{{Short description|Italian footballer}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Fabio Virgili | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|4|26|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Terni]], Italy | height = 1.86 m | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[A.S.D. Terni Est|Terni Est]] | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = [[Parma F.C.|Parma]] | youthyears3 = 2005–2006 | youthclubs3 = [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] | years1 = 2006–2009 | clubs1 = [[Parma F.C.|Parma]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2008–2009 | clubs2 = → [[A.C. Carpenedolo|Carpenedolo]] (loan) | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2009–2010 | clubs3 = [[A.S.D. Sporting Terni|Sporting Terni]] | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2010–2011 | clubs4 = [[Paganese Calcio 1926|Paganese]] | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2011–2012 | clubs5 = [[Ternana Calcio|Ternana]] | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2012 | clubs6 = [[POFC Botev Vratsa|Botev Vratsa]] | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2013 | clubs7 = [[Narnese Calcio|Narnese]] | caps7 = | goals7 = | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2002 | nationalteam1 = Italy U16 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2002–2003 | nationalteam2 = [[Italy national under-17 football team|Italy U17]] | nationalcaps2 = 14 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2004 | nationalteam3 = Italy U18 | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2004–2005 | nationalteam4 = [[Italy national under-19 football team|Italy U19]] | nationalcaps4 = 12 | nationalgoals4 = 0 }}

'''Fabio Virgili''' (born 26 April 1986) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].

==Club career== Born in [[Terni]], Umbria, Virgili started his professional career at [[Emilia–Romagna]] club [[Parma F.C.|Parma]]. In the summer of 2005, he left the [[Campionato Nazionale Primavera|Primavera Youth Team]]<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050213003726/http://www.fcparma.com/MostraInfo.asp?id_info=18087|url=http://www.fcparma.com/MostraInfo.asp?id_info=18087|title=Parma F.C. - Squadra Primavera - 2004/2005|archivedate=13 February 2005|work=Parma FC|url-status=usurped|language=Italian}}</ref> and joined [[Serie C1]] side [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] in a four-year [[co-ownership (football)|co-ownership]] deal, for a peppercorn fee of €500;<ref name=Napoli2006bilancio>SSC Napoli Report and Accounts on 30 June 2006 {{in lang|it}}, [http://www.registroimprese.it/ CCIAA]</ref> he won the league title with the club as an unused squad member, earning promotion to [[Serie B]]. In June 2006, he was bought back by Parma for €50,000<ref name=Napoli2006bilancio/> and became the club's third goalkeeper behind [[Luca Bucci]] and [[Alfonso De Lucia]]. He made his single appearance for the club that season in the second leg of the [[2006–07 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]] quarter-final, in which Parma drew 2–2 with [[A.S. Roma]], who won 4–3 on aggregate and went on to win the competition. In the next season, he was the backup of Bucci and [[Nicola Pavarini]], along with [[Radek Petr]] and Eros Corradini.

In July 2008, he joined [[A.C. Carpenedolo|Carpenedolo]] along with Parma team-mate [[Thomas Som]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accarpenedolo.it/html/leggi_News.asp?id=471|title=QUATTRO NUOVI ACQUISTI PER L´AC CARPENEDOLO|date=14 July 2008|access-date=13 March 2010|work=AC Carpenedolo|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716154742/http://www.accarpenedolo.it/html/leggi_News.asp?id=471|archive-date=16 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Although he played as a regular starter for the [[Lega Pro Seconda Divisione]] side, he joined hometown club [[A.S.D. Sporting Terni|Sporting Terni]] in August 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportingterni.it/news_scheda.php?idnews=14 |title=Ci sono Lancianese e Virgili nello Sporting Terni che fa 2-2 contro l´Atletico Montecchio |date=23 August 2009 |access-date=14 March 2010 |work=ASD Sporting Terni |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722053706/http://www.sportingterni.it/news_scheda.php?idnews=14 |archive-date=22 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>

On 19 August 2010, he was signed by [[Paganese Calcio 1926|Paganese]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.paganesecalcio.com/newsdetail.asp?active_page_id=51&active_news_id=970 |title=INGAGGIATI ANCHE VIRGILI E PANINI |date=19 August 2010 |access-date=25 January 2011 |work=Paganese Calcio 1926 |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006100401/http://www.paganesecalcio.com/newsdetail.asp?active_page_id=51&active_news_id=970 |archive-date=6 October 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> The following season he was signed by [[Ternana Calcio]], as the backup of [[Stefano Ambrosi]], along with [[Carlo Camilli]].

In the summer of 2012 he left [[Ternana Calcio]] and joined [[POFC Botev Vratsa|Botev Vratsa]] in the Bulgarian Second Division, but he never played for the club, and in March 2013 he returned in Italy to play with [[Narnese Calcio|Narnese]].

==International career== Virgili was an unused member of [[Italy national under-20 football team|Italy U20 team]] at [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship]]. Along with [[Daniele Padelli]], they were [[Emiliano Viviano]]'s backup. He was the first choice goalkeeper at [[2003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship]], ahead [[Giacomo Bindi]]. He also capped at [[2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification]], ahead [[Davide Petrachi]].

==Honours== '''Botev Vratsa''' * [[Lega Pro Prima Divisione]]: 2012

'''Narnese''' * [[Eccellenza Umbra]]: 2013

==References== {{Reflist}} * [http://www.sporterni.it/articolo.php?id=8269 sporterni.it]

==External links== * [http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/serie_a_2007/giocatori/virgili_fab.shtml Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport 2006-07] {{in lang|it}} * {{TuttoCalciatori|virgili_fabio}} * [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2581&squadra=11 Profile at FIGC] {{in lang|it}} * [http://www.laseried.com/giocatori-cnd/Portiere/fabio-virgili-2273.php LaSerieD.com Profile] {{in lang|it}} * {{Soccerway|fabio-virgili/4280}}

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