{{short description|Italian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Fabrizio Ferron | fullname = Fabrizio Ferron | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|9|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bollate, Italy | height = 1.82 m | position = Goalkeeper | youthyears1 = 1985–1986 | youthclubs1 = AC Milan | years1 = 1986–1988 | years2 = 1988–1996 | years3 = 1996–1999 | years4 = 1999–2000 | years5 = 2000–2002 | years6 = 2002–2004 | years7 = 2004–2005 | clubs1 = Sambenedettese | clubs2 = Atalanta | clubs3 = Sampdoria | clubs4 = Internazionale | clubs5 = Verona | clubs6 = Como | clubs7 = Bologna | caps1 = 56 | caps2 = 253 | caps3 = 95 | caps4 = 4 | caps5 = 64 | caps6 = 45 | caps7 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | goals7 = 0 }} '''Fabrizio Ferron''' (born 5 September 1965) is an Italian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played over 300 games in Serie A.

==Football career== Ferron started his career with the AC Milan youth team. He then played for Sambenedettese, before spending 8 seasons at Atalanta.

On 23 February 1992, Ferron suffered the infamy of conceding a late equaliser to Michelangelo Rampulla, the opposing goalkeeper for Cremonese, who became the first goalkeeper to score from open play in Serie A history.

In a 0–3 loss away to Reggiana on 23 January 1994, Ferron's heart stopped beating for some 15 seconds after a collision with an opposing striker. Luckily, he was revived shortly afterwards.<ref>{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/BU4s4WeLik4| archive-date = 2021-12-09| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU4s4WeLik4| title = 1993 94 20 Reggiana Atalanta 3 0 23 gen 1994 | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

He then played for Sampdoria, and subsequently for Internazionale, as a backup to Angelo Peruzzi.

He joined Verona in summer 2000. In summer 2002, he joined Serie A newcomer Como, where he competed with Alex Brunner for a starting spot. He played his last Serie A match against Modena FC on 27 April 2003, at the age of {{age in years and days|1965|9|5|2003|4|27|df=yes}}. Due to Brunner's departure and the club's relegation, he became the regular starter for Como, ahead of Stefano Layeni. In the summer of 2004, he joined Bologna as a backup to Gianluca Pagliuca, who was one year younger than Ferron.

==Style of play== An experienced and well-rounded goalkeeper,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,29/articleid,0773_01_1993_0033_0031_10898525/anews,true/|title=Professione Portiere|trans-title=Profession: Goalkeeper|work=La Stampa|language=Italian|last=Beccantini|first=Roberto|date=3 February 1993|accessdate=7 October 2019|page=29}}</ref> Ferron was known for his composed and efficient style of goalkeeping.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,17/articleid,1294_02_1991_0173_0017_19141934/|title=Sogno di mezza estate ma Luca ora ci crede|trans-title=Mid-summer night's dream but Luca now believes it|work=Stampa Sera|language=Italian|last=Ansaldo|first=Marco|date=6 August 1991|accessdate=7 October 2019|page=17}}</ref> He possessed good intuition and a strong positional sense,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1991/06/18/lentini-ultimo-acquisto.html|title=Lentini, the latest acquisition|work=la Repubblica|language=Italian|last=Granello|first=Licia|date=18 June 1991|accessdate=7 October 2019|page=39}}</ref> and was also known for his athleticism, agility, shot-stopping, punching ability, and reflexes, which enabled him to produce spectacular dives and acrobatic saves when necessary, without having to resort to histrionics;<ref name=solocalcio>{{cite web|url=http://www.solocalcio.com/gallery/top/migliori4.htm|title=I migliori della Serie A 1997-98: da Bergomi a Ferron|trans-title=The best of Serie A 1997–98: from Bergomi to Ferron|publisher=www.solocalcio.com|language=Italian|accessdate=7 October 2019|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200606/http://www.solocalcio.com/gallery/top/migliori4.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> moreover, he stood out for his consistency throughout his career, and was considered one of the most reliable goalkeepers in Serie A during the 1990s.<ref name=solocalcio/>

==Honours== ;Atalanta *Serie A promotion: 1994–95 *Coppa Italia runner-up: 1995–96

;Inter *Coppa Italia runner-up: 1999–2000

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{TuttoCalciatori|Ferron_Fabrizio}} *[http://archivio.inter.it/cgi-bin/giocatori-scheda?codice=G0247&L=en Inter Archive]

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