Vincenzo Sicignano

Vincenzo Sicignano

Personal information
Full name	Vincenzo Sicignano
Date of birth	(1974-07-08) July 8, 1974
Place of birth	Pompei, Italy
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Palermo (youth goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
1993–1994	Palermo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–2003	Palermo	182	(0)
2003	Parma	1	(0)
2004–2006	Lecce	78	(0)
2006–2008	Chievo	17	(0)
2007–2008	→ Frosinone (loan)	37	(0)
2008–2011	Frosinone	75	(0)
2011–2012	Barletta	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:39, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Vincenzo Sicignano (born 8 July 1974 in Pompei, Province of Naples) is an Italian former football goalkeeper turned coach. He is currently working as goalkeeping coach for the Under-19 youth team of Palermo.

Playing career

Unlike other footballers from Naples which start their career at S.S.C. Napoli, he started his career at the Sicilian club Palermo.

He left Palermo to join Parma in summer 2003. He made his debut for Parma replacing Sébastien Frey at half-time against Salzburg on 6 November 2003. He made his Serie A debut in the 0-0 draw against A.C. Milan three days later. He also started the return leg against Salzburg, which Parma won 5-0 at home.

After his only Serie A appearance, and two more in UEFA Cup 2003-04, Sicignano joined Lecce on loan on 16 January 2004, which became a permanent deal.

After Lecce were relegated from Serie A, Sicignano joined ChievoVerona in summer 2006. He played 2 out of 2 qualifying matches in the UEFA Champions League 2006-07, and 1 out of 2 UEFA Cup 2006-07, but later in the season he lost his place in the starting lineup to Lorenzo Squizzi. He will play the 2007-08 season with Frosinone, being transferred from Chievo in a loan (exchange with Massimo Zappino) deal.

In summer 2008, he was signed outright, but he just played 20 games, being challenged by Pierluigi Frattali for first choice. He became more of a regular in 2009, when he was featured in 33 league games (out of 42). In 2010, he played only 22 games.

He left Frosinone in 2011, after the club suffered relegation from Serie B, to join Barletta in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione league.

Post-playing and coaching career

After retiring in 2012, Sicignano accepted to return at his former club Palermo as goalkeeping coach of the Under-19 Primavera youth team.