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Berardino Capocchiano

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Berardino Capocchiano
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-08-16) 16 August 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Zapponeta, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1987 Carugatese
1987–1989 TSV Havelse
1989–1990 Arminia Bielefeld
1990–1991 TSV Havelse 35 (14)
1991 1860 Munich 0 (0)
1991–1992 Lazio 2 (0)
1992–1996 Bari 27 (4)
1994Avellino (loan) 0 (0)
1994–1996Chieti (loan) 59 (13)
1996–1997 Latina 7 (2)
1997–1998 Rondinella 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Berardino Capocchiano (born 16 August 1965) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward.

Capocchiano grew up in Italy, but moved to West Germany for personal reasons in 1987. He played for TSV Havelse and Arminia Bielefeld in Germany before transferring to Serie A club Lazio in 1991, where he appeared in 2 league matches. He subsequently played for Bari, Avellino, Chieti, Latina and Rondinella.

Playing career

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Born and raised in Zapponeta,[2][3] Capacchiano began his career in Italy, playing for amateur side Carugatese.[4] He moved to West Germany in 1987 for family reasons, and signed for third-tier TSV Havelse shortly after.[5][6] He joined Arminia Bielefeld in 1989 before returning to Havelse a year later, now in the 2. Bundesliga.[6] After 14 goals in 35 league games for Havelse during the 1990–91 season,[6] Capocchiano transferred to TSV 1860 Munich for a reported fee of 140,000 Deutsche Marks in July 1991.[7] However, Capocchiano never played for 1860 Munich - he terminated his contract shortly after signing for the club in order to sign for Serie A club Lazio, whilst having reportedly told 1860 Munich that he had to go to Italy to look after his mother and sister.[7] The transfer was subject to a complaint by 1860 Munich president Helmut Schmitz to the DFB and FIFA, with Lazio paying 70,000 marks as a result in addition to the 140,000 they initially paid according to 1860 Munich.[7] The protracted nature of the transfer also left Capocchiano unavailable for Lazio until November.[5] He made his debut for the club on 4 December 1991 as a substitute against Torino in the Coppa Italia,[5] and in total made just 2 league appearances for the club.[6]

In the summer of 1992, Capocchiano signed for Serie B club Bari on a five-year contract.[3] Across the 1992–93 season, Capocchiano scored 4 goals in 21 games, whilst he failed to score in 6 appearances during the 1993–94 season, leading to criticism of his performances for the club and the nickname "Pibe de piombo" ("lead pipe") being coined for him by comedy duo Toti e Tata.[3] He subsequently had spells on loan at Avellino, where he made no appearances, and Chieti, where he scored 13 goals in 59 league games.[4][6] After leaving Bari in 1996, played for amateur sides Latina, scoring twice in 7 matches and Rondinella, scoring twice in 9 games.[3]

After football

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Since his football career, Capocchiano has become an entrepreneur - he is the owner of the Coesi Group.[3] He attempted to purchase Piacenza Calcio 1919 in 2011, but later decided against the purchase given the clubs financial condition.[4]

Capocchiano also unsuccessfully ran for office as a councillor for the newly formed Province of Monza and Brianza in 2009.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Dino Capocchiano". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Berardino Capocchiano". kicker (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Capocchiano, il pibe di piomboDa bomber (mancato) a imprenditore". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 30 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Amarcord: la storia di Berardino Capocchiano, el pibe de piombo" (in Italian). 11 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Pacche sulle spalle e tanti complimenti "Ma non gioco mai"" (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). 12 February 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e Rota, Davide (2 January 2005). "German Players in Italy". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Fischer, Gerhard (7 January 2022). "Auf einen Cappuccino nach Rom". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2023.