Riccardo Berardino

Riccardo Berardino
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990
Place of birth Andria, Italy
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Chieti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Vultur Rionero[1] 25 (6)
2008–2009 Santegidiese 8 (0)
2009 Real Montecchio[2] 9 (1)
2009–2010 Santegidiese[2] 18 (4)
2010–2012 Chieti 61 (11)
2012–2013 Teramo 0 (0)
2013– Chieti 35 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2014.

† Appearances (goals)

Riccardo Berardino (born 12 October 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Chieti.

Biography

Born in Andria, Apulia region, Berardino started his career at Vultur Rionero, a local team in Eccellenza Basilicata (Italian sixth level until 2014). In 2008–09 season Berardino was signed by Abruzzo club Santegidiese for 2008–09 Serie D. (Italian fifth level until 2014) He moved further North for Marche club Real Montecchio in 2009–10 Serie D, however in November 2009 Berardino returned to Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata.

In 2010 Berardino was signed by Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Chieti. The club entered 2012 promotion playoffs, losing to Paganese. Berardino was the starting attacking midfielder in 4–2–3–1 formation, after the suspension of Giuseppe Lacarra;[3][4] in the first game Berardino was the substitute of Jonatan Alessandro;[5] Berardino replaced Lorenzo Del Pinto in the second half of the last game.[6]

In summer 2012 Berardino left for fellow Abruzzo club Teramo. On 31 January 2013 he returned to Chieti as free agent.[7][8] Despite both clubs were in 2012–13 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, Berardino only played 4 times in regular season, all for Chieti. In the playoffs Berardino was the substitute of Alessandro and starting attacking midfielder in 4-3-1-2 formation respectively. The club lost to L'Aquila in the first round,[9][10] which eventually L'Aquila was the winner.

References

  1. TuttoCalciatori profile (Italian)
  2. 1 2 LaSerieD.com profile (Italian)
  3. "Chieti-Aprilia 1-1: a Sabbatini risponde Germani. La finale è Chieti-Paganese!" (in Italian). Chieti Calcio. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. "Paganese-Chieti 2-0: ko pesante ma ora tutti uniti a caccia dell'impresa!" (in Italian). Chieti Calcio. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  5. "Aprilia - Chieti 2-2: pari spettacolo con eurogol di Del Pinto, appuntamento a domenica prossima!" (in Italian). Chieti Calcio. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. "Chieti - Paganese 0-0: il bunker campano regge, solo tanti applausi per i neroverdi" (in Italian). Chieti Calcio. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  7. "Risolto il rapporto con Berardino." (in Italian). SS Teramo Calcio. c.22 November 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. "Chiusa la finestra di calciomercato: Giuseppe Colantoni e Ricky Berardino al Chieti!" (in Italian). Chieti Calcio. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  9. "L'Aquila - Chieti 2-0: episodi determinanti, tra sette giorni serve l'impresa" (in Italian). Chieti Calcio. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  10. "Chieti - L'Aquila 1-0: la vittoria più triste, in finale ci vanno i rossoblu" (in Italian). Chieti Calcio. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

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