Antonio Floro Flores

Antonio Floro Flores

Floro Flores in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Mariano Floro Flores
Date of birth	(1983-06-18) 18 June 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Naples, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2004	Napoli	62	(3)
2004	→ Sampdoria (loan)	4	(1)
2004–2005	Perugia	27	(8)
2005–2007	Arezzo	79	(28)
2007–2013	Udinese	140	(26)
2011	→ Genoa (loan)	18	(10)
2012–2013	→ Granada (loan)	10	(1)
2013	Genoa	13	(2)
2013–2016	Sassuolo	72	(12)
2016	→ Chievo (loan)	14	(1)
2016–2018	Chievo	12	(0)
2017	→ Bari (loan)	13	(4)
2017–2018	→ Bari (loan)	27	(3)
2018–2020	Casertana	29	(4)
Total		520	(103)
International career
2002–2004	Italy U21	5	(1)
Managerial career
2020	Casertana (youth)
2020–2021	Paganese (youth)
2021	Frattese
2022	Angri
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Mariano Floro Flores (born 18 June 1983) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker and currently works as a manager.

Career

Early career

Floro Flores was born in Naples and started his career at Napoli. He made his Serie A debut on 28 January 2001 against Roma. After six months on loan to fellow Serie A side Sampdoria, Floro Flores transferred to Perugia after Napoli had gone bankrupt. At Perugia, Floro Flores scored 8 goals in Serie B, and two more against Treviso in the promotion play-off second legs. But Perugia also faced bankruptcy, and Floro Flores joined Arezzo in the summer of 2005. He remained at the club for two seasons and scored 28 goals in 79 league matches.

Udinese

After Arezzo got relegated to Serie C1 in summer 2007, Floro Flores was signed by Udinese in a co-ownership deal. On 25 June 2008, Udinese bought Floro Flores outright. ^[1] In January 2011, he was loaned to Genoa where he scored 10 goals in 18 matches. In August 2011 he signed a new five-year contract with Udinese. ^[2] During the summer of 2012 he was sent on loan to Granada in La Liga. On 16 September 2012, Floro Flores scored his first goal for Granada in the 82nd minute against Deportivo to lead his side to a come from behind draw.

Genoa

In January 2013 he left for Genoa for a fee of around €6.3 million, made up of cash plus 50% of the registration rights of Masahudu Alhassan and Alexander Merkel which were valued at €1.5 million and €4 million respectively. ^[3] However, he only scored 2 goals during the remainder of the season, 10 goals behind team top-scorer Marco Borriello.

In the 2013–14 season, Genoa sold Ciro Immobile and elected not to sign Boriello but Floro Flores found himself behind Alberto Gilardino who had been recalled from loan. Floro Flores was the substitute in the first game of 2013–14 Coppa Italia and the first round of 2013–14 Serie A; in the second round (1 September) Floro Flores was the starting forward. However, he was substituted in the 57th minute, ^[4] as well as sold on the next day.

Sassuolo

On 2 September 2013, Floro Flores left for Sassuolo on a temporary deal for €1 million ^{[3] [5] [6]} with an option to purchase. ^[7] He retained his no.83 shirt number for his new team. ^[8]

At the end of season Sassuolo bought Floro Flores and Davide Biondini outright, for €2.5 million ^[6] and €1.3 million respectively. ^[6]

Chievo

On 1 February 2016, Floro Flores was signed by Chievo in a temporary deal, replacing Alberto Paloschi. Chievo also had an obligation to buy at the end of season. ^[9]

Floro Flores was loaned to Bari on 20 January 2017. ^[10] On 13 July, the loan was renewed. ^[11]

Casertana

On 29 January 2020, he announced his retirement from playing. ^[12]

Coaching career

A few months after retiring, on 20 August 2020, Flores was appointed head coach of Casertanas's U17 team, and was simultaneously also appointed as head of the youth sector of the club. ^[13]

References

1. "partecipazioni 2008–09" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Calcio. 26 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
2. "Floro Flores bianconero fino al 2016!". www.udinese.it (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
3. "nota integrativa page 17; allegato: prospetto delle movimentazioni dei diritti pluriennali". Genoa C.F.C. S.p.A. bilancio d'esercizio al 31 dicembre 2013[Genoa C.F.C. S.p.A. financial report on 31 December 2013] (in Italian). Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2014.
4. Match Report Archived 14 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
5. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2013 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
6. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
7. "Ufficiale: arrivano Floro Flores, Pegolo e Pucino. Bianchi al Modena, Laverone e Pavoletti al Varese" (in Italian). US Sassuolo Calcio. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
8. "I numeri di maglia dei neroverdi per la nuova stagione" (in Italian). US Sassuolo Calcio. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
9. "Official: Antonio Floro Flores joining the Gialloblù!". A.C. ChievoVerona. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.^{[ dead link ]}
10. "Floro Flores è del Bari" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Bari 1908. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
11. "Official: Antonio Floro Flores going to Bari" (Press release). A.C. ChievoVerona. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
12. "ANTONIO FLORO FLORES LASCIA IL CALCIO GIOCATO, DOMANI LA CONFERENZA STAMPA" (Press release) (in Italian). Casertana. 29 January 2020.
13. SETTORE GIOVANILE CASERTANA FC: ECCO IL NUOVO ORGANIGRAMMA, casertanafc.it, 20 August 2020

External links

• Career statistics (in Italian)