SIENA S.S.
2000-2001
Match Worn Shirt
Sciaccaluga Paolo
Did you Know?
The 2003-2004 was the first Serie A season in the club’s history. Siena finished in a respectable 13th place. In 2003/2004 Enrico Chiesa joined Siena, where he became a fan favourite and a key player in the club’s Serie A history, impressively reaching double scoring figures in Serie A during his first three seasons at the club. In the 2003-2004 he was the team top scorer with 10 goals.
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Fortin joined Siena in July 2002. In his first season, he served as the first choice goalkeeper for the Serie B runners-up, as they won promotion to the Italian top division. In his second season with Siena, and his first Serie A season, he lost his place in the starting line-up to Generoso Rossi. In the 2004–05 season, both Fortin and Alex Manninger shared the role of the club’s first choice keeper. In the next season, he became Antonio Mirante’s backup. In July 2006, he joined Cagliari and worked as Antonio Chimenti’s backup.
Did you Know?
During his playing career, Marco Fortin frequently wore the number 14 shirt, as the pronunciation of his surname sounded similar to the number 14 (fourteen) in English.
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This shirt was worn by Francesco Caputo during the Serie B game between Siena and Portogruaro which took in Siena, “Artemio Franchi” Stadium, on April 22nd 2011. Portugruaro defeated Siena 2-1 and Caputo scored the only goal for Siena. The shirt was swapped by Caputo with a Portogruaro’s player who we got it from. Caputo started the 2010/2011 season with Bari and in January was loaned out to Siena, before returning to Bari at the end of the season. With Siena he played 14 games scoring three goals.