Michelangelo Rampulla
{{Short description|Italian football player and manager (born 1962)}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2009}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Michelangelo Rampulla
| image = Michelangelo Rampulla - Varese Calcio 1982-83.jpg
| caption = Rampulla with Varese in 1983
| fullname = Michelangelo Rampulla
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|8|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Patti, Sicily, Italy
| height = 1.87 m
| currentclub =
| position = Goalkeeper
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1979–1980
| clubs1 = Pattese
| caps1 = 19
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1980–1983
| clubs2 = Cesena
| caps2 = 96
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1983–1985
| clubs3 = Varese
| caps3 = 73
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1985–1992
| clubs4 = Cremonese
| caps4 = 249
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1992–2002
| clubs5 = Juventus
| caps5 = 49
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 486
| totalgoals = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1982–1984
| nationalteam1 = Italy U21
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2011
| managerclubs1 = Derthona
}}
Michelangelo Rampulla (born 10 August 1962) is an Italian football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Patti, Sicily, Rampulla initially had short stints with Sicilian amateur clubs, such as his local team Pattese; he later also played for Cesena, where he competed for a starting spot with fellow future Serie A goalkeepers Sebastiano Rossi and Alberto Fontana. After three seasons at Varese, Rampulla joined Cremonese in 1985 and became a protagonist in the club's rise to the Serie A league.
On 23 February 1992, Rampulla was the first goalkeeper to score from open play in Serie A history, after he equalised the scoreline with a header at 1–1 away to Atalanta, from a free-kick by Alviero Chiorri in the last minute of play.{{cite news|title=Rampulla portiere volante: "Ho segnato per fantasia"|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1992/febbraio/25/Rampulla_portiere_volante_segnato_per_co_0_92022513528.shtml|date=25 February 1992|accessdate=4 September 2009|work=Il Corriere della Sera|author=Luca Valdiserri|language=Italian}}{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1992/febbraio/24/Cremonese_trova_pari_goleador_portiere_co_0_92022412073.shtml|title=Al 92' la Cremonese trova il pari e il goleador: è il portiere|work=Corriere della Sera|date=24 February 1992|page=26|author=Nino Oppio|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004224328/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1992/febbraio/24/Cremonese_trova_pari_goleador_portiere_co_0_92022412073.shtml|archive-date=4 October 2013}} However, that hard-earned point was not enough to save them from relegation at the end of the season.
After the 1991–92 season finished in relegation for Cremonese, Rampulla moved to Juventus in 1992, where he enjoyed a highly successful ten-year spell at the club; he initially played as a starter, replacing Juventus's former legendary goalkeeper Stefano Tacconi, and subsequently as back-up goalkeeper for the remainder of his career, behind Angelo Peruzzi, Edwin van der Sar, and Gianluigi Buffon, and later as the reserve goalkeeper behind Andreas Isaksson and Fabian Carini, retiring from active football in 2002, following Juventus's Serie A title victory and Coppa Italia final defeat. Despite being predominantly a backup, he played matches in every competition for Juventus during almost every season of his Juventus career, in particular under Peruzzi during the mid 90s, when the latter was struggling with recurring injuries. During his time at the club, Rampulla won an UEFA Cup in 1993 (as a starter), a Coppa Italia in 1995 (as a starter), four Serie A titles, two Supercoppe Italiane (he replaced Peruzzi after he had been sent off in the 1995 edition of the tournament, contributing to his team's victory with several decisive saves), an UEFA Champions League, an UEFA Super Cup, an Intercontinental Cup, and an UEFA Intertoto Cup.{{cite web|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2002/maggio/03/Rampulla_smette_parato_per_passione_ga_0_020503457.shtml|title=Rampulla smette: "Ho parato per passione"|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=Italian|author=Paolo Forcolin|date=3 May 2002|accessdate=21 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-michelangelo-rampulla-382098|title=Gli eroi in bianconero: Michelangelo RAMPULLA|publisher=Tutto Juve|language=Italian|author1=Stefano Bedeschi|date=10 August 2017}}
His goal-scoring feat would be matched by fellow Italian keeper Massimo Taibi nine years later.{{cite news |title=Colpo alla disperata il portiere fa miracoli |url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2001/04/02/colpo-alla-disperata-il-portiere-fa-miracoli.html |language=Italian |work=La Repubblica |last=Tommasi |first=Alessandro |date=2 April 2001 |accessdate=4 October 2017 }}
International career
During his time with Varese, Rampulla was called up to the Italy U20 national team by manager Azeglio Vicini, making his debut for the Azzurrini on 20 April 1983; in total he made ten appearances for the Italy under-21 side.
Style of play
Nicknamed Big Ben, Rampulla was a large, solid and reliable shot-stopper, who stood out for his professionalism and longevity throughout his career. He was also known for his ability with the ball at his feet as a goalkeeper, and had initially always wanted to play as a forward in his youth, but his father insisted that he play in goal. Because of his skill on the ball and offensive instincts, Rampulla even took penalties on occasion, and he became the first goalkeeper ever to score a goal in Serie A, with a header off of a corner kick.{{cite news|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,5/articleid,0740_01_1994_0145_0037_10114072/|title=Peruzzi: l'America non è tutto|author=Fabio Vergnano|work=La Stampa|language=Italian|date=30 May 1994|page=5}}{{cite news|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,30/articleid,0702_01_1995_0099_0035_10380882/|title=Rampulla, l'angelo di scorta|author=Fabio Vergnano|work=La Stampa|language=Italian|date=14 April 1995|page=30}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ecodibergamo.it/stories/Sport/138663_mondonico_e_la_favola_marchetti__un_grande_buffon_si_preoccupi/ |title=Mondonico e la favola Marchetti "Un grande, Buffon si preoccupi" |publisher=L'Eco di Bergamo |language=Italian |date=16 June 2010 |accessdate=3 September 2018 }}
Coaching career
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After his retirement, Rampulla accepted to stay at Juventus in the club's backroom staff, serving as goalkeeping coach for most of his time. He parted company with Juventus in October 2010.
On 14 July 2011, he was introduced as new head coach of Serie D club Derthona.{{cite news |language=Italian |accessdate=14 July 2011 |date=14 July 2011 |publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb |url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=281450 |title=UFFICIALE: Derthona, Michelangelo Rampulla nuovo tecnico |trans-title=OFFICIAL: Derthona, Michelangelo Rampulla new manager}} On 5 December 2011, he terminated his contract by mutual consent with the club.
On 17 May 2012, Rampulla joined former Juventus manager Marcello Lippi at Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande and became the club's goalkeeping coach.{{cite news |accessdate=18 May 2012 |date=17 May 2012 |publisher= Netease |url=http://sports.163.com/12/0518/07/81P64BMJ00051C8U.html |script-title=zh:恒大拉开里皮时代序幕 防守大师首训先拿后卫线开刀 |language=Chinese }}
On 2 June 2016, Rampulla became the president of Cremonese substituting Luigi Simoni who had covered the presidential role for two years.{{cite web|url=http://www.uscremonese.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4840:2016-06-02-10-54-19&catid=1:latest-news|title=Michelangelo Rampulla è il nuovo presidente dell'USC|work=US Cremonese|language=Italian|date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611040342/http://www.uscremonese.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4840:2016-06-02-10-54-19&catid=1:latest-news|archive-date=11 June 2016}} Rampulla resigned from this post on 20 October 2016 and on 22 October 2016, he was announced as the China national football team goalkeeping coach, under the management of Marcello Lippi.{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2016/10/20/cina-con-lippi-in-nazionale-ci-sara-anche-rampulla40.html|title=CINA CON LIPPI IN NAZIONALE CI SARÀ ANCHE RAMPULLA|publisher=La Repubblica|language=Italian|date=20 October 2016|accessdate=26 January 2018}}
On 25 October 2021, he was appointed as new head coach Massimiliano Maddaloni's assistant at Serie C club Siena.{{cite web|url=https://www.acnsiena.it/notizie/massimiliano-maddaloni-nuovo-allenatore-del-siena/|title=Massimiliano Maddaloni nuovo allenatore del Siena|publisher=A.C.N. Siena 1904|accessdate=25 October 2021|date=25 October 2021}} They were both sacked on 15 December 2021, just less than two months since their appointment, due to negative results.{{cite web|url=https://acnsiena.it/notizie/maddaloni-e-rampulla-sollevati-dallincarico/|title=Maddaloni e Rampulla sollevati dall'incarico|publisher=A.C.N. Siena 1904|accessdate=15 December 2021|date=15 December 2021}}
Honours
References
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External links
- [http://digilander.libero.it/azcalcio/Juventus/Schede/michelangelo_rampulla.htm Career summary] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.lega-calcio.it/it/Archivio-Storico/Curriculum-Giocatore.page?id=1130 Profile at lega-calcio.it]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- {{TuttoCalciatori|rampulla_michelangelo}}
- [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=871&squadra=1 Profile at FIGC.it] {{in lang|it}} {{dead link|date=March 2019}}
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