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Massimo Zappino

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Massimo Zappino
Massimo Zappino with Frosinone in 2017
Personal information
Full name Massimo Zenildo Zappino
Date of birth (1981-06-12) 12 June 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Pesqueira, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Catania 0 (0)
2001 Acireale 0 (0)
2002–2004 Nocerina 27 (0)
2004–2008 Frosinone 81 (0)
2007 → Chievo (loan) 0 (0)
2008 → Pro Sesto (loan) 14 (0)
2008–2009 Foggia 0 (0)
2009 → Lecco (loan) 14 (0)
2009 Taranto 0 (0)
2009–2010 Como 13 (0)
2010–2011 Varese 35 (0)
2012–2018 Frosinone 101 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Massimo Zenildo Zappino (born 12 June 1981) is a former Brazilian footballer of Italian descent who played as a goalkeeper.

He also holds an Italian passport.[1]

Playing career

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In summer 2007, he was exchanged with Vincenzo Sicignano but failed to make permanent move. In summer 2008 he was signed by Foggia in exchange with Nunzio Di Roberto to Frosinone[2] In June Foggia acquired the remaining 50% registration rights from Frosinone.

In July 2009 he signed a 2-year contract with Taranto as the joint-ownership bid accepted.[3][4] It changed to definitive deal in late July.[5] He then left for Como on free transfer.[6]

On 2 September 2010 he joined Serie B club Varese He was the first choice keeper. The team finished fourth but failed to win the promotion playoffs.

On 1 November 2015 he made his debut in Serie A with Frosinone, eventually conceding 4 goals to Fiorentina.

After leaving Frosinone in 2018, he shortly joined Promozione amateur club Siracusa in 2019, being released just a few weeks after his signing due to physical and fitness problems, with no first team appearances.[7]

Coaching career

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After retiring as a player, Zappino stayed on in Syracuse and started a career as a goalkeeping coach and scout.[8]

In 2022, he was hired as the new goalkeeping coach of Eccellenza Sicily amateurs Real Siracusa.[9]

Personal life

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Zappino was born in Pesqueira, Brazil to a poor family, and then successively adopted by an Italian family from Syracuse, Sicily.

Honours

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Frosinone
  • Serie C1 runner-up and promotion playoff winner: 2006

References

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  1. ^ "LECCO, E' FATTA PER MASSIMO ZAPPINO" (in Italian). Calcio Lecco 1912. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  2. ^ "TRIS DI ACQUISTI DEL FROSINONE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  3. ^ "INGAGGIATO IL PORTIERE ZAPPINO" (in Italian). tarantochannel.tv. 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Ufficiale: Zappino al Taranto". US Foggia (in Italian). 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Zappino è tutto del Taranto". US Foggia (in Italian). 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  6. ^ Zalamena, Andrea (5 August 2009). "Como, Zappino vicino alla firma". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian).
  7. ^ "Calcio – Siracusa, Massimo Zappino risolve il contratto. Terminata l'esperienza sicula" (in Italian). Tg24.info. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  8. ^ Salines, Alessandro (25 July 2021). "La nuova vita di Zappino. L'ex portierone scopre ed allena talenti" (in Italian). AlessioPorcu.it. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  9. ^ "ECCSICILIA: EX SERIE A E B È IL NUOVO PREPARATORE DEI PORTIERI DEL REAL SIRACUSA" (in Italian). TuttoCalcioDilettanti. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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