Michele Polverino
.jpg) Polverino with Liechtenstein in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Grabs, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2002 | FC Schaan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | FC Vaduz | 60 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | Olbia Calcio | 26 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | FC Vaduz | 60 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | FC Aarau | 51 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Steel Azin | ? | (?) |
| 2012–2014 | Wolfsberger AC | 53 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Vaduz | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | SV Ried | 34 | (0) |
| 2016 | FC Rapperswil-Jona | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | FC Balzers | 69 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2019 | Liechtenstein | 79 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michele Polverino (born 26 September 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Switzerland, he made 79 appearances for the Liechtenstein national team scoring six goals.
Club career
[edit]FC Schaan
[edit]Polverino played for the youth teams of FC Schaan until he was 18, when he moved to FC Vaduz
FC Vaduz
[edit]He joined FC Vaduz in the summer of 2002, making 11 league appearances in his first season in the Swiss Challenge League (then known as the Nationalliga B). He remained with Vaduz until the end of the 2004–05 season, making 60 league appearances and scoring 8 goals.
Olbia Calcio
[edit]For the 2005–06 season, Polverino played for Olbia Calcio of Serie C2, making 26 league appearances and scoring 1 goal as the club narrowly avoided relegation by winning the relegation playoff.
Second spell with FC Vaduz
[edit]Polverino rejoined Vaduz at the end of the 2005–06 season. He was part of the FC Vaduz squad that won promotion to the Swiss Super League for the first time in the club's history in the 2007–08 season. He left at the end of the 2008–09 season, after the club was relegated back to the Swiss Challenge League.
FC Aarau
[edit]At the start of the 2009–10 season, Polverino joined FC Aarau of the Swiss Super League. At the end of the season the club was relegated down to the second tier, with Polverino leaving at the end of the 2010–11 season. He played 51 league matches for Aarau
Steel Azin
[edit]Polverino spent one season at Steel Azin of the Iranian Azadegan League (2nd tier of Iranian football). He was part of the squad that initially finished 3rd in the league,[1] but the team was docked 12 points by FIFA and relegated to the 3rd tier.
Wolfsberger AC
[edit]Polverino joined Wolfsberger AC of the Austrian Bundesliga in 2012, making 53 league appearances and 6 appearances in the ÖFB-Cup in his 2 seasons with the club.
Third spell with FC Vaduz
[edit]For the 2014–15 season, Polverino returned again to FC Vaduz, however he made just 4 league appearances for the club and left at the end of the season
FC Rapperswil-Jona
[edit]Polverino joined Rapperswil-Jona for two months in 2016, making 3 league appearances
FC Balzers
[edit]Polverino joined FC Balzers, a Liechtenstein club playing in the Swiss 1st League (4th tier), in 2016.
International career
[edit]Polverino made his international debut on 2 June 2007, in a 1–1 draw with Iceland in EURO 2008 qualifying.[2]
On 17 November 2019, Polverino announced he was to retire from international football after the EURO 2020 qualifying match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The game was his 79th and final cap for his country.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- Scores and results list Liechtenstein's goal tally first.[4]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 September 2009 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Finland |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 9 February 2011 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 3 June 2011 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Lithuania |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
| 4. | 22 March 2013 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Latvia |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 14 August 2013 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Croatia |
2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 6. | 14 December 2017 | Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Qatar |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]- U-15 Swiss Cup-winner
- Promotion with FC Vaduz to the Axpo Super League
References
[edit]- ^ iplstats.com http://www.iplstats.com/website11-12/WebAzad/tablehome.htm. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Iceland - Liechtenstein 1:1 (EURO Qualifiers 2006/2007, Group F)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Bestätigt! Polverino macht Schluss - Liechtenstein - Liechtensteiner Volksblatt, die Tageszeitung für Liechtenstein". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Polverino, Michele". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Michele Polverino at National-Football-Teams.com
- Michele Polverino Interview
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Liechtenstein men's footballers
- Liechtenstein men's international footballers
- Swiss men's footballers
- Liechtenstein people of Italian descent
- Swiss people of Italian descent
- FC Vaduz players
- FC Aarau players
- Swiss Super League players
- Wolfsberger AC players
- Steel Azin F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- SV Ried players
- FC Rapperswil-Jona players
- FC Balzers players
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen