Roberto Floriano
{{short description|Italian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roberto Floriano
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|8|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Albstadt, West Germany
| height = {{Height|m=1.71}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Caravaggio (sporting director)
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = FV 07 Albstadt{{Cite web|url=http://www.bergamosportnews.com/talenti-da-lanciare/|title = Talenti da Lanciare| date=26 January 2010 }}
| youthyears2 = 1998–2005
| youthclubs2 = Internazionale
| youthyears3 = 2002–2003
| youthclubs3 = → Legnano (loan)
| years1 = 2005–2006
| clubs1 = Seregno
| caps1 = 28
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2006–2010
| clubs2 = Colognese
| caps2 = 104
| goals2 = 32
| years3 = 2010–2012
| clubs3 = Tritium
| caps3 = 37
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2012
| clubs4 = Alessandria
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2012
| clubs5 = Botev Vratsa
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2013
| clubs6 = Pistoiese 1921
| caps6 = 13
| goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2013–2014
| clubs7 = Mantova
| caps7 = 33
| goals7 = 19
| years8 = 2014
| clubs8 = Barletta
| caps8 = 18
| goals8 = 6
| years9 = 2015
| clubs9 = Pisa
| caps9 = 18
| goals9 = 3
| years10 = 2015–2016
| clubs10 = Foggia
| caps10 = 22
| goals10 = 3
| years11 = 2016–2017
| clubs11 = Carrarese
| caps11 = 29
| goals11 = 11
| years12 = 2017–2018
| clubs12 = Foggia
| caps12 = 20
| goals12 = 5
| years13 = 2018–2020
| clubs13 = Bari
| caps13 = 37
| goals13 = 13
| years14 = 2020–2023
| clubs14 = Palermo
| caps14 = 80
| goals14 = 15
| years15 = 2023
| clubs15 = Sangiuliano City
| caps15 = 15
| goals15 = 0
| years16 = 2023–2024
| clubs16 = Desenzano
| caps16 = 21
| goals16 = 2
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| club-update = 6 January 2023
}}
Roberto Floriano (born 14 August 1986) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a forward, and the current sporting director of Caravaggio.
Playing career
=Youth career=
Born in Albstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Floriano moved back to Italy at young age. He played for Lombardy side Legnano{{Cite web |url=http://www.itcgmaggiolini.it/modules/news/makepdf.php?storyid=170 |title=Archived copy |access-date=8 June 2011 |archive-date=25 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325035551/http://www.itcgmaggiolini.it/modules/news/makepdf.php?storyid=170 |url-status=dead }} and in July 2003 returned to Internazionale. In 2003–04 season he was promoted to Berretti under-20 team (B team of under-20). He also played once for Azzurri in a training match, which he borrowed to Italy national team against Inter Berretti, partnered with Bernardo Corradi.{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=10287&L=en|title=AZZURRI TAKE ON INTER'S JUNIORES BERRETTI SIDE IN APPIANO |date=7 September 2003|accessdate=8 June 2011|work=FC Internazionale Milano|publisher=inter.it}} In 2004–05 season he remained at Berretti and scored 5 goals in regular season and twice more in playoffs. The team losing to Juventus 3–4 aggregate in the finals.{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=19096&L=en|title= JUNIORES FINAL 1ST LEG: JUVE 1 INTER 0 |date=11 June 2005|accessdate=23 July 2010|work=FC Internazionale Milano|publisher=inter.it}}{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=19182&L=en|title= JUNIORES NARROWLY BEATEN ON AGGREGATE |date=18 June 2005|accessdate=23 July 2010|work=FC Internazionale Milano|publisher=inter.it}} That season he also played a few matches for the U-20 A team: Primavera,{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=15885&L=en|title=PRIMAVERA SCORE 19 GOALS IN FRIENDLY|date=7 October 2004|accessdate=8 June 2011|work=FC Internazionale Milano|publisher=inter.it}}{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=15909&L=en|title=PRIMAVERA: INTER BEAT CHIEVO |date=9 October 2004|accessdate=8 June 2011|work=FC Internazionale Milano|publisher=inter.it}}{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=16105&L=en|title=PRIMAVERA: INTER PUT 8 PAST BOVISIO |date=22 October 2004|accessdate=8 June 2011|work=FC Internazionale Milano|publisher=inter.it}} scored his only goal in Inter Primavera 5–0 Verona Primavera.{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=16898&L=en|title=PRIMAVERA CUP: INTER V AC MILAN IN SEMIS |date=16 December 2004|accessdate=8 June 2011|work=FC Internazionale Milano|publisher=inter.it}} He was released at the end of season.
=Serie D=
From 2005–06 to 2009–10 he played in Serie D (Italian fifth level until 2014). Despite called non-professional level, the players could receive some compensation and the amount was regulated by FIGC. He played for Seregno and then moved to Colognese. He scored 10 league goals in 2009–10 season (in Serie D Group B).
=Serie C=
In July 2010 he was signed by 2010 Serie D Group B champion Tritium.{{cite news|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/?action=read&idnet=dHV0dG9jLmNvbS05OTQy|title=UFFICIALE: Tritium, acquistato Floriano|date=15 July 2010|accessdate=7 December 2017|work=TMW|language=Italian}} He played 23 times in 2010–11 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (Group A), scored 5 goals. The team won the champion and promoted to Italian third level, in which he played 14 times, scoring also one goal.
On 26 January 2012 he moved to Alessandria, in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.{{cite news|url=http://www.tritium1908.it:80/operazione-di-mercato/|title=OPERAZIONE DI MERCATO|date=26 January 2012|accessdate=13 February 2012|work=Tritium Calcio|language=Italian}} After playing 3 matches with Bulgarian Botev Vratsa which he had joined in the summer of 2012,{{cite web | url = http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2012/08/31/fb_1footbg/d6559_15.htm| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150929055034/http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2012/08/31/fb_1footbg/d6559_15.htm| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 29 September 2015| title = Ботев" скача на "Литекс" с двама нови, Момчил Цветанов претърпя операция| language = Bulgarian |author1=Georgieva, Mariya |author2=Anastasov, Anatoli |publisher = 7sport.net| date=31 August 2012|accessdate = 28 September 2015}} in January 2013 he moved to Pistoiese, in Serie D.
In July 2013 he was signed by Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Mantova F.C.{{cite news|url=http://www.mantovafc.it/multinews/detail/index/articleid/123/|title=UFFICIALE: ARRIVA FLORIANO E PARTE COLONETTI|date=9 July 2013|accessdate=6 May 2014|publisher=Mantova FC|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140506121841/http://www.mantovafc.it/multinews/detail/index/articleid/123/|archivedate=6 May 2014}} On 10 January 2014 he signed a new contract which last until 30 June 2017.{{cite news|url=http://www.mantovafc.it/multinews/detail/index/articleid/385/floriano-e-festa-rinnovano-fino-al-2017.html/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140506121811/http://www.mantovafc.it/multinews/detail/index/articleid/385/floriano-e-festa-rinnovano-fino-al-2017.html/|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 May 2014|title=FLORIANO E FESTA RINNOVANO FINO AL 2017|date=10 January 2014|accessdate=6 May 2014|publisher=Mantova FC|language=Italian}} He scored 19 goals as the joint-second topscorer of the whole division. The club also qualified as the 8th of Group A for the next season, a unified Serie C since it was split into two divisions in 1978.
In July 2014 he was signed by Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Barletta.{{cite news|url=http://www.ssbarletta.com/dettaglinotizie.asp?idnews=3562|title=UFFICIALE: INGAGGIATO ROBERTO FLORIANO|date=2 July 2014|accessdate=26 July 2014|publisher=S.S.Barletta|language=Italian}}
On 2 January 2015 he has been presented as a new player of A.C. Pisa 1909. The player signed a contract that will keep him under the leaning tower of Pisa until 30 June 2018.
On 27 June 2015 he was signed by Foggia for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/foggiacalciosrl/photos/a.778111942224413.1073741829.759987817370159/858105197558420/?type=3&theater|title=Floriano è del Foggia|date=27 June 2015|accessdate=7 December 2017|publisher=Foggia Calcio|language=Italian}} But in the following year, he left for Carrarese on a temporary deal.{{cite news|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/?action=read&idtmw=857272|title=UFFICIALE: Carrarese, preso Floriano dal Foggia|date=23 July 2016|accessdate=7 December 2017|publisher=TMW|language=Italian}}
In June 2018 he was signed for SSC Bari in Serie D (forth division) and during the regular season he scored 12 goals, being instrumental in the club's immediate promotion to Serie C. He left Bari in January 2020 to join another phoenix club, Palermo, being part of the Rosanero winning campaign that led them to Serie C. He was subsequently confirmed also in the two following Serie C seasons for the Sicilians.
During the 2021–22 Serie C season, Floriano turned out to be instrumental during Palermo's successful promotion playoff campaign, scoring several deciding goals, including the winning one in the first leg final against Padova. On 14 July 2022, Palermo formally extended Floriano's contract for one more year, thus giving him the chance to play again in the Serie B at the age of 36.{{cite web |accessdate=14 July 2022 |date=14 July 2022 |language=it |publisher=Giornale di Sicilia |url=https://palermo.gds.it/articoli/calciomercato-sport/2022/07/14/roberto-floriano-ha-rinnovato-per-un-altro-anno-con-il-palermo-d2febeaa-bae6-487a-ae8e-e5f3da349fc9/|title=Roberto Floriano ha rinnovato per un altro anno con il Palermo }}
On 6 January 2023, Floriano joined Serie C side Sangiuliano City on a permanent deal, signing a contract until June 2024.{{Cite web |date=6 January 2023 |title=Roberto Floriano al Sangiuliano City |url=https://www.palermofc.com/it/news/roberto-floriano-al-sangiuliano-city_38317/ |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=Palermo F.C. |language=it}}{{Cite web |date=6 January 2023 |title=Comunicato ufficiale: Roberto Floriano al Sangiuliano |url=https://www.sangiulianocity.it/comunicato-ufficiale-roberto-floriano-al-sangiuliano/ |access-date=6 January 2023 |website=Sangiuliano City |language=it-IT}}
On 21 July 2023, Floriano signed for Serie D amateurs Desenzano.{{cite web |language=it |date=21 July 2023 |accessdate=28 July 2023 |url=https://www.seried24.com/calciomercato/floriano-desenzano-news-serie-d-21-luglio-2023/ |publisher=SerieD24.com |title=Il Desenzano batte il colpo: ecco l'ex Palermo Roberto Floriano}}
Post-playing career
Floriano retired from active football by the end of the 2023–24 season in order to become the new sporting director of Serie D club Caravaggio.{{cite web |language=it |date=28 May 2024 |accessdate=8 June 2024|url=https://www.seried24.com/calciomercato/roberto-floriano-caravaggio-serie-d-2024/ |publisher=Mediagol |title=Caravaggio, Roberto Floriano è il nuovo direttore sportivo}}{{cite web |language=it |date=8 June 2024 |accessdate=8 June 2024|url=https://www.mediagol.it/palermo/laddio-di-floriano-al-calcio-giocato-lex-palermo-con-le-lacrime-ti-dico-ciao/ |publisher=Mediagol |title=L'addio di Floriano al calcio giocato, l'ex Palermo: "Con le lacrime ti dico ciao…"}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|12 June 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/roberto-floriano/172075/|title=R. Floriano|website=Soccerway}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Floriano_Roberto|title=FLORIANO ROBERTO|website=Tuttocalciatori.net|language=Italian}}
{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=fn1|All appearance(s) in promotion play-offs.}}
{{efn|name=fn2|All appearance(s) in relegation play-outs.}}
}}
Honours
References
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External links
- [http://www.laseried.com/giocatori-cnd/Attaccante/roberto-floriano-3787.php LaSerieD.com Profile] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.tritium1908.it/primasquadra/floriano-roberto/ Tritium Profile] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://aic.football.it/scheda/23253/floriano-roberto.htm Football.it Profile] {{in lang|it}}
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