Edoardo Artistico

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Edoardo Artistico
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-06-16) 16 June 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
Maestrelli
Lazio
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1987 Cynthia 10 (4)
1987–1992 Vicenza 68 (21)
1987–1988Roma (loan) 0 (0)
1988–1989Frosinone (loan) 30 (9)
1989–1990Perugia (loan) 33 (6)
1992–1994 Monza 67 (12)
1994 Pescara 9 (2)
1994–1996 Ancona 56 (26)
1996 Perugia 3 (1)
1996–1998 Salernitana 53 (18)
1998–2001 Torino 47 (16)
2001–2003 Crotone 41 (21)
2003Napoli (loan) 4 (1)
2003–2005 Pistoiese 42 (17)
2005 Verona 9 (1)
2005–2006 Latina 6 (0)
International career
1990 Umbria 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edoardo Artistico (born 16 June 1969), is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Club career

Born in Trastevere, Rome, Artistico passed through the youth categories of Mastrelli di Portonaccio and Lazio. [1] As a professional he first played in 1986 for Cynthia. The following year he was acquired by L.R. Vicenza, where he was loaned to Roma, Frosinone and Perugia in the following seasons. [2]

In 1992, Aristico played for the first time in Serie B for Monza. He remained playing for second-level clubs in the following seasons, for Pescara and Ancona. [2] In 1996, he had another spell at Perugia (in Serie A), where he made three appearances and scored one goal. [1] In 1996 he arrived at U.S. Salernitana, and in the following season Artistico was part of the Serie B champion squad in 1997–98, [3] a feat he would repeat in 2000–01 with Torino F.C. [4]

He also played for Crotone, [5] with short loan spells at Napoli, [6] Pistoiese and Hellas Verona. His career ended in 2006, he ended, after playing in only six matches with Serie C2 club Latina. [7]

International career

On 28 May 1990, Artistico played for Umbria (a selection of players from Perugia, Ternana and Gubbio) in a friendly match against the Brazil national team, in preparation for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The match was won by the Umbria team, with Artistico scoring the winning goal from a free kick. [8] [9]

Style of play

A centre forward with great physical strength, Artistico stood out mainly for his headers. [10]

Personal life

Edoardo Artistico is the brother of footballer Mario Artistico. [11]

Honours

Salernitana

Torino

References

  1. 1 2 "E nel campionato di B sono in testa 4 romani". La Repubblica (in Italian). 16 January 1998. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "#ExMonza - "Ciccio" Artistico in attesa di..." Monza-news.ne (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 August 2016.
  3. "Artistico, un goleador da Toro "Faremo come la Salernitana"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 19 July 1998. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016.
  4. "Edoardo Artistico: "Io e quel Verona – Torino d'altri tempi. Accadde tutto in tre minuti…"". Toronews.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 August 2016.
  5. "Artistico, la vita ricomincia a Crotone]". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 13 July 2001. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  6. "Accordo all'ultimo istante con l'Udinese. Arrivano Pavon e Lopez, va via Jankulovski],". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 1 February 2002. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. "Sorpresa: Artistico se ne va". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 1 February 2005. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
  8. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1990-1991". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. "O dia em que marquei Romário e venci a Seleção: italiano relembra "absurdo" Umbria 1 x 0 Brasil". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  10. "Cicciogol, genio ma soprattutto follia]". La Repubblica (in Italian). 10 January 2002. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  11. "Il Chieti ha preso Artistico "Felice di essere neroverde"". Il Centro (in Italian). 5 August 2005. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2024.