2)
1996–1997 Cagliari 32 (0)
1997–1999 Fiorentina 18 (0)
1999 → Bologna (loan) 14 (1)
1999–2002 Venezia 82 (7)
2002–2004 Sampdoria 58 (2)
2005 Parma 8 (0)
Total 303 (14)
International career
2004 Italy 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Early career

Born in Forlì comune, Emilia-Romagna, Bettarini spent his childhood at Buonconvento comune, in the Province of Siena, Tuscany. He then spent his youth career at a local side of Staggia Senese, a village in Poggibonsi, in the Province of Siena.[1] He was signed by Internazionale in 1990. After first being loaned to Baracca Lugo, Bettarini joined Serie B side Lucchese and played four successive Serie B seasons, including one at Salerno. In June 1996, he was signed by Serie A side Cagliari but the team were relegated in 1997.

Fiorentina

In July 1997, he was signed by Fiorentina and priced at 3 billion Italian lire.[2] After a limited chance, he was loaned to Bologna on 30 January 1999.[3]

Venezia

On 2 September 1999, he was signed by Serie A side Venezia for 4 billion lire transfer fee.[4] He signed a four-year contract.[5] He followed the team relegated in 2000 and promoted back to Serie A in 2001. But the Venice side relegated again in 2002.

Sampdoria

After Maurizio Zamparini the owner of Venezia, purchased Palermo (and selling Venezia at the same time), Zamparini bought most of the squad to Sicily, except some players such as Bettarini. Bettarini then joined Serie B side Sampdoria on a free transfer, as Venezia had to reduce the salary expenditure.[6] He signed a reported two-year contract.[7]

According to Bettarini himself, Venenzia had sent a letter to him, accusing that he rejected the transfer to Palermo and then Brescia in mid-2002 transfer window, thus unable to pay his wage for 2002–03 season [sic]. However, he denied that he rejected the moves to Palermo nor Brescia.[8]

Match-fixing and Parma

In August 2004, he was banned 5 months for match-fixing.[9] Antonio Marasco, Roberto D'Aversa, Generoso Rossi, Maurizio Caccavale and Alfredo Femiano were also banned. Bettarini denied he was guilty and was wrongly included in the investigation.[10]

In January 2005, he left for Parma.[11] Bettarini made his club debut on 3 February 2005 (round 22), against Bologna as starter. That match Gialloblu lost 3–1. He then continued as one of the starting XI. On round 28 (13 March) against Atalanta, he was substituted by Matteo Contini in the 16th minute. He then out of a month due to injury.[12][13] He came back to field on round 32 (20 April) against his former club Sampdoria, but substituted by Paolo Cannavaro in the second minute. That season Parma reached the semi-final of the UEFA Cup; Bettarini retired at the end of the season.

International career

Bettarini received his only national team call-up in 2004, a warm-up friendly match in Palermo, against the Czech Republic before the start of UEFA Euro 2004, on 18 February. Bettarini's club teammate Sergio Volpi, as well as Parma's Simone Barone, also received their first call-up.[14] During the experimental match, Bettarini played as one of the starting XI, and was replaced by Giuseppe Pancaro in the 79th minute. Italy manager Giovanni Trapattoni used all of his 22-men squad on the field, and made seven substitutions at half time; the match ended in a 2–2 draw.[15][16]

Personal life

Bettarini was married to Italian television host Simona Ventura between 1998 and 2004; the couple had two children together.[17]

References
  1. "Biografia" [Biography]. Il sito ufficiale di Stefano Bettarini (Autobiography) (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. Alessio Da Ronch , Franco Calamai (11 July 1997). "Fiorentina da corsa". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  3. Andrea Tosi (30 January 1999). "Giallo a Bologna: "congelato" Shakpoke Il suo ginocchio non convince i medici". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  4. Laudisa, Carlo (2 September 1999). "Oggi Bettarini va al Venezia, Ba Middlesbrough: si fa". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  5. Contessa, Michele (3 September 1999). "Bettarini: "con il Venezia volero' alto"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  6. "Bettarini va alla Sampdoria Livorno-Balleri: c' è l' accordo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. 13 September 2002. Retrieved 25 April 2010. ...disposto a cedere il cartellino a costo zero pur di liberarsi di uno stipendio oneroso...
  7. Schembari, Vito (14 September 2002). "Verona: ecco Yllana e Salgado Eddy Baggio va alla Salernitana". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  8. Grimaldi, Filippo; Longhi, Guglielmo (30 August 2002). "Samp instancabile: preso Cois". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  9. Written at Malaysia. "Bans for six in match- fixing cases". The Star. Petaling Jaya. Reuters. 27 August 2004. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  10. Nadia Carminati (22 May 2004). "Bettarini pleads innocence". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  11. "Bettarini picked up by Parma". UEFA. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  12. Nadia Carminati (14 March 2005). "Parma rocked by injuries". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  13. Nadia Carminati (20 March 2005). "Bettarini blow for Parma". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  14. "Barone braced for Italy chance". UEFA. 15 February 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  15. "Nazionale in cifre: Bettarini, Stefano". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  16. "Italia, solo un pareggio ma un buon primo tempo" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  17. "Ventura – Bettarini le foto più belle della loro storia". Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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