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In 1990, Taffarel moved abroad and joined Parma A.C. in Italy, freshly promoted to Serie A for the first time in its history; he proceeded to appear in all 34 league games in the following campaign, as the Emilia-Romagna side finished in sixth position and qualified to the UEFA Cup. In 1993, Taffarel, now only a backup at Parma, signed for fellow Serie A team A.C. Reggiana 1919, being first-choice in an eventual narrow escape from relegation.
PARMA CALCIO
1994-1995
Match Worn Shirt
Asprilla Faustino
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In the 1994-1995 season, Parma Calcio had arguably its most successful season ever, thanks to a third-place finish in Serie A with the same points as runner-up Lazio, plus a victory against Juventus in the UEFA Cup Final. It also reached the Coppa Italia Final, where they were defeated by Juventus. Asprilla was instrumental in Parma’s run to the UEFA Cup Final, with three goals over two legs in the semi final against Germany’s Bayer Leverkusen. In the final itself, Asprilla was in the starting XI for both legs as Parma defeated Juventus 2–1 on aggregate.
PARMA CALCIO
1995-1996
Match Worn Shirt
Melli Alessandro
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Parma Associazione Calcio played its sixth consecutive Serie A season, which was the last under legendary coach Nevio Scala, who stepped down at the end of the season. Defensive stalwarts Alberto Di Chiara and Lorenzo Minotti also left the club following the season’s conclusion. Despite being only one point behind third-placed Lazio, Parma finished 6th in the standings. In contrast to the previous four seasons, Parma did not win any cups either. The most significant moment of Parma’s season was the debut of the club’s new superstar, 17-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who saved a penalty on his debut against A.C. Milan.
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Stoichkov played for Parma in the season 1995-1996. He played 23 games for the Italian team scoring 5 goals. After a short return to FC Barcelona, he later played for Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, and subsequently in Japan with Kashiwa Reysol, before finishing his career in the United States with the Chicago Fire and D.C. United.
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Parma came the closest it had ever been to winning the Italian championship, but came up short by finishing only two points against Juventus. Young goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, along with new recruits Lilian Thuram, Enrico Chiesa and Hernán Crespo, proved to be the driving force in Parma’s title bid, which nearly reached ultimate success. However, a dubious penalty for Juventus in a 1–1 draw against the Turin club in May sealed Juventus’ title.
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In July 1996, Thuram made a high-profile transfer to Italy to join Serie A club Parma. In his first season, he made over 40 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring one goal, as Parma finished second in the 1996–97 Serie A to Juventus. He maintained a starting position in defence throughout his time with Parma, making 163 Serie A appearances and scoring one league goal. In all, he made over 200 appearances for the club, really making a name for himself, also earning caps for France. Following another overly impressive season in 2000–01, where Parma reached the Coppa Italia final, and finishing the Serie A season in fourth place, Thuram, along with teammate Gianluigi Buffon, transferred to Juventus. His transfer cost the club 80,000 million Italian lire (€41,316,552). While at Parma, along with eventual Juventus teammates Buffon and Fabio Cannavaro, Thuram won both the UEFA Cup and the Coppa Italia during the 1998–99 season, immediately followed by the 1999 Supercoppa Italiana.
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After a few years in the third and second levels (winning the 1992–93 Serie B title with AC Reggiana), Bucci made his Serie A debut playing for Parma F.C., in a league match against Udinese Calcio on 29 August 1993. He soon achieved prominence during a particularly successful stint with the club, winning an UEFA Supercup in 1993, and an UEFA Cup in 1995; he also received runners-up medals in the Coppa Italia, in the Cup Winners’ Cup, and in Serie A with the club. At Parma, however, Bucci was soon overtaken by the emergence of 17-year-old Primavera keeper Gianluigi Buffon during the 1996–97 season, which moved Bucci to leave the team in order to play more regularly. After six months without a club, Bucci moved back to Parma in January 2005 to replace Gianluca Berti who left for Torino F.C., initially as a reserve goalkeeper. He was the first choice after Sébastien Frey’s departure, ahead of Cristiano Lupatelli and Matteo Guardalben in the 2005–06 season, Alfonso De Lucia and Fabio Virgili in the 2006–07 season, Nicola Pavarini and Radek Petr in the 2007–08 season. After Parma’s relegated he was released in June 2008.
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This shirt was worn by Hernan Crespo during the Serie A game between Vicenza and Parma which took place in Vicenza, “Romeo Menti” Stadium, on October 5th 1997. The game ended up with a 0-0 draw and at the end of the game Crespo swapped his shirt with a Vicenza’s player who we got it from. Crespo left River Plate for Parma on 14 August 1996 after he won the silver medal with Argentina at the 1996 Summer Olympics and finished as the top scorer with six goals. He failed to score in his first six months at the club and was routinely booed, with head coach Carlo Ancelotti coming in for much criticism for keeping faith with the selection of Crespo. His faith, however, vindicated – Crespo went on to score 12 times in 27 matches in his first Serie A season and Parma finished runners-up to Juventus. The turning point was the standing applause he received for his brace against Cagliari in March 1997. Crespo scored 80 goals in four seasons.
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In the 1996–97 Serie A season, his second full season with the club, Buffon was named as the starting goalkeeper ahead of Luca Bucci, and Alessandro Nista. Buffon conceded 17 goals in 27 appearances, and his consistent performances began to gain attention in Italy. Buffon also made his European debut in a 2–0 defeat to Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães on 24 September 1996.Buffon acquired his nickname “Superman” during the course of the season, when he stopped a penalty by Inter striker and Ballon d’Or holder Ronaldo. Buffon celebrated the save by showing the Parma fans a Superman T-shirt, which he was wearing underneath his jersey; the nickname was also a reference to Buffon’s athleticism, agility and aerial ability
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In the 1997–98 season, Parma finished in fifth place in Serie A and reached the Coppa Italia semi-finals, whilst they were knocked out in the group stage of the Champions League, finishing second in their group to defending champions Borussia Dortmund.
PARMA CALCIO
1998-1999
Vicenza vs Parma
Match Worn Shirt
Balbo Abel
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This shirt was worn by Abel Balbo during the Serie A’s game between Vicenza and Parma which took place in Vicenza, “Romeo Menti” Stadium on January 24th 1999. The shirt was swapped by Balbo with a Vicenza’s player who we got it from. Described as “an authentic centre-forward,” by Il Corriere dello Sport in 2019, Abel Balbo was a physically strong forward, with good feet and a powerful shot, who was renowned for his composure in front of goal and his efficient playing style. He was mainly known for his eye for goal and his movement, in particular inside the penalty area, which also made him a threat on counter–attacks; he also excelled in the air. In addition to his playing ability, he was also known to be a correct player.
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This kind of jersey with STREAM sponsor was used by the team only during the Tim Cup games. The regular Serie A sponsor of the season was Parmalat. STREAM was a pay per view cable tv that agreed with other Italian professional teams like Lazio S.S. and Roma A.S. for example, to be sponsor on their shirts for Tim Cup games only.
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In the season 1998-1999 Buffon’s performances earned him his first Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year Award, as well as the Bravo Award, the trophy given to the best player under 23 years of age in Europe. He also placed fifth in the IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper rankings, and received his first ever Ballon d’Or nomination. In the following 1999-2000 season, he won his first Supercoppa Italiana title against Serie A champions Milan, and Parma finished fourth in Serie A once again, tied with Inter for the final remaining Champions League spot. Parma, however, lost 3–1 to Inter in the European playoff match. The club was knocked out in the round of 16 of both the UEFA Cup and the Coppa Italia.
PARMA CALCIO
2000-2001
Match Worn Shirt
Sartor Luigi
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2000-2001 was the last season for two big players of Parma with the team. Still young, Gianluigi Buffon played out his final season with the club, along with defender Lilian Thuram. Both were sold to Juventus in the summer, and their absence was clearly felt in the 2001–02 season. 2001 remains the last time Parma qualified for the Champions League. Despite his physical and aggressive playing style, Thuram has been described as a “studious” figure off the pitch; in 2010, he became a UNICEF ambassador, and has stood out for his initiatives to fight against racism.
PARMA CALCIO
2000-2001
Player’s Pennant
PARMA CALCIO
September 15th 2001
Bologna vs Parma
Match Worn Shirt
Boghossian Alain
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This shirt was used by Alain Boghossian on September 15 2001 just four days later the tragedy of World Trade Center happened in New York on September 11th. To commemorate this tragedy three Serie A teams, Internazionale F.C., Brescia and Parma decided to play the first game after it without the sponsor on their shirt. While Internazionale F.C. played the game simply hiding the regular Pirelli sponsor with a black drape, the other two teams played the game without any sponsor on chest keeping it completely clean. But since the game was just few days after the tragedy so the team’s supplier (Champion) didn’t have enough time to deliver regular season’s shirts without the sponsor, the team used the previous season 2000-2001 shirt totally clean on chest.
PARMA CALCIO
2001-2002
Match Worn Shirt
Marchionni Marco
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Parma Associazione Calcio suffered a major setback in the 2001–02 season, after selling two of its three key ingredients in defence prior to the season. Goalkeeper and former youth-team product Gianluigi Buffon, and France international Lilian Thuram both departed for Juventus. Parma narrowly avoided relegation following a strong end to the season, and also won the Coppa Italia, beating Juventus 1–0 at home, before losing 2–1 away from home, but winning on the away goals rule.
PARMA CALCIO
2001-2002
Tim Cup Final
Juventus vs Parma
Match Issued Shirt
Djetou Martin
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This shirt was never used by the team in any of the Tim Cup Final against Juventus. Both games were played by Parma with the blue away shirts. But this kind of shirt was prepared for the game. Please note that Parmalat sponsor on 2001-2002 shirts was only for the home Tim Cup competition as during the Serie A championship the team used JOY’s sponsor.
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The 2002 Coppa Italia Final was the final of the 2001–02 Coppa Italia, the 54th season of the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played over two legs on 24 April and 10 May 2002 between Juventus and Parma. The final was won by Parma, who claimed their third Coppa Italia title with an away goals victory after the score was level at 2–2. This was the third Coppa Italia final between these two clubs, after the 1992 and 1995 finals, and the fifth of six major finals between the two sides.
PARMA CALCIO
2001-2002
Tim Cup Final
Juventus vs Parma
Match Worn Shirt
Bolano Jorge
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This shirt was worn by Nestor Sensini during the Serie A game between Lecce and Parma which took place in Lecce, “Ettore Giardiniero” Stadium, on August 26th 2001. parma draw 1-1 and at the end of the game Sensini swapped his shirt with a Lecce’s player whom we got it from. before Sensini moved to to Parma in 1993, where he remained for a further six seasons. During this period Sensini sometimes played in midfield and won two UEFA Cups, two Italian Cups, and the UEFA Super Cup with the gialloblu, also reaching the final of the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1994. He would then have a brief stint with S.S. Lazio starting from the 1999–2000 season, winning the scudetto, the Italian Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, and the Supercoppa Italiana in his first season. After two years with the club, he moved back to Parma for a further year, winning another Coppa Italia in 2002, before returning to his first Italian club, Udinese, in 2002.
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Following Toldo’s transfer to Inter, Frey was forced to find a new club. Frey transferred to Parma in the summer of 2001, for 8 billion lire cash plus Sérgio Conceição (Conceição was tagged for 32 billion lire, Internazionale’s official site claimed the cash was 10 billion lire), or 40 billion lire with whom he won the 2001–02 Coppa Italia. Frey was the replacement for Gianluigi Buffon who was sold to Juventus for a transfer fee of 100 billion lire which is currently the world-record goalkeeper’s transfer fee. It was a difficult task for Frey to replace Buffon. His experience in Parma was positive and provided ample opportunity for Frey to demonstrate his talent and justify the trust placed in him by the club. He became a key element of the squad and regularly played in the UEFA Cup. Frey won the 2001–02 edition of the Coppa Italia with Parma, leading the club to win the title for the third time since 1992; however, Frey never played in the tournament but he was always a substitute of Claudio Taffarel.
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In 1995 Taffarel returned to his home country and played three years with Clube Atlético Mineiro. Aged 32, he returned to Europe and joined Galatasaray SK, winning six major trophies during his three-year stint, most notably two Süper Lig titles and the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, a 4–1 penalty shootout defeat of Arsenal where he was chosen Man of the match (0–0 after 120 minutes); He closed out his career at the age of 37 with former club Parma, after one-and-a-half seasons as second-choice and after having refused an offer from Empoli FC: his car broke while he was going to sign the contract, which he later described as a “sign of God”.
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Parma Associazione Calcio regained its respect following a lacklustre Serie A and Champions League performance the year before. Under new coach Cesare Prandelli, Parma played an offensive 4–3–3 formation, in which new offensive signings Adrian Mutu and Adriano starred. Both made up for the departure of Marco Di Vaio to Juventus. Mutu scored 18 goals from the left wing, and Parma accepted a multimillion-pound offer from Chelsea in the summer, which meant the Romanian international only spent a year at the club. Also impressing were goalkeeper Sébastien Frey and young centre-halves Matteo Ferrari and Daniele Bonera, who proved to be acceptable replacements for departed captain Fabio Cannavaro, who had joined Inter in late August 2002. Parma finished fifth in Serie A and missed out on Champions League qualification to Lazio by four points. It had the upper hand on Udinese for fifth on goal difference, and was one point clear of Chievo in seventh. That solitary point qualified Parma for European football in 2003–04. Parma also spent part of pre-season playing in the 2002 Amsterdam Tournament.
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This season the team played with a special “90” badge on sleeve celebrating the 90th Parma’s anniversary.
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The 2013-2014 season was Parma’s Centenary. A special centenary shirt was made to honor the 100 years tradition of the club founded in 1913. The centenary kit was produced by their shirt supplier Errea, but comes without a viewable shirt supplier branding, which features inside the collar. The kit was made of the same style of the original team first kit with no sponsor on shirts and no number on shorts. This kit was only used against Cagliari.
PARMA CALCIO
2013-2014
100th Anniversary
Parma vs Cagliari
Match Worn Shorts
PARMA CALCIO
2015-2016
Serie D
Virtus Castelfranco vs Parma
Match Worn Shirt
Sereni Marcello
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The 2015–16 season is Parma Calcio 1913’s first season in the Serie D since 1969-70. After having been declared bankrupt and relegated from Serie A at the end of the 2014–15 season. The team is competing in 2015–16 Serie D and the 2015–16 Coppa Italia Serie D. Due their first position at the end of the season the team will be back in Lega Pro (Italian 3rd Championship).
PARMA CALCIO
2017-2018
Match Worn Shirt
Ramos Juan
PARMA CALCIO
2017-2018
Novara vs Parma
Match Worn Shirt
Ceravolo Fabio
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This style of shirt without sponsor was only used by the team against Novara on September 3rd 2017. Since then “CETILAR” sponsor appeared on team’s shirts.
PARMA CALCIO
2017-2018
Parma vs Spezia
Match Issued Shirt
Gagliolo Riccardo
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This Parma’s shirt is a special limited edition model released in pink color to support the “Maschi che si Immischiano” association that fight daily violence against women. This shirt was only used once against Spezia on December 27th 2017 and never used anymore.
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This shirt was worn by Jonathan Biabiany during the Serie A game against Sampdoria which took place in Genova on December 16th 2019. This shirt is a special released shirt to celebrate the 105th anniversary of Parma’s team and it has a special “105” embroidered on chest. Biabiany joined Parma three times in his career. The first one was in July 2009, when the player was loaned to Parma, who had recently been promoted back to Serie A. He featured in the first team for the first few league matches. After international duty for France’s under-21 team, he did not play again for Parma due to minor injuries until late November. Notably, he scored both of Parma’s goals in a 2–2 draw with Genoa in Round 15, his first two Serie A goals. On 1 February 2010, Parma gained half the rights to Biabiany, as part of a deal that sent McDonald Mariga to Inter. Inter later revealed that Biabiany was valued €5 million at that time, thus it cost Parma €2.5 million for half of the rights. He ended the season with six goals and three assists in 30 appearances. The second one was On 24 June 2011 when Biabiany was signed to Parma on a loan deal with an option to purchase him outright from Sampdoria, a year after his departure from the Emilian club. He went on to feature in every Parma league game that season and the summer of 2012 saw him move to Parma in a co-ownership deal for €2.5 million on a three-year contract. On 2 February 2014, Biabiany extended his contract to 30 June 2018.[20] On 20 June 2014, Parma acquired Biabiany outright for another €1 million. After a strong 2013–14 season, Biabiany was set to move to Milan on the last day of the 2014 summer transfer window. After posing for a photo with the Milan scarf outside of the club headquarters, Biabiany failed his medical at what was set to become his new home with the Milan side’s medical staff uncovering a heart problem the player had. After extensive testing, doctors indicated that the Frenchman had an irregular heartbeat and would miss the first half of the season in order to have his condition treated. Biabiany returned to training in February 2015. On 11 April 2015, Biabiany terminated his contract with Parma by mutual consent. Parma was declared bankrupt in mid-season. And the third one was on 7 August 2018 when Biabiany signed a one-year contract with Parma in the first season of team’s return in Serie A.
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This shirt was worn by Gervinho during the game against Sampdoria which took place in Parma on May 5th 2019. This is a very special shirt used by the team only once. To celebrate the historic twinning between the fans, Parma Calcio 1913 and U.C. Sampdoria “exchanged” their shirts. The teams wore the special kits only in this game, thanks also to the collaboration of technical sponsors Errea and Joma and both clubs. The fans of Unione Calcio Sampdoria and Parma Calcio 1913 have had a friendship for nearly 30 years. The bond between the two clubs began in the 1990/91 season, during Parma’s first-ever season in Serie A. Parma’s two organised supporter’s clubs, ULTRAS Tito Cucchiaroni and Boys Parma, soon built up a good relationship with the Sampdoria fans – but it was a special banner that sealed the special bond. During Parma’s away trip to Marassi, the fans unveiled the message: “For you Europe, for you glory, for Sampdoria the Scudetto”. As it happened, Samp did win the league that year, with Parma finishing fifth. It was the first in a long line of gestures between the two sets of fans. So Sampdoria played this game in a special kit featuring Parma’s signature “crociata” design, while Parma wore a yellow and blue “blucerchiati” jerseys to honor the classical Sampdoria’s colored band of its jersey. The initiative, named “Blucrociati – not just colours”, mixed the salient features of two of the most iconic Italian kits of all times, though each team still played in their usual colors, to preserve the identity of the two clubs. The Blucerchiati shirt worn by the Parma players was produced by Errea and finished in yellow and blue. There are plenty of special details, with the classic cross of St George replaced by the coat of arms of the “Duchy of Parma” and the rear of the shirts featuring a triangle containing the Parma logo, just like the current Parma jerseys. Lettering on the side will read Parma Calcio vs Sampdoria, 5 May 2019 to make it even more special. The jerseys worn by the players in the game were put up for auction. Proceeds from sales of the Parma shirts were donated in full to the Istituto Gaslini in Genoa, while proceeds from the Sampdoria shirts went to Parma Children’s Hospital. Limited editions (400 shirts of Sampdoria’s kit) of both shirts were also available for fans to buy in both club online stores for 99 Euro. Of course match worn shirts had some slight differences….
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Also this style of shorts was exclusively done for the special kit worn by Parma’s players against Sampdoria on May 5th 2019 and it was never used anymore. These shorts were worn by Gervinho. Gervinho is generally deployed as a forward, more often on the wing, and takes a more attacking role than a typical midfielder. A quick, powerful, energetic, and agile player, he possesses good ball control and dribbling skills, which, coupled with his short, fast bursts of pace and sudden changes of direction, lead him to be considered a very direct player. Playing from the left allows him to cut in onto his favoured right foot to shoot. Although in a 4–4–2 formation, Gervinho can take on a more central role, but for both club and country is often utilized on either wing in a 4–3–3 formation. Rudi Garcia, who managed Gervinho at Lille and Roma, has described him as a player who needs confidence and who makes opportunities for his teammates. On 17 August 2018, Gervinho returned to Serie A by signing for Parma Calcio 1913 alongside his former Roma teammate Salih Uçan. He made his Parma debut as a substitute in a 1–0 away loss to S.P.A.L. nine days later, and on 1 September he scored on his first start for the club, a 2–1 home defeat to reigning champions Juventus. Three weeks afterwards, he scored a “staggering goal” in a 2–0 home win over Cagliari by running with the ball up the whole pitch. In Serie A round 22, on 2 February 2019, he scored two goals to earn a draw for Parma against Juventus in final score 3–3.
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This shirt was worn by Luigi Sepe during the game against Sampdoria. This is the goalkeeper’s kit of the special mentioned above set especially made for the team for the game against Sampdoria which took place in Genova on May 5th 2019. Sepe started three out of four matches for the Italy U18 team at the U18 Slovakia International Cup, ahead if Valerio Frasca in April 2009. He made successive appearances with the Italy U19 team (born 1991 or later) from March to September in 2009. In both appearances, he replaced Simone Colombi for the second half, including versus Ukraine (born 1990 or later team). He was the reserve keeper for Colombi at the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification, and he also played once. After Italy qualified to the next round, he did not receive any call-ups again.
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This shirt was worn by Gervinho during the Serie A game between Parma and Brescia which took place in Parma, “Ennio Tardini” Stadium, on December 22nd 2019. This is a special limited edition shirt used by the team in this game and it celebrates the foundation of the club on December 16th 1913. In addition, this season marks the 50th anniversary of a legendary season in club history. In the 1969/1970 season, AC Parmense inherited the title of the city’s first football team and turned into Parma AC. To celebrate these events the team’s supplier Errea made this special limited edition kit. A recreation of the most iconic uniform in club history, Parma’s new 2019-2020 special-edition football shirt is white with a yellow-blue chest band. The contemporary club badge is replaced by the historical AC Parmense logo. Finally, each shirt is numbered on an embroidered label on the side. Following the game against Brescia the jerseys worn on the field by the players were auctioned. The entire proceeds was donated to ‘Insieme con te’, a campaign to support the community of Parma at the New Oncology Centre of the Maggiore Hospital. This kit was made in a total of 400 pcs worldwide. The lowest numbers were given to the players (around 80 pcs), while the rest of the shirts were sold in a special limited edition box to the team’s store.
PARMA CALCIO
2020-2021
Parma vs Sassuolo
“Black Lives Matter” Limited Edition
Match Worn Shirt
Brunetta Juan
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This shirt was worn by Juan Brunetta during the Serie A game between Parma and Sassuolo which took place in Parma, “Ennio Tardini” Stadium, on May 16th 2021. Sassuolo defeated Parma 3-1. This is a special shirt released by the team supplier’s Errea, used by the team in this game only, dedicated to Black Lives Matter and the fight against discrimination. The campaign is backed by Club President Kyle Krause. Through this special jersey, the desire is to demonstrate the importance of equality, unity, and brotherhood. “We all must play our part to fight racism both on the pitch and off.“ said President Kyle Krause. “Today, we wear these jerseys to raise our collective voice in the global fight against racism, xenophobia, and hate“. Based on a standard Errea template, the Errea Parma Calcio 2021 BLM jersey has a blackout stealth look. All logos have ‘tone on tone’ colours. The fist, the symbol of the “BLACK LIVES MATTER” movement, is embroidered in gold on the collar of the shirt. “BLACK LIVES MATTER” is written in gold on the sleeve. A limited quantity of shirts were sold to the public on team’s website. They were sold in to a “BLACK LIVES MATTER” special box. The shirts used by the players are quite different from the shop’s ones because they have the Errea’s logos on sleeves, that shop’s ones don’t have. All the shirts used by players in the first half of the game were auctioned by the team on its website to raise money. The worn shirts were kept unwashed and sold in to a special “BLACK LIVES MATTER” box with a team signed certificate inside. All proceeds from the initiative were donated to one of the intercultural and solidarity projects run by the CIAC, “Centro Immigrazione Asilo e Cooperazione Onlus” (Centre for Immigration, Asylum and International Cooperation), in Parma, as well as the Lilian Thuram Foundation. Indeed this initiative has the backing of a legend who wrote unforgettable pages in Parma history, who also fights every day against every form of discrimination. This person is Lilian Thuram, who had this to say about the initiative: “I proudly support this initiative from Parma, a team where I spent a key part of my career. I’m also proud to see how great the sensitivity of the whole Gialloblù family is to this issue”. Thuram, who has always been particularly attuned to this issue, is also the author of: “My black heroes, from Lucy to Barack Obama” and “For equality”, while his newest book, “The White Thought”, will hit stores in September 2021.
