Davide Baiocco

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Davide Baiocco
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-05-08) 8 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Perugia, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1994 Gubbio 34 (0)
1994–2002 Perugia 68 (2)
1996–1997 → Fano (loan) 28 (2)
1997–1998 → Siena (loan) 29 (0)
1998–2000 → Viterbese (loan) 52 (3)
2002–2005 Juventus 7 (0)
2003 → Piacenza (loan) 16 (0)
2003–2004 → Reggina (loan) 28 (0)
2004–2005 → Perugia (loan) 33 (2)
2005–2009 Catania 122 (2)
2009–2011 Brescia 59 (1)
2011–2012 U.S. Siracusa 29 (2)
2012–2014 Cremonese 29 (0)
2014 Alessandria 14 (0)
2014–2015 Akragas 28 (0)
2015–2017 Siracusa Calcio 35 (1)
2017 Palazzolo 10 (0)
2017–2018 Biancavilla 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Davide Baiocco (born 8 May 1975) is an Italian former footballer, who played as a midfielder, and current politician

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Football career

From Perugia to Juventus

A product of the Perugia youth system, he transferred to Juventus in January 2002 for 7.2 million euros, [1] in a swap with Fabian O'Neill who went to Perugia. He arrived in the summer of 2002. [2] He signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Juventus, but failed to settle into the club and has been loaned out several times, to clubs including Piacenza [3] and Reggina. [4]

Return to Perugia

On 31 August 2004, he was signed by Perugia on loan with the option to purchase for a nominal fee.

From Catania to Siracusa

Due to the bankruptcy of Perugia, Baiocco joined the then Serie B side Catania in August 2005 and helped them gain promotion to the Serie A for the 2006/2007 season. Since then, he has become the club's captain and influential first-team player. He played with Catania until the end of the 2008–09 season.

From 2009 to 2011 he played for Brescia.

In the 2011–12 season, he played with U.S. Siracusa in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.

On 7 August 2012 Baiocco was signed by U.S. Cremonese. [5] On 17 January 2014 he was signed by Alessandria in a 6-month contract. [6] [7]

Baiocco returned to Siracusa in 2015. The club won promotion to 2016–17 Lega Pro as Siracusa Calcio.

Style of play

Baiocco was a dynamic, energetic, and versatile defensive midfielder known for his tactical intelligence, tackling ability, and ability to carry the ball and push forward from midfield. [8]

Political career

In July 2023, Baiocco accepted to run as a mayoral candidate in Perugia for Popular Alternative, a party led by Terni mayor and former Ternana chairman Stefano Bandecchi, for the 2024 local election. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Six-Monthly Report at 31 December 2001 Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Uruguayan O'Neill agrees Perugia deal". UEFA.com. 23 January 2002. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
  3. ↑ "Midfield injection for Piacenza". UEFA.com. 29 January 2003. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
  4. ↑ "Guly gets Bologna challenge". UEFA.com. 23 July 2003. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
  5. ↑ "Baiocco e Carlini in grigiorosso" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Davide Baiocco ceduto all'Alessandria" (in Italian). U.S. Cremonese. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ingaggiato Davide Baiocco" (in Italian). U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Barcellona, Fabio (6 February 2020). "Come giocava il primo Perugia di Serse Cosmi" (in Italian). L'Ultimo Uomo. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Perugia, Davide Baiocco candidato sindaco di Alternativa Popolare. Bandecchi: "E' lui l'uomo giusto"". Corriere dell'Umbria. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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