Umberto Del Core

Umberto Del Core (born 20 November 1979) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker

Umberto Del Core

Personal information
Full name	Umberto Del Core
Date of birth	(1979-11-20) November 20, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Bari, Italy
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Bisceglie	5	(0)
1997–1998	Altamura	19	(3)
1998–1999	Renato Curi	29	(8)
1999–2001	Tricase	53	(19)
2001	Ancona	0	(0)
2001	→ Taranto (loan)	2	(0)
2002–2004	Foggia	77	(36)
2004–2005	Arezzo	13	(0)
2005–2007	Catania	41	(4)
2007	→ Cesena (loan)	19	(1)
2007–2009	Foggia	42	(11)
2009–2010	Perugia	36	(13)
2010–2012	Andria BAT	46	(15)
2012–2013	Martina	9	(1)
2013–2014	Fano	14	(4)
2014	Bisceglie	7	(1)
2014	Miramare	?	(15)
2015–2018	Team Altamura
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Del Core started his career at CND for Bisceglie, Altamura and Renato Curi. He then played for Tricase of Serie C2, before spotted by Ancona of Serie B in summer 2001. But he moved to Taranto on loan, and sold to Foggia in January 2002.^[2]

He won promotion with Foggia in summer 2003. A year later joined Arezzo. He moved again in summer 2005, this time to Catania. He followed Catania promotion to Serie A, where he made 11 appearances, before moved back to Serie B for Cesena in January 2007.^[3]

In summer 2007, he moved back to former club Foggia. In January 2009, he played for Perugia.^[4]

The following years, Del Core played for various clubs in the lower leagues, retiring from football as part of Team Altamura in 2018.^[5]

Personal life

In March 2005, Del Core and four others from Bari related to the Capriati crime family were arrested on charges of extortion of former Foggia president Antonio Vitale.^[6] A month later he was placed under house arrest.^[7]

In 2019, he was suspended for breaching betting rules regarding illegal bets in the city of Bari.^[8][9]