Vitangelo Spadavecchia

Vitangelo Spadavecchia (born 25 November 1982) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Vitangelo Spadavecchia

Personal information
Full name	Vitangelo Spadavecchia
Date of birth	(1982-11-25) 25 November 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Molfetta, Italy
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1997–2000	Andria
2000–2002	Bari
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2009	Bari	5	(0)
2004–2005	→ Sambenedettese (loan)	14	(0)
2006–2007	→ Pescara (loan)	15	(0)
2007	→ Catania (loan)	0	(0)
2008–2009	→ Sorrento (loan)	19	(0)
2010–2011	Andria	56	(0)
2015	Atletico Mola	N/A	(N/A)
2015–2016	Altamura	N/A	(N/A)
Total		109	(0)
International career‡
2001–2003	Italy U-20[1]	17	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2016

Club career

Bari

Spadavecchia joined Bari in mid-2000.

Spadavecchia joined Pescara on 25 August 2006.^[2]

Andria

In December 2009 Bari released Spadavecchia who played as a backup; he joined third tier club Andria in January 2010.^[3]

Match fixing scandal

On 11 October 2011 Spadavecchia was banned 3 years and 3 months for match fixing (until 1 January 2015).^[4] The suspected match was on 5 April 2009, Juve Stabia 1–0 Sorrento.^[5] His former teammate Cristian Biancone also banned, along with Roberto Amodio (sports director of Juve Stabia) and Antonino Castellano (chairman of Sorrento).^[4] Spadavecchia appealed twice, but dismissed by the Corte di Giustizia Federale of FIGC^[6] and the Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport of CONI.^[7]

Return to football

In mid-2015 he was signed by amateur side Atletico Mola. He played at least one game for the team in Eccellenza Apulia league, against Mesagne.^[8] In December 2015 he joined the local side of Altamura.

International career

Spadavecchia capped 17 times for Italy national under-20 football team,^[1] the ladder team between U19 and U21. Spadavecchia was part of the U20 squad in 2001 Mediterranean Games.^[1] The team won a silver medal. However, Spadavecchia was an unused bench for the whole tournament.^[1]