Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona, commonly referred to as ChievoVerona or simply Chievo[ˈkjeːvo], is a former professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 4,500 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a bakery product company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo. During its years as a professional club, Chievo shared the 38,402 seater Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium with its cross-town rivals Hellas Verona.
Luigi Delneri, often incorrectly written as Del Neri, is an Italian football manager and a former player.
Simone Barone is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder. He played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, before coming to prominence with Palermo. At international level, he was part of the Italian side that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and represented the national side on 16 occasions between 2004 and 2006, scoring once.
David Di Michele is an Italian football manager and former player in the role of striker, last in charge as head coach of Serie C club Turris.
Domenico "Mimmo" Di Carlo is an Italian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Pordenone.
Luciano Siqueira de Oliveira, known as Luciano and previously Eriberto, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a winger. He spent most of his career with Italian club Chievo Verona.
Andrea Zanchetta is a former Italian footballer and current football manager for Inter U18.
Federico Giunti is an Italian former footballer turned manager, who played as a midfielder in the role of deep-lying playmaker. He was most recently the current manager of Milan Primavera.
Andrea Mantovani is an Italian footballer who plays in the defender position.
Lorenzo Squizzi is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Luca Rigoni is an Italian former footballer. He is the elder brother of Nicola Rigoni. He played as a right or central midfielder.
Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira, known as Amauri, is an Italian former footballer who played as a striker.
Mario Beretta is an Italian association football manager and former football player. He most recently served as head coach of Serie B club Latina.
Simone Tiribocchi is a former Italian footballer who played as a forward. He is currently coaching Olbia in the Lega Pro league.
Francesco Carbone is a retired Italian footballer who played as a defender.
Giovanni Marchese is an Italian football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He is currently the manager of the Sicily national team.
Davide Moscardelli is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A dynamic forward, Moscardelli possesses good technical ability and strength. He is famous for his acrobatic goals, as well as his iconic beard.
The 2007–08 Serie B regular season is the seventy-sixth since its establishment. It started on August 25, 2007, and ended with the promotion playoff final on June 15, 2008.
Michele Cossato is an Italian former professional footballer who last played as a striker for Domegliara, a team that was competing in Serie D of the Italian football league system. He is the brother of fellow former footballer Federico Cossato.
A.C. ChievoVerona played its second consecutive season in Serie A, and nearly equaled 5th place from the 2001-02 Serie A season. The club's second season in the premier division was played without Christian Manfredini and Bernardo Corradi, both ending up with Lazio. Due to passport troubles, it also lost key winger Eriberto, who turned out to be four years older and called Luciano, but had faked his identity since he was 21, in order to participate in a Brazilian youth team.
