Massimo Margiotta

Not to be confused with Francesco Margiotta.

Massimo Margiotta (born 27 July 1977) is an Italian-Venezuelan former professional footballer who played as a forward, currently working as youth system chief of Hellas Verona.^[1]

Massimo Margiotta

Massimo Margiotta in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-07-27) 27 July 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hellas Verona (youth center manager)
Youth career
0000–1994	Pescara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Pescara	42	(7)
1997–1998	Cosenza	33	(19)
1998	Lecce	19	(7)
1999	Reggiana	18	(10)
1999–2001	Udinese	35	(6)
2001–2006	Vicenza	107	(47)
2003–2004	→ Perugia (loan)	16	(4)
2005–2006	→ Piacenza (loan)	34	(4)
2006–2008	Frosinone	56	(12)
2008–2010	Vicenza	58	(5)
2010–2011	Barletta	18	(1)
Total		436	(122)
International career
1995	Italy U18	4	(2)
1998–2000	Italy U21	8	(1)
2000	Italy Olympic	4	(0)
2004–2005	Venezuela	11	(2)
Managerial career
2017–	Hellas Verona (youth center manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Udinese

Vicenza

Margiotta was signed by Vicenza in a co-ownership deal with Udinese in mid-2001. In June 2002 Margiotta was bought outright by the Veneto club. In August 2003 he was loaned to Perugia but returned in January 2004. In August 2005 he left for Piacenza.

Frosinone

In July 2006 he left for Frosinone initially on a temporary deal.^[2] In summer 2007 Margiotta joined the Lazio-based club outright for €50,000.^[3]

Margiotta admitted to being involved in a football gambling controversy in June 2007. He was suspended for four months, had to serve community service and pay a fine of €10,000.^[4]

Return to Vicenza

On 21 August 2008, Margiotta returned to Vicenza.^[5]

Barletta

In September 2010, he left for Barletta on a free transfer, and signed an annual contract.^[6] He was immediately included in starting XI, partnered with Giuseppe Caccavallo and Nicola Bellomo in a 4–3–2–1 formation.^[7] Coach Arcangelo Sciannimanico putted the original starter Paolo Carbonaro and Saveriano Infantino on the bench. Margiotta scored a late goal for Barletta after Foggia scored its second goal.

International career

Born in Venezuela, Margiotta played for Italy at youth level and at Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2004 FIFA changed its rules to allow a footballer to switch nation if he had multi-nationality. Originally aimed at players under the age of 21, that year allowed all players to apply. Margiotta switched to Venezuela as he might have no chance to play for Italy. He collected 11 caps, four of which were friendlies.

Post-retirement

Since he retired in 2011, Margiotta became a staff of Vicenza youth system, as Responsabili dell'Attività di Base from 2011–12 season to 2013–14 season (along with Alberto Ciarelli),^[8][9][10] In the 2014–15 season he replaced Stefano Umbro as Responsabile Attività Agonistica.^[11]

In July 2015, Margiotta (for two months), CEO Dario Cassingena, Antonio Mandato and coach Mauro Carretta were sanctioned by Italian Football Federation (FIGC) due to a transfer irregularity in the signing of youth player Domenico Ranalletta.^[12]

On 1 July 2017, he took over as the new youth system chief of Hellas Verona.^[13] On 20 October 2022, Margiotta extended his contract with Hellas Verona until 2027.^[14]

Career statistics

International

Venezuela
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	9	1
2005	2	1
Total	11	2

Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Margiotta goal.

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 February 2004	Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela	Estonia	2–0	3–0	Friendly
2	9 July 2004	Estadio Monumental "U", Lima, Peru	Peru	1–3	1–3	2004 Copa América

Honours

Udinese

• Serie C1: 1997-98

Udinese

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000^[15]

Individual

• Serie C1 top scorer: 1997-98 (19 goals)

References

1. "Profile Massimo Margiotta, : Info, news, matches and statistics | BeSoccer". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
2. "IL FROSINONE CALA IL SETTEBELLO" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 7 July 2006. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014.
3. Vicenza Calcio SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 (in Italian)
4. "Di Michele accepts FIGC ban". UEFA.com. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
5. "MARGIOTTA SALUTA FROSINONE" (Google Cache) (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2014. ^{[dead link‍]}
6. "Arriva Massimo Margiotta". SS Barletta Calcio (in Italian). 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
7. "Barletta – Foggia 1 – 2". SS Barletta Calcio (in Italian). 19 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
8. "Ieri il Vicenza Calcio ospite dell'A.S.Roma" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
9. "Ai Giovanissimi 99 il XXIII Torneo Internazionale di Cairo Montenotte" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
10. "Domenica la seconda edizione del Memorial "Piermario Morosini"" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
11. "Composizione organigramma societario s.s. 2014-2015" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
12. "Comunicato Ufficiale N°70/A (2015–16)" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
13. "Giovanili Verona, ufficiale: Margiotta nuovo responsabile" (in Italian). Hellas1903.it. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
14. "Hellas Verona, Margiotta rinnova fino al 2027. È responsabile del Settore Giovanile" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
15. "Udinese 4 - 2 Sigma (Aggregate: 6 - 4)". UEFA. 22 August 2000. Archived from the original on 23 June 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

External links

• (in Italian) Official site
• Player profile - RAI Sport
• Venezuela caps - rsssf.com
• FIGC (in Italian)
• Massimo Margiotta – FIFA competition record (archived)
• http://aic.football.it/scheda/387/margiotta-massimo.htm