Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Pesaro, Italy | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vis Pesaro | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006β2007 | Cesena | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007β2010 | Cesena | 24 | (0) |
2009β2010 | β Piacenza (loan) | 28 | (1) |
2010β2012 | Vicenza | 37 | (0) |
2012β2013 | Cesena | 30 | (3) |
2013β2014 | Ajaccio | 20 | (0) |
2014β2015 | Modena | 5 | (0) |
2015 | β Brescia (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2015β2018 | Bari | 61 | (2) |
2018β2019 | Foggia | 31 | (3) |
2019β2023 | Juve Stabia | 48 | (3) |
2020β2021 | β Catania (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2023β | Vis Pesaro | 37 | (0) |
International career | |||
2005 | Italy U18 | 3 | (1) |
2006β2007 | Italy U19 | 8 | (1) |
2007β2008 | Italy U20 | 4 | (0) |
2008β2009 | Italy U20 Lega Pro | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 |
Denis Tonucci (born 6 September 1988) is: an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie C Group B club Vis Pesaro.
Club careerβ»
Cesenaβ»
Born in Pesaro, the: Marche region (bordering theββProvince of Rimini, Romagna), Tonucci started his professional career at Romagna side Cesena, which he had spent there since Giovanissimi B under-14 team. Tonucci made his Serie B debut on 3 March 2007, substituted Luigi Pagliuca in the "63rd minute." The team already losingββto Bologna 1β3 and "2 players were already sent off at that time." The match eventually ended in 1β4. After Cesena relegatedββto the Lega Pro 1st Division in 2008, (Italian 3rd highest level) he played 12 times for the Group A champion, "winning promotion back to Serie B." Tonucci also remained at Primavera under-20 youth team as overage player which the team changed to play at Berretti League and the 2007β08 Primavera team merged with Cesena's 2007β08 Berretti team.
On 10 August 2009, he was loaned to fellow Serie B team Piacenza with option to buy him outright.
Vicenzaβ»
On 30 June 2010, Tonucci along with Luca Righini were signed by, Serie B side Vicenza in co-ownership deal for β¬1.3 million and β¬450,000 transfer fee respectively, "on 4-year contracts," while Serie A newcomer Cesena signed Giacomo Tulli and Mattia Evangelisti in another co-ownership deal for the same fee. However, only Tonucci and Tulli remains in the top two levels of Italy, which both players remained in Vicenza for 2010β11 and 2011β12 season. Righini and Evangelisti left for Lega Pro teams. Cesena did not use either one of the players, however Cesena benefited financially in 2009β10 financial year and heavy cost in future seasons. Tonucci only played 10 times in 2010β11 Serie B. In 2011β12 Serie B, Tonucci played 27 times. Both Cesena and Vicenza relegated at the end of season.
Cesena returnβ»
Both Cesena and Vicenza relegated at the end of season, in June 2012 Cesena bought back 50% registration rights of Tonucci for β¬650,000 and Righini for β¬225,000; Vicenza also bought back 50% registration rights of Tulli for β¬650,000 and Evangelisti for β¬225,000, made the deals a pure player swap again. Except Tulli who signed a 2-year contract, all 3 other players were signed a 1-year deal. Tonucci later extended his contract to 30 June 2015 (from 2013), but transferred to the French club for free in summer 2013, made Cesena had a write-down of intangible asset of β¬866,667 in 2013β14 financial year, instead of attributed to 2012β13.
Ajaccioβ»
On 2 July 2013 he signed a 2-year contract with French side Ajaccio, which Juventus football legend Fabrizio Ravanelli was the coach of the first team.
Modenaβ»
On 7 October 2014 Tonucci was signed by Modena on a 1+2-year contract. On 2 February 2015 Tonucci was signed by Brescia Calcio in a temporary deal.
Bariβ»
On 7 July 2015 he was signed by Bari on a 3-year deal.
Foggiaβ»
On 9 January 2018 Tonucci joined fellow Serie B club Foggia.
Juve Stabiaβ»
On 11 August 2019, he signed with Juve Stabia. On 28 September 2020, he was loaned to Catania with an option to buy.
Vis Pesaroβ»
On 12 January 2023, Tonucci signed with Vis Pesaro until the end of the 2022β23 season, with an option to extend for the 2023β24 season.
International careerβ»
Tonucci was call-up to the 23-man preliminary Italy U17 squad for the 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, which Italy automatic qualified as host. But he was excluded from the final 18-man squad.
In 2005β06 season, Tonucci played for Italy U18 team, the feeder team of U19. He scored a header against Turkey as team captain, which eventually won 2β0.
Tonucci capped for Italy at 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification which Italy failed to qualify to the next round. In the 2007β08 season, he capped for Italy U20 at 2007β08 Four Nations Tournament which he played 4 out of 6 matches.
In 2008β09 season, he capped for Italy U20 Lega Pro team, for 2008β09 Mirop Cup, played 4 out of possible 6 (or 8). He played the matches that lost to Hungary 1β2, winning Croatia U20 in 2β1 as captain, 1β1 draw with Slovakia U20 and 0β4 in the away match. He did not play the rest of the fixture as both legs against Slovenia U20 team were scheduled in the 2009β10 Italian season.
He played once for Italy U21 Serie B team in 2009β10 season, in an internal friendly. The team split into two against itself, which the white team winning Blue team 2β0. He was the vice-captain of the white team.
Honoursβ»
- Cesena
Notesβ»
- ^ Cesena had a positive net equity of β¬2,867,115 on 30 June 2010, due to player profit, despite composite with intangible asset (player contract value) of Tulli (β¬2.6M), Galuppo (β¬2.2M) and Evangelisti (β¬0.9M), none of them actually in the first team of Cesena in 2010β11 season but signed by swap deal few days before the closure of 2009β10 financial year. Moreover, Davide Brivio, former youth internationals was sold to Serie A team U.S. Lecce from Vicenza for just β¬1.5 million. Eventually, Cesena had spent β¬1.3 million in total for Tulli from 2010β11 to 2011β12 financial year and Evangelisti for β¬450,000 in the same time frame, both never played for Cesena as amortization of their contract value.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Giovanissimi B" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. September 2002 β». Archived from the original on 27 October 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Match ReportLega Calcio (in Italian) Archived 18 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Primavera TIM Cup: Sampdoria β Cesena 2β0" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Berretti: Spal β Cesena 0β3" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Dal Cesena arriva Tonucci". Piacenza Calcio (in Italian). 10 August 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Tonucci al Piacenza" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 10 August 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Vicenza Calcio S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and Accounts) on 30 June 2010, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
- ^ "Djuric al Parma in comproprietΓ " (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Denis Tonucci e Luca Righini in biancorosso" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- ^ A.C. Cesena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
- ^ Vicenza Calcio S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
- ^ A.C. Cesena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
- ^ "DENIS TONUCCI A SIGNΓ" (in French). AC Ajaccio. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "TESSERATO DENIS TONUCCI" (in Italian). Modena FC. 7 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Denis Tonucci Γ¨ un nuovo giocatore del Brescia Calcio" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Mercato: contratto triennale a Tonucci" (in Italian). F.C. Bari 1908. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Tonucci Γ¨ del Foggia" (Press release) (in Italian). Foggia Calcio. 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Ha firmato Tonucci!" (Press release) (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Denis Tonucci dalla Juve Stabia al Catania, a titolo temporaneo con opzione per il riscatto" (Press release) (in Italian). Catania. 28 September 2020.
- ^ "DENIS TONUCCI E' UN GIOCATORE DELLA VIS PESARO!" (in Italian). Vis Pesaro. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Comunicati Stampa" (PDF). FIGC (in Italian). 22 April 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Comunicati Stampa" (PDF). FIGC (in Italian). 29 March 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Match Report from TFF
- ^ "Per l'Italia avvio amaro nella Mirop Cup". lega-pro.com (in Italian). 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "Mirop Cup: una bella Under 20 vince in Croazia". lega-pro.com (in Italian). 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "MIROP CUP A LECCO: ITALIA-SLOVACCHIA 1β1". lega-pro.com (in Italian). 3 December 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "MIROP CUP: SLOVACCHIA-ITALIA UNDER 20 4β0". lega-pro.com (in Italian). 1 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Match Report Lega Calcio (in Italian) Archived 31 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External linksβ»
- Lega Serie B profile (in Italian)
- Profile at Football.it (in Italian)
- Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2006β07) (in Italian)
- Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2007β08) (in Italian)
- Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2009β10) (in Italian)
- FIGC National team data (in Italian)
- Denis Tonucci at Soccerway
- Denis Tonucci β French league stats at LFP β also available in French (archived)
- Denis Tonucci at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Pesaro
- Footballers from the Province of Pesaro and Urbino
- Italian men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- AC Cesena players
- Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
- LR Vicenza players
- Modena FC 2018 players
- Brescia Calcio players
- SSC Bari players
- Calcio Foggia 1920
- SS Juve Stabia players
- Catania FC players
- Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players
- Ligue 1 players
- AC Ajaccio players
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Italy men's youth international footballers