| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vitangelo Spadavecchia | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Molfetta, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Andria | ||
| 2000–2002 | Bari | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2009 | Bari | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Sambenedettese (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Pescara (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Catania (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Sorrento (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Andria | 56 | (0) |
| 2015 | Atletico Mola | N/A | (N/A) |
| 2015–2016 | Altamura | N/A | (N/A) |
| Total | 109 | (0) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2003 | Italy U-20 [1] | 17 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2016 | |||
Vitangelo Spadavecchia (born 25 November 1982) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Spadavecchia joined Bari in mid-2000.
In December 2009 Bari released Spadavecchia who played as a backup; he joined third tier club Andria in January 2010. [3]
On 11 October 2011 Spadavecchia was banned 3 years and 3 months for match fixing (until 1 January 2015). [4] The suspected match was on 5 April 2009, Juve Stabia 1–0 Sorrento. [5] His former teammate Cristian Biancone also banned, along with Roberto Amodio (sports director of Juve Stabia) and Antonino Castellano (chairman of Sorrento). [4] Spadavecchia appealed twice, but dismissed by the Corte di Giustizia Federale of FIGC [6] and the Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport of CONI. [7]
In mid-2015 he was signed by amateur side Atletico Mola. He played at least one game for the team in Eccellenza Apulia league, against Mesagne. [8] In December 2015 he joined the local side of Altamura.
Spadavecchia capped 17 times for Italy national under-20 football team, [1] the ladder team between U19 and U21. Spadavecchia was part of the U20 squad in 2001 Mediterranean Games. [1] The team won a silver medal. However, Spadavecchia was an unused bench for the whole tournament. [1]
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