Berardino Capocchiano

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Berardino Capocchiano
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-08-16) 16 August 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Zapponeta, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1987 Carugatese
1987–1989 TSV Havelse
1989–1990 Arminia Bielefeld
1990–1991 TSV Havelse 35 (14)
1991 1860 Munich 0 (0)
1991–1992 Lazio 2 (0)
1992–1996 Bari 27 (4)
1994 → Avellino (loan) 0 (0)
1994–1996 → Chieti (loan) 59 (13)
1996–1997 Latina 7 (2)
1997–1998 Rondinella 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Berardino Capocchiano (born 16 August 1965) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward.

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Capocchiano grew up in Italy, but moved to West Germany for personal reasons in 1987. He played for TSV Havelse and Arminia Bielefeld in Germany before transferring to Serie A club Lazio in 1991, where he appeared in 2 league matches. He subsequently played for Bari, Avellino, Chieti, Latina and Rondinella.

Playing career

Born and raised in Zapponeta, [2] [3] Capacchiano began his career in Italy, playing for amateur side Carugatese. [4] He moved to West Germany in 1987 for family reasons, and signed for third-tier TSV Havelse shortly after. [5] [6] He joined Arminia Bielefeld in 1989 before returning to Havelse a year later, now in the 2. Bundesliga. [6] After 14 goals in 35 league games for Havelse during the 1990–91 season, [6] Capocchiano transferred to TSV 1860 Munich for a reported fee of 140,000 Deutsche Marks in July 1991. [7] However, Capocchiano never played for 1860 Munich - he terminated his contract shortly after signing for the club in order to sign for Serie A club Lazio, whilst having reportedly told 1860 Munich that he had to go to Italy to look after his mother and sister. [7] The transfer was subject to a complaint by 1860 Munich president Helmut Schmitz to the DFB and FIFA, with Lazio paying 70,000 marks as a result in addition to the 140,000 they initially paid according to 1860 Munich. [7] The protracted nature of the transfer also left Capocchiano unavailable for Lazio until November. [5] He made his debut for the club on 4 December 1991 as a substitute against Torino in the Coppa Italia, [5] and in total made just 2 league appearances for the club. [6]

In the summer of 1992, Capocchiano signed for Serie B club Bari on a five-year contract. [3] Across the 1992–93 season, Capocchiano scored 4 goals in 21 games, whilst he failed to score in 6 appearances during the 1993–94 season, leading to criticism of his performances for the club and the nickname "Pibe de piombo" ("lead pipe") being coined for him by comedy duo Toti e Tata. [3] He subsequently had spells on loan at Avellino, where he made no appearances, and Chieti, where he scored 13 goals in 59 league games. [4] [6] After leaving Bari in 1996, played for amateur sides Latina, scoring twice in 7 matches and Rondinella, scoring twice in 9 games. [3]

After football

Since his football career, Capocchiano has become an entrepreneur - he is the owner of the Coesi Group. [3] He attempted to purchase Piacenza Calcio 1919 in 2011, but later decided against the purchase given the clubs financial condition. [4]

Capocchiano also unsuccessfully ran for office as a councillor for the newly formed Province of Monza and Brianza in 2009. [3]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Berardino Capocchiano". kicker (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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