Edoardo Artistico

Edoardo Artistico
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-06-16) 16 June 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
Maestrelli
Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Cynthia 10 (4)
1987–1992 Vicenza 68 (21)
1987–1988Roma (loan) 0 (0)
1988–1989Frosinone (loan) 30 (9)
1989–1990Perugia (loan) 33 (6)
1992–1994 Monza 67 (12)
1994 Pescara 9 (2)
1994–1996 Ancona 56 (26)
1996 Perugia 3 (1)
1996–1998 Salernitana 53 (18)
1998–2001 Torino 47 (16)
2001–2003 Crotone 41 (21)
2003Napoli (loan) 4 (1)
2003–2005 Pistoiese 42 (17)
2005 Verona 9 (1)
2005–2006 Latina 6 (0)
International career
1990 Umbria 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edoardo Artistico (born 16 June 1969), is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Trastevere, Rome, Artistico passed through the youth categories of Mastrelli di Portonaccio and Lazio.[1] As a professional he first played in 1986 for Cynthia. The following year he was acquired by L.R. Vicenza, where he was loaned to Roma, Frosinone and Perugia in the following seasons.[2]

In 1992, Artistico played for the first time in Serie B for Monza. He remained playing for second-level clubs in the following seasons, for Pescara and Ancona.[2] In 1996, he had another spell at Perugia (in Serie A), where he made three appearances and scored one goal.[1] In 1996 he arrived at U.S. Salernitana, and in the following season Artistico was part of the Serie B champion squad in 1997–98,[3] a feat he would repeat in 2000–01 with Torino F.C.[4]

He also played for Crotone,[5] with short loan spells at Napoli,[6] Pistoiese and Hellas Verona. His career ended in 2006, he ended, after playing in only six matches with Serie C2 club Latina.[7]

International career

On 28 May 1990, Artistico played for Umbria (a selection of players from Perugia, Ternana and Gubbio) in a friendly match against the Brazil national team, in preparation for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The match was won by the Umbria team, with Artistico scoring the winning goal from a free kick.[8][9]

Style of play

A centre forward with great physical strength, Artistico stood out mainly for his headers.[10]

Personal life

Edoardo Artistico is the brother of footballer Mario Artistico.[11]

Honours

Salernitana

Torino

References

  1. ^ a b "E nel campionato di B sono in testa 4 romani". La Repubblica (in Italian). 16 January 1998. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "#ExMonza - "Ciccio" Artistico in attesa di..." Monza-news.ne (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Artistico, un goleador da Toro "Faremo come la Salernitana"". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 19 July 1998. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Edoardo Artistico: "Io e quel Verona – Torino d'altri tempi. Accadde tutto in tre minuti…"". Toronews.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Artistico, la vita ricomincia a Crotone]". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 13 July 2001. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Accordo all'ultimo istante con l'Udinese. Arrivano Pavon e Lopez, va via Jankulovski],". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 1 February 2002. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Sorpresa: Artistico se ne va". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 1 February 2005. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1990-1991". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ "O dia em que marquei Romário e venci a Seleção: italiano relembra "absurdo" Umbria 1 x 0 Brasil". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Cicciogol, genio ma soprattutto follia]". La Repubblica (in Italian). 10 January 2002. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Il Chieti ha preso Artistico "Felice di essere neroverde"". Il Centro (in Italian). 5 August 2005. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2024.