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Pagliuca was born in Bologna. In his club career, he played for Sampdoria (1987–94), Internazionale (1994–99), Bologna (1999–2006), and Ascoli (2006–07). His most notable successes with Sampdoria include one Cup Winners’ Cup and one Scudetto; he also reached a UEFA Champions League final, losing 1–0 to Barcelona in 1992, at Wembley, in spite of his impressive performance. In 1994, he moved from Sampdoria to Internazionale from a then world record fee for a goalkeeper of £7 million.
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During his whole career, but especially with Sampdoria, Pagliuca was very recognizable for his colorful fancy shirts. He was sponsor by Reusch first and then by Puma. During his period with Sampdoria his sponsor Reusch provided him shirts and gloves but since the team’s supplier was Asics, he had to hide the Reusch’s logo showing Asics’s logo on chest like it happened with this shirt.
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U.C. Sampdoria won their first ever Serie A title, thanks to a remarkable season for a team playing on its absolute peak. Gianluca Vialli was the league top scorer on 19 goals, and Roberto Mancini, Attilio Lombardo, goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca plus centre half Pietro Vierchowod were also instrumental in Sampdoria’s success story.
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In 1994, Zenga transferred to Sampdoria where he played for two seasons. In the season 1995-1996 the team was once again condemned to midfield mediocrity, despite the services of super striker Enrico Chiesa, who netted 22 goals in just 27 appearances. Sven-Göran Eriksson continued with an attacking style of play, leading to Sampdoria scoring 59 goals in 34 matches, only bettered by champions Milan and Lazio. The backside was the many conceded goals it led to, with even relegated Torino having a better defensive record than the Genua team. Playmaker duo Clarence Seedorf and Christian Karembeu had great seasons, both compensating for the losses of Jugović, Lombardo and David Platt in the summer. The duo caught the attention of Real Madrid, and moved to Spain, with Karembeu staying put until the end of the 1996-97 season.
SAMPDORIA U.C.
1997-1998
Sampdoria vs Vicenza
Match Worn Shirt
Dieng Oumar
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This shirt was worn by Oumar Dieng during the Serie A game between Sampdoria and Vicenza which took place in Genova, “Stadio Luigi Ferraris”, on August 31st 1997. Sampdoria defeated Vicenza 2-1 and at the end of the game Dieng swapped his shirt with a Vicenza’s player whom we got it from. Dieng joined Sampdoria in 1996. Born in Dakar, Dieng began playing youth football with ASC Jeanne d’Arc. The defender moved to France at age 15, and signed with Lille OSC after being recommended by Bernard Lama. He made his Ligue 1 debut with Lille in 1989. After a few matches with the first team, he went on loan to CS Louhans-Cuiseaux for one season. Dieng would return to Lille until he transferred to Paris Saint-Germain in 1996. Dieng spent most of his career in France’s Ligue 1, but also played for Çaykur Rizespor, Trabzonspor and Konyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig, and with Kavala F.C. in the Greek Super League.
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Montella began his club career in Serie C1 at Empoli in 1990 before moving to Serie B club Genoa in 1995, where he scored 21 goals in his only season with the club, at the end of which he lifted the Anglo-Italian Cup. He then moved up to Serie A to city rivals Sampdoria, where he remained three years, until 1999, when he moved to Roma in a 50 billion lire (about €25.823 million) transfer. Montella made his Serie A debut with Sampdoria on 8 September 1996, against Perugia.
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The team in the season 1998-1999 completed its fall from grace by being relegated to Serie B, just eight years after its league title in 1990-91. Similarly to Napoli the year before, the club was no longer a financial power when it came to signing players, and its star player Ariel Ortega did not deliver to the degree Sampdoria had hoped for.
SAMPDORIA U.C.
1999-2000
Match Worn Shirt
Castellini Marcello
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Due to Perugia failed to protect its place in Serie A, Castellini was signed by Sampdoria for the season 1997-1998. With the team he played two Serie A season, but in the second season Sampdoria concerned 3rd largest number of goals in the season, made the side relegated to Serie B. The Blucerchiati failed to return to Serie A by finished 5th, thus Castellini was signed by Serie A struggler Bologna.
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2001-2002
Match Worn Shirt
Sinagra Simone
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2001-2002
Match Worn Shirt
Grandoni Alessandro
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2001-2002
Match Worn Shirt
Fantini Marco
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2003-2004
Match Worn Shirt
Bazzani Fabio
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Fabio Bazzani moved to Sampdoria in 2002, where he scored 16 goals in his first season with the blucerchiati in Serie B and 13 goals in his second campaign with Sampdoria, when in Serie A. During his second season with Sampdoria, he was capped three times in the Italian team. He was loaned to Lazio in exchange for Simone Inzaghi in January 2005, but failed to impress with the biancazzurri and returned to Sampdoria at the end of the season.
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U.C. Sampdoria returned to Serie A after a four year-absence, and immediately re-established itself as a team on the top half of the domestic championship. Goalkeeper Francesco Antonioli offered crucial experience, but apart from him did the bulk of the squad play in the 2002-03 Serie B, with top goalscorers Fabio Bazzani and Francesco Flachi quickly adjusting themselves to the higher pace of Serie A. Midfielders Sergio Volpi and Angelo Palombo also stood out. Right back Aimo Diana even earned a call-up to the national team following his performances.
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2003-2004
Match Worn Shirt
Antonini Luca
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2006-2007
Match Worn Shirt
Zenoni Cristian
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Sampdoria finished 9th, which was sufficient to qualify for the Intertoto Cup. Manager Walter Novellino left at the end of the season to join Torino, and was replaced by Reggina coach Walter Mazzarri.
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In the summer of 2003, Zenoni was loaned to U.C. Sampdoria by Juventus F.C. with an option to sign permanently for 10 million euro. He was loaned out to the club once again in the summer of 2004, and at the end of the 2004–05 season, after almost helping the team qualify for the UEFA Champions League, he was signed permanently by Sampodoria for €1M. After several seasons in Genoa, in 2008, Zenoni joined Bologna.
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2006-2007
Tim Cup
Match Worn Shirt
Falcone Giulio
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Berti started playing professionally with A.C. Prato, in the third division, representing Olbia Calcio in the same level, in 1990–91. From 1991 to 2007, he alternated between the Serie A and B, with Genoa C.F.C., Pisa Calcio, A.C. Ancona, U.S. Città di Palermo (playing 42 matches in the Sicilians 2004 top flight promotion), A.S. Roma, A.C. Reggiana 1919, Ravenna Calcio, Empoli F.C., Parma F.C., Torino F.C., ACF Fiorentina, U.C. Sampdoria and A.C. Cesena. In June 1998, Gianluca Berti was transferred to Perugia, in exchanged with Stefano Guidoni, but in July he left for Ravenna. Aged 41, after still managing 11 first division appearances for Sampdoria, in 2006–07, Berti re-joined the third level in 2008, moving to Novara Calcio, in the Serie C1/Lega Pro Prima Divisione. He left professional football in 2009, joining Eccellenza Tuscany side Jolly & Montemurlo.
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In the 2007-2008 U.C. Sampdoria had a successful season in the domestic league, finishing in sixth place. The club also captured Antonio Cassano from Real Madrid, with the notorious troublemaker settling in well at Sampdoria, helping the club to European qualification. The season also saw the first Serie A derbies between Sampdoria and Genoa C.F.C. since 1995, with Sampdoria winning the second one with 1-0, following a goalless draw in the beginning of the league campaign.During the transfer window of 2008, Sampdoria bought half of the registration rights of Mirante for €1.5M from Juventus, on 19 July 2009 he went on loan to Parma F.C. in exchange for Marco Rossi. In June 2010, Sampdoria decided not to buy Rossi but sold Mirante to Parma
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During the 2008-2009 season, Cassano confirmed to have temperamentally improved, also becoming vice-captain for the team behind Angelo Palombo. After the January signing of Giampaolo Pazzini from Fiorentina, Cassano managed to form a fruitful striking partnership with the former Viola forward, that was praised by both media and Sampdoria supporters, and led club chairman Riccardo Garrone to compare it with striking duo of Gianluca Vialli and Roberto Mancini that led Sampdoria to win their only Scudetto to date, an opinion that was later shared also by both Vialli and Mancini. Cassano scored 12 goals in Serie A and helped Sampdoria to reach the Coppa Italia final that season, scoring a goal in the semi-final against the Serie A Champions, Inter. In the final, Sampdoria were defeated by Lazio in a penalty shoot-out, with Cassano missing the first penalty.
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2008-2009
Uefa Cup
Match Worn Shirt
Pieri Mirko
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2016-2017
70th Anniversary
Tim Cup
Sampdoria vs Bassano
Match Worn Shirt
Ivan David
Did you Know?
The 2016-2017 season represents for the team the 70th anniversary. To celebrate this anniversary a special vintage look shirt was made by the team’s supplier Joma. This special shirt has been used only in very few games and limited to 500 pieces. The first 100 numbered shirts were reserved to the team. The last 400 numbered shirts were sold to the public in an exclusive box. This shirt was used by David Ivan during the Tim Cup’s game against Bassano.
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2016-2017
Trofeo Gamper
Barcelona vs Sampdoria
Match Worn Shirt
De Silvestri Lorenzo
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This shirt has been worn by Lorenzo De Silvestri during the “Trofeo Gamper”against Barcelona F.C. which took place to the Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona on August 10th 2016. This a very special shirt due the match details on chest.
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This shirt was worn by Emiliano Viviano during a Serie A game of the season 2017/2018. The shirt is unwashed but the game it was worn is still unknown. On 12 August 2014, Viviano was signed by Sampdoria in a temporary deal, with an option to sign him outright. On 26 June 2015, the loan was extended with an obligation to purchase. He signed a 1+4 year contract with a transfer fee of €2.3 million (€24,000 loan fee + €2.276 million outright).
SAMPDORIA U.C.
September 8th 2018
“Mattia e Ilaria” Trophy
Spezia vs Sampdoria
Match Worn Shirt
Ejjaki Yassine
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This U.C. Sampdoria away shirt was worn by Yassine Ejjaki during the match against Spezia, a friendly game for the eighth edition of the “Mattia e Ilaria Trophy” which took place at the Stadio Alberto Picco in La Spezia on September 8 2018, ended in a 2-1 win to Spezia. The two teams came onto the pitch in shirts bearing a special patch dedicated to the victims of the Morandi bridge collapse. The city of Genoa was hit by the tragic Morandi bridge event on August 14th. U.C. Sampdoria has donated this piece of memorabilia to support the “Stars in Sport” project that is raising funds for victims’ families and those who have lost their homes who has auctioned the full set of shirts.
SAMPDORIA U.C.
March 10th 2019
Sampdoria vs Atalanta
120th Anniversary Sampierdarenese Special Shirt
Match Worn Unwashed Shirt
Andersen Joachim
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Joachim Andersen wore this shirt in the first half of the game against Atalanta on March 10th 2019. This shirt was exclusively worn by the team in this game only. Sampdoria played the game with special-edition kit that celebrated the 120th anniversary of the foundation of one of its parent clubs. In March 1899, the football section of the Sampierdarenese Gymnastics Society was founded, which would later merge with another club, Andrea Doria, to create Sampdoria. The iconic and timeless Sampdoria shirt design was created then, combining the blue shirts worn by Andrea Doria and the white, red and black midsection of Sampierdarenese. Inspired by the Sampierdarenese design, the special Sampdoria shirt is white with a red and black ring and a very traditional collar. It does not feature a club emblem, while the sponsor appears very far down on the front, below the horizontal stripe. Just like with Sampierdarenese’s kits, black shorts and socks will complete the uniform. Shirts were limited to 200 units, all numbered. The first 100 numbered shirts (001 to 100) were issued and worn by the players only. Shirts numbered from 101 to 200 were sold to the official club’s store. The real worn ones were auctioned instead to support the “Gaslini Hospital” in Genova.
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Apparently the quality of name sets and numbers on the back was not really the best. As you can see from pictures beside and below most of the players lost name’s letters and numbers during the game. In particular Joachim Andersen lost the the letter “N” of the name and the lower part of number 3 partially got damaged during the game. You can clearly see it from the screenshots of the game. The letter “N” was almost fallen during the last minutes of the first half and the lower part of the number was almost fallen. The letter was probably lost in the kit room after the player took the shirt off and the number was fixed by Sampdoria’s kit man with the heat press before the shirt was auctioned.
SAMPDORIA U.C.
March 10th 2019
Sampdoria vs Atalanta
120th Anniversary Sampierdarenese Special Shirt
Match Worn Unwashed Shorts
Andersen Joachim
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2018-2019
Parma vs Sampdoria
Match Worn Shirt
Vieira Ronaldo
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This shirt was worn by Ronaldo Vieira during the game against Parma 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 “Crociata” jersey worn by Sampdoria was produced by Joma and has seen the two arms of the cross finished in the four colors normally seen on Doria jerseys. Positioned under the traditional club logo there is the lettering commemorating the match. On the bottom of the shirt there is a special numbered tag (XXX/400) with match details on. 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….
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2020-2021
Napoli vs Sampdoria
Match Issued Shirt
Augello Tommaso
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This shirt was issued for Tommaso Augello for the Serie A game between Napoli and Sampdoria which took place in Napoli, “Stadio Diego Armando Maradona”, on December 13th 2020. This shirt was especially released by the team’s supplier Macron to celebrate the first Serie A game played in the newly renamed “Stadio Diego Armando Maradona” (former “Stadio San Paolo”). The Napoli’s stadium was renamed following the Diego Maradona’s death on November 25th 2020. The idea to tribute this game with a special shirt was discussed by Sampdoria’s president Massimo Ferrero just few days before the game during a TV program where he was guest. In the beginning the team supposed to play in home kit so these special shirts with the embroidered match details on chest were produced by Macron alongside with goalkeeper’s shirts. Few days before the game, Sampdoria was noticed that players had to play with away black kit so the team supplier had no more time to embroider the shirts so Macron moved forward with a special badge to iron on player’s shirts. Players played with the away kit with an extra detail’s patch on chest and the goalkeeper Audero played with the regular embroidery as it supposed to be. This Tommaso Augello shirt is the shirt originally prepared by Macron for the game but never used. See below the away black worn kit.
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2020-2021
Napoli vs Sampdoria
Match Worn Shirt
La Gumina Antonino
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This shirt was worn by Antonino La Gumina during the Serie A game between Napoli and Sampdoria which took place in Napoli, “Stadio Diego Armando Maradona”, on December 13th 2020. Napoli defeated Sampdoria 2-1. This is the away black kit with the special match details on chest to celebrate the first Serie A game played in the newly renamed “Stadio Diego Armando Maradona” (former “Stadio San Paolo”). The shirts used during the game were auctioned by U.C.Sampdoria to raise money for the “Gaslini” children’s hospital. On 31 January 2020, La Gumina signed a contract with Sampdoria until 30 June 2024. The transfer is initially a loan until June 2021, with Sampdoria holding an obligation to buy out his rights at the end of the loan term.
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2020-2021
Sampdoria vs Milan
120th Anniversary Limited Edition
Match Worn Shirt and Shorts
La Gumina Antonino
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This kit was worn by Antonino La Gumina during the Serie A game between Sampdoria and A.C.Milan which took place in Genova, “Luigi Ferraris” Stadium, on December 6th 2020. A.C.Milan defeated Sampdoria 2-1. This is a very special limited edition kit released by team’s supplier Macron. It is a kit with 120 years of history. The shirt represents the Andrea Doria shirt. A shirt with a vintage style that represents the history and origins of Unione Calcio Sampdoria. The particular “blucerchiata” shirt is the result of the merger of the shirts of two clubs, Sampiedarenese and Andrea Doria, which on 12 August 1946 gave birth to the current Unione Calcio Sampdoria. Andrea Doria, founded in 1895 and dedicated to the famous admiral of the Republic of Genoa, played with a white blue quarter shirt (blue on the right, white on the left and sleeves with inverted colour). This is one of the oldest uniforms in Italian football: Andrea Doria’s football section was in fact born in 1900 and today, with its 120 years of history, this jersey presents a new look in a special edition that Macron has created for U.C.Sampdoria. The Andrea Doria jersey has a vintage polo neck with integrated laces and the backneck is personalised with the club’s colours, the club edge and the limited edition number. The right side of the jersey is navy blue, while the left side is white, colours that are inverted on the sleeves (white on the right, navy blue on the left). The shirt is limited to 1000 pcs worldwide. The lowest 100 shirts numbered xxxx/1000 were given to the players and they were used for the game while the shirts numbered up to 100 were sold in team’s shops.
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2021-2022
Sampdoria vs Lazio
“Samp for People”
Unwashed Match Worn Shirt and Shorts
Verre Valerio
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This set was worn by Valerio Verre during the Serie A game between Sampdoria and Lazio which took place in Genova, “Stadio Luigi Ferraris”, on December 5th 2021. Lazio defeated Sampdoria 3-1. This set is a limited edition kit used by the team in this game only. It represents the Sampdoria’s 2021-22 fourth kit made by Macron and it is called “Samp for People”. It recalls the social responsibility project undertaken by Sampdoria. The shirt is made with a so called “Eco Softlock” fabric which is a technical fabric specially designed for game sets with 100% recycled polyester yarn that makes the shirt light, soft and very resistant to tearing and with a quick drying guaranteed. This fabric is made with a thread which is 100% PET recycled polyester and is certified by Global Recycle Standard. PET is a material made of oil or natural gas and can be 100% recycled, thus returning in the market in the form of new eco-sustainable products. In particular, the PET gathered after its first use is reduced in 2 mm chips and subsequently treated in order to obtain a thread that guarantees the same performance of a virgin thread. The thread does not lose its original characteristics during its treatment and for this reason may be repeatedly recycled. Last but not least, compared to virgin polyester, the PET recycled polyester has the advantage of requiring less energy during the production chain. For each produced shirt, 13 0.5 l bottles are recycled. This kit was released in a total of 1.000 pieces numbered on the bottom. The first 100 kits, numbered from 0001/1000 to 0100/1000 were given to the team to be worn in the game against Lazio while the rest 900 kits were sold in the team’s shops.
SAMPDORIA U.C.
2022-2023
Sampdoria vs Napoli
Unwashed Match Worn Shirt
Verre Valerio
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This shirt has been worn by Valerio Verre during the Serie A game between Sampdoria and Napoli which took place in Genova, “Luigi Ferraris” Stadium on January 8th 2023. Napoli defeated Sampdoria 2-0 and at the end of the game Verre swapped his shirt with a Napoli’s player whom we got it from. This is a special shirt worn by the team as a tribute to their legends Gianluca Vialli and Sinisa Mihajlovic who passed away few days before the game. The special shirt has the engraving of Vialli and Mihajlovic’s initials along with the eternity sign in between. The Luca and Sinisa engraving was placed inside the match jersey’s collar. Aside from wearing the special jersey with Luca-Sinisa collar, during warm-up, “La Samp” players entered the pitch wearing Vialli named jersey on their back. Before the match started, Sampdoria’s coaching staff also unfold both Vialli and Mihajlovic jerseys from the dugout. Unfortunately, “La Samp” couldn’t marked the tribute night with a win as they were beaten 2-0 by current league leader, Napoli. During his time at Sampdoria, Vialli helped them win several titles especially the Scudetto in the 1990-1991 season. The former striker sadly passed away on January 6, 2023, after losing his battle against cancer. Meanwhile, Mihajlvoic was also an important figure for La Samp as he played for four years (1994-1998) for them. The former defender passed away on December 16, 2022, also due to cancer.
