Michele Polverino
{{Short description|Swiss footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Michele Polverino
| image = AUT vs. LIE 2015-10-12 (214).jpg
| caption = Polverino with Liechtenstein in 2015
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1984|9|26}}
| birth_place = Grabs, Switzerland
| height = 1.76 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1996–2002
| youthclubs1 = FC Schaan
| years1 = 2002–2005
| years2 = 2005–2006
| years3 = 2006–2009
| years4 = 2009–2011
| years5 = 2011–2012
| years6 = 2012–2014
| years7 = 2014–2015
| years8 = 2015–2016
| years9 = 2016
| years10 = 2016–2022
| clubs1 = FC Vaduz
| clubs2 = Olbia Calcio
| clubs3 = FC Vaduz
| clubs4 = FC Aarau
| clubs5 = Steel Azin
| clubs6 = Wolfsberger AC
| clubs7 = FC Vaduz
| clubs8 = SV Ried
| clubs9 = FC Rapperswil-Jona
| clubs10 = FC Balzers
| caps1 = 60
| caps2 = 26
| caps3 = 60
| caps4 = 51
| caps5 = ?
| caps6 = 53
| caps7 = 4
| caps8 = 34
| caps9 = 3
| caps10 = 69
| goals1 = 8
| goals2 = 1
| goals3 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = ?
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| goals10 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2019
| nationalteam1 = Liechtenstein
| nationalcaps1 = 79
| nationalgoals1 = 6
}}
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
= FC Schaan =
= FC Vaduz =
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 =
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 =
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 =
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 =
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,{{Cite web|url=http://www.iplstats.com/website11-12/WebAzad/tablehome.htm|website=iplstats.com|access-date=18 November 2019}} but the team was docked 12 points by FIFA and relegated to the 3rd tier.
= Wolfsberger AC =
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 =
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 =
Polverino joined Rapperswil-Jona for two months in 2016, making 3 league appearances
= FC Balzers =
Polverino joined FC Balzers, a Liechtenstein club playing in the Swiss 1st League (4th tier), in 2016.
International career
Polverino made his international debut on 2 June 2007, in a 1–1 draw with Iceland in EURO 2008 qualifying.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/em-qualifikation-2006-2007-gruppe-f-island-liechtenstein/|title=Iceland - Liechtenstein 1:1 (EURO Qualifiers 2006/2007, Group F)|website=worldfootball.net|language=en|access-date=18 November 2019}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.volksblatt.li/nachrichten/Liechtenstein/Sport/vb/241076/bestatigt-polverino-macht-schluss|title=Bestätigt! Polverino macht Schluss - Liechtenstein - Liechtensteiner Volksblatt, die Tageszeitung für Liechtenstein|website=Liechtensteiner Volksblatt|language=de-DE|access-date=18 November 2019|archive-date=17 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217215134/https://www.volksblatt.li/nachrichten/Liechtenstein/Sport/vb/241076/bestatigt-polverino-macht-schluss|url-status=dead}}
Career statistics
:Scores and results list Liechtenstein's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/22844/Michele_Polverino.html|title=Polverino, Michele|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=19 December 2017}}
| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 9 September 2009 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | {{fb|FIN}} | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 9 February 2011 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino | {{fb|SMR}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 3 June 2011 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | {{fb|LTU}} | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
| 4. | 22 March 2013 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | {{fb|LAT}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 14 August 2013 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | {{fb|CRO}} | align=center | 2–2 | align=center | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 6. | 14 December 2017 | Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | {{fb|QAT}} | align=center | 2–1 | align=center | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
- U-15 Swiss Cup-winner
- Promotion with FC Vaduz to the Axpo Super League
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|22844}}
- [https://www.transfermarkt.ch/michele-polverino-bdquo-wir-sind-in-liechtenstein-eine-familie-ldquo-/view/news/24749 Michele Polverino Interview]
{{Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Polverino, Michele}}
Category:Liechtenstein men's footballers
Category:Liechtenstein men's international footballers
Category:Swiss men's footballers
Category:Liechtenstein people of Italian descent
Category:Swiss people of Italian descent
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Wolfsberger AC players
Category:Steel Azin F.C. players
Category:Men's association football midfielders