Igor Protti
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Date of birth | September 24, 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Rimini, Italy | ||
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Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1985 | Rimini | 7 | (0) |
1985–1988 | Livorno | 75 | (12) |
1988–1989 | Virescit Boccaleone | 31 | (10) |
1989–1992 | Messina | 105 | (31) |
1992–1996 | Bari | 112 | (46) |
1996–1997 | Lazio | 27 | (7) |
1997–1998 | Napoli | 27 | (4) |
1998 | Lazio | 2 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Reggiana | 24 | (8) |
1999–2005 | Livorno | 192 | (108) |
Total | 602 | (226) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 25, 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 25, 2006 |
Igor Protti (born September 24, 1967 in Rimini) is a former Italian footballer who currently works as a coach. He was a prolific, and opportunistic penalty box striker, who became a club legend at Livorno. Protti is the only player to have won the top scoring titles in Serie A, Serie B, and Serie C1, along with Dario Hübner;[1][2] he is also the only Serie A top-scorer to have sufferred relegation with his club (Bari, at the time).[3]
Career
Protti spent the majority of his early career playing for teams in lower divisions; he made his career debut in Serie C1 at the age of 16, with his home-town club Rimini, on 27 May 1984. After two seasons with the club, he later moved on to Livorno in 1985, for three seasons. After a season period with Virescit Bergamo, he was acquired by Messina in 1989, and he became an important figure with the club, making his Serie B debut with Messina,[4] and scoring 31 goals over three seasons.[5][6]
In 1992, he moved to Bari, and after two seasons in Serie B, he helped his team to achieve Serie A promotion. During the 1994–95 season, he scored his first goal in Serie A against Napoli, as well as his first ever hat-trick, against Lazio.[5] He came to more widespread notice during the 1995–96 Serie A season, in which he shared the top-scoring title with Giuseppe Signori, scoring 24 goals (including a brace against Inter),[7][6] despite his team, Bari, being relegated.[3] This achievement led to a move to Lazio in 1996, but Protti's stay with the Rome club was not successful, and after two seasons with the club, including a loan to Napoli during the 1997–98 season, he was eventually released from his contract in 1998.[5]
After a spell in Serie B at Reggiana (1998–99), helping the club to Serie A promotion, Protti returned to Livorno in Serie C1 in 1999, where he rapidly became one of the most popular players in that club's history,[8] scoring 11 goals during his first season with the club.[5][6] He later captained Livorno, leading the club to Serie B promotion during the 2001–02 Serie C1 season, winning the title, and finishing the campaign as the top-scorer,[5] and the following season he was the top-scorer in Serie B.[5] He subsequently led Livorno to Serie A promotion during the 2003–2004 season,[5] before retiring in 2005 after the team had finished a surprising 9th in their first top division campaign in many years,[5] leaving the captain's armband to Cristiano Lucarelli.[9] Protti's number 10 was then retired by the club. He has also been given the freedom of the city of Livorno in 2007.[10] During the awarding ceremony, he asked the #10 jersey not to be retired any longer in order to "give anybody back the dream to dress it one day".[11] The number will be reassigned starting from the 2007–08 season, with Francesco Tavano wearing the number 10 shirt.[12]
Honours
- Lazio[5]
- Livorno[5]
- Serie C1: 2001–02
- Individual
- Serie A Top-scorer: 1995–96 (24 goals, along with Giuseppe Signori)[5][13]
- Serie B Top-scorer: 2002–03 (23 goals)[5][14]
- Serie C1 Top-scorer: 2000–01 (20 goals), 2001–02 (27 goals)[5]
References
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