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After three seasons in Serie B, Vieri returned to Serie A for the 1995–96 season, when he joined Atalanta, scoring 9 goals in 21 appearances. His first big move came about when he was spotted by Juventus who signed him from Atalanta for a fee of €2.5 million for the 1996–97 season
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Claudio Caniggia joined Atalanta the first time in 1989. He played for Atalanta three season, playing 85 games and scoring 26 goals.In September 1996 his mother committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of her building and Caniggia did not play in the 1996–97 season. He returned to play for Boca in 1997–98 but his appearances were sporadic as he missed out on the 1998 World Cup squad. After another season of inactivity he re-joined Atalanta in Serie B, but left after one season following a dispute with coach Giovanni Vavassori.
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This shirt has been worn by Claudio Caniggia during the Serie B game Atalanta vs Pistoiese that took place in Bergamo on October 24th 1999. At the end of the game Caniggia gave this shirt to Andrea Agostinelli, Pistoiese’s manager, who recently made this piece of history being part of our collection.
ATALANTA CALCIO
2000-2001
Match Worn Shirt
Ventola Nicola
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In the 2000-2001 season Atalanta went back to Serie A. An incredible 7th position was reached at the end of the season. Italy Cup quarter finals were also reached due an excellent job of Mister Vavassori. Nicola Ventola with Atalanta, he had a more successful league season, scoring 10 goals in 28 Serie A appearances during the 2000–01 season. Nicola Ventola joined Atalanta on loan from Internazionale F.C. in the season 2000-2001. During the season he scored 10 goals in 28 Serie A appearances.
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This shirt was worn by Cristiano Doni during the Serie A game between Lecce and Atalanta which took place in Lecce, “Ettore Giardiniero”, on October 28th 2001. Atalanta defeated Lecce 2-0 and Doni scored one of the two goals and at the end of the game Doni swapped his shirt with a Lecce’s player whom we got it from. Doni was known for his vision, technical ability and creativity as an offensive midfield playmaker. He was capable of scoring and assisting alike, due to his powerful and accurate mid-range shot. Doni joined Atalanta in the summer of 1998 where he quickly made a name for himself at the club with his hard-working style, combined with scoring ability, and netted in double digits in three out of five seasons. After two seasons at U.C. Sampdoria, Doni had his first experience abroad aged 32, signing with Spain’s RCD Mallorca. After just one season, he returned to his main team even though he had another year running at the Balearic Islands side, asking to be released so he could accept Atalanta’s offer although he took a pay cut in the process. Doni eventually signed a two-year contract, then proceeded to continue, in spite of his age, to be an indispensable offensive unit – 34 league goals in his first three years combined – as well as team captain. In 2010–11 the 37-year-old scored 12 Serie B goals as Atalanta returned to the top division after one year, as champions.
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Damiano Zenoni began his career with the Atalanta youth side, and was later promoted to the club’s senior side. He was initially sent on loan to Pistoiese and Alzano Virescit for the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons in order to gain experience and playing time. After helping Atalanta back to the top Italian division, Zenoni made his Serie A debut with Atalanta on 1 October 2000, against S.S. Lazio, and along with his brother, Cristian, established himself as one of the most promising young full-backs in the league throughout the 2000–01 season. He is the twin brother of former footballer Cristian Zenoni.
ATALANTA CALCIO
2002-2003
Match Worn Shirt
Zenoni Damiano
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Atalanta B.C. lost its momentum it had built in its first two Serie A seasons in its stint, eventually being relegated following a playoff against Reggina. The championship was such competitive than Atalanta was only four points away from repeating its 9th place from the 2001-02 season, but instead had to face Serie B competition, losing key players such as Cristiano Doni, Luciano Zauri and Ousmane Dabo to bigger clubs.
ATALANTA CALCIO
2019-2020
Milan vs Atalanta
Match Worn & Unwashed Shirt
Gómez “Papu” Alejandro
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This shirt was worn by Alejandro “Papu” Gómez during the Serie A game between Milan and Atalanta which took place in Milano, “Giuseppe Meazza” Stadium, on July 24th 2020. Atalanta draw 1-1. Following Giacomo Bonaventura’s departure to Milan on 1 September 2014, Atalanta acquired Gómez on the same day, signing him on a three-year deal in the last hours of the summer transfer window in Italy. Gómez had a decent first season, contributing 3 goals and 2 assists in 24 appearances to a poor, offensively-challenged Nerazzurri squad that struggled and narrowly avoided relegation, finishing fourth from the bottom, 3 points ahead of Serie B-bound Cagliari. The following season, Papu lead his club in both goals and assists, with 7 and 6 respectively, as he rekindled the form he had shown in his final season at Catania, and, despite the continued lack of attacking support, steered Atalanta to a respectable 13th-place finish in the league. His performances spurred the interest of several big clubs, which pushed the Bergamese side to extend his contract until June 2020, on 4 February 2016. During the 2016–17 season, Gómez managed to score an unprecedented total of 16 goals as his team finished in the fourth place contrary to the lower pre-season expectations. In 2017, following the departure and retirement of Cristian Raimondi, he became the team’s captain. As captain, Gomez helped lead Atalanta to a historic third-place finish in the 2018–19 Serie A season, earning a spot in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, as well as the 2019 Coppa Italia Final. Gomez scored his first Champions League goal on 26 November 2019 with a brilliant piece of individual ability in a 2–0 home win against Dinamo Zagreb.
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This shirt was worn by Pierluigi Gollini during the Serie A game between Napoli and Atalanta which took place in Napoli, “San Paolo” Stadium, on October 30th 2019. Atalanta draw 2-2. The shirt was swapped by Gollini after the game with a Napoli’s player whom we got it from. Gollini joined Atalanta on January 13th 2017, on an 18-month loan. On 10 June 2018, Gollini signed permanently for Atalanta for an undisclosed fee. He spent the first half of the year as backup to Etrit Berisha, however claimed the starting spot in the second half of the season. Berisha was loaned out the following summer making Gollini the undisputed starter. Gollini started every match in Atalanta’s debut season in the UEFA Champions League, as they finished 2nd in the group stage, qualifying for the round of 16.
ATALANTA CALCIO
2020-2021
Atalanta vs Parma
Match Worn Unwashed Shirt
Gosens Robin
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This shirt was worn by Robin Gosens during the Serie A game between Atalanta and Parma which took place in Bergamo, “Gewiss Stadium”, on January 6th 2021. Atalanta defeated Parma 3-0 and at the end of the game Gosens swapped his shirt with a Parma player whom we got it from. On 2 June 2017, it was announced that Gosens had transferred to Italian side Atalanta. On 18 September 2019, Gosens made his Champions League debut against Dinamo Zagreb. Gosens established himself as one of the top wing-backs in the Serie A, excelling both offensively and defensively. During the 2019–2020 season, he was one of Atalanta’s top goalscorers of the season scoring 9 goals, an unprecedentedly high number for a defender.
ATALANTA CALCIO
2020-2021
Crotone vs Atalanta
Match Worn Shirt
Diallo Amad
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This shirt was worn by Amad Diallo during the Serie A game between Crotone and Atalanta which took place in Crotone, “Ezio Scida” Stadium, on october 31st 2020. Atalanta defeated Crotone 2-1. Amad Diallo was a substitute player and at the end of the game gave his shirt to a youth Crotone’s player whom we got it from. Amad Diallo, formerly known as Amad Diallo Traoré, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger and he joined Atalanta youth team in 2015. Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Diallo moved to Italy at a young age with his brother, Hamed, who also plays football. While initially starting out in the Giovanissimi Regionali – the under-14 championship of Italy – during the 2015–16 season, Diallo quickly moved to the Campionato Juniores Nazionali, the under-19 championship. With the Atalanta Primavera, Diallo played in the Final Eight, scoring against Roma in the final and helping his side win the league title. During the 2016–17 season he played for the under-15 side, before moving to the under-17 side in 2017–18 where he scored 12 goals in 27 appearances. In 2018–19, Diallo scored 12 goals and made seven assists in 16 under-17 games, and six goals and six assists in 26 games in the Campionato Primavera 1, the under-19 championship. He won the 2018–19 season with Atalanta. At the start of the 2019–20 season Diallo won the 2019 Supercoppa Primavera, providing two assists in a 2–1 win over Fiorentina. He scored six goals and made six assists in 25 league games, helping Atalanta win the Campionato Primavera 1 for a second successive season. Coming through the youth system, Diallo made his Serie A debut on 27 October 2019, coming on from the bench on the 79th minute against Udinese; he scored his first goal for Atalanta four minutes later in a 7–1 home win. Diallo became the first player born in 2002 to score in the Italian top flight. His first UEFA Champions League call-up came on 11 December 2019, as an unused substitute in a 3–0 away win against Shakhtar Donetsk. In July 2020, an investigation into trafficking of football players was launched by the public prosecutor’s office of Parma. Among the involved was Hamed Mamadou Traorè, a distant relative of Amad and Hamed, who is accused of posing as their father to facilitate their immigration to Italy. In summer 2020 he was sold to Manchester United for 37M£ and he was set to join Premier League club Manchester United in January 2021.
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This is a Christmas Limited Edition kit issued for the Serie A game between Atalanta and A.S. Roma which took place in Bergamo, “Gewiss Stadium”, on December 18th 2021. The Christmas 2022 supposed to be the 12th Christmas in a row to be celebrated by the club with a special limited edition shirt that the team supposed to wear the week before Christmas and then being auctioned to raise money for local charity’s foundations. But this year, this event has been cancelled at the very last minute due a big mistake made by the team’s supplier Joma with the design of the shirt. As reported by Italian media, the skyline at the bottom of the jersey is not Bergamo (the Atalanta’s city, but instead Turin). Most notably is the Mole Antonelliana, which is located in Turin and can be seen in the center of the graphic. It’s unclear as to how this could have happened but Atalanta fans on social media were furious and have asked the team not to wear the shirt and to the fans to boycott the sale of the shirt. During the night, even a banner in Zingonia, outside the venue of the club, asked that the shirt not be worn by the players for the match: “THE SHIRT IS WRONG!! OUT OF RESPECT IT SHOULD NOT BE WORN”. So in an unexpected turn of events, Atalanta has canceled the 2021 Christmas kit including the sale in the shops and the team did wear the regular 2021-22 home kit in the game against AS Roma.
In the picture above there is the Turin’s skyline which, as visible, was the one used on the Atalanta’s shirt. Below there is the Bergamo’s skyline that supposed to be the right one.
