{{short description|Italian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Francesco Volpe | fullname = Francesco Massimiliano Volpe | height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|3|3|df=y}} | birth_place = Naples, Italy | position = Forward | currentclub = Piacenza 1919 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2004 | youthclubs1 = Genoa | youthyears2 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs2 = Juventus | years1 = 2002–2004 | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Genoa | years2 = 2006–2007 | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 4 | clubs2 = Ravenna | years3 = 2007–2011 | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Livorno | years4 = 2009–2010 | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 2 | clubs4 = → Triestina (loan) | years5 = 2010–2011 | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 3 | clubs5 = → SPAL (loan) | years6 = 2011–2012 | caps6 = 27 | goals6 = 2 | clubs6 = Piacenza | years7 = 2012–2013 | caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 3 | clubs7 = Lupa Piacenza | years8 = 2013– | caps8 = 32 | goals8 = 8 | clubs8 = Piacenza | nationalyears1 = 2003–2004 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalteam1 = Italy U18<ref>[http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2754&squadra=9 FIGC]</ref> | nationalyears2 = 2004–2005 | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | nationalteam2 = Italy U19 | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Francesco Massimiliano Volpe''' (born 3 March 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Piacenza.
==Football career== Volpe joined Juventus along with Domenico Criscito in 2004 in co-ownership deal, for €1.9M (both priced €1.9M in full ownership, but sold back 50% to for €0.95M and €0.95M, and paid via the transfer of Antonio Nocerino in co-ownership deal, priced €450,000).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juventus.com/media/native/investor-relations-docs/english/financial-statemet-and-reports/2004-2005/25_ott_2005_eng.pdf|title=Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2005|date=25 October 2005|access-date=22 January 2017|publisher=Juventus F.C.}}</ref> Volpe signed a 5-year contract.
They went through the Juventus youth system. Volpe was bought permanently in June 2005 for another €250,000, as Genoa cut €700,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/bilanci_relazioni/24_mar_2006_eng.pdf|title=Six-Monthly Report at 31 December 2005|date=24 March 2006|accessdate=25 June 2010|work=Juventus FC|language=Italian|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402230738/http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/bilanci_relazioni/24_mar_2006_eng.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2006, he joined Ravenna Calcio, on loan from Juventus with option to sign 50% rights for €450,000, which Ravenna did in June.<ref name=2007report>{{cite news|url=http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/bilanci_relazioni/Relazioni_e_bilancio_al_30_giugno_2007_inglese_definitivo.pdf |title=Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2007 |date=26 October 2007 |accessdate=25 June 2010 |work=Juventus FC |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207050929/http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/bilanci_relazioni/Relazioni_e_bilancio_al_30_giugno_2007_inglese_definitivo.pdf |archivedate=7 December 2008 }}</ref> In July 2007 he joined A.S. Livorno Calcio of Serie A in another co-ownership deal. Livorno paid Juve €1M and Juve paid the same amount to Ravenna to acquire him.<ref name=2007report/> But he just played twice at Serie A and followed the team relegated to Serie B. In 2008–09 season, he made 23 league appearances (mainly as sub) and won promotion back to Serie A as playoffs winner.
In July 2009 he was loaned to Triestina, where he made 15 starts in 22 league appearances. In June 2011 Juventus gave up the remain 50% registration rights to Livorno,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=03906b62-a7b9-4a9d-b2f8-4e87e36e4c8e&groupId=10192|title=Risoluzione Accordi di Partecipazione|date=25 June 2011|accessdate=28 June 2011|work=Lega Serie A|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625105943/http://www.legaseriea.it/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=03906b62-a7b9-4a9d-b2f8-4e87e36e4c8e&groupId=10192|archivedate=25 June 2011|language=Italian|url-status=dead}}</ref> made a write-down of €617,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/94906bc6-df85-454e-9aaf-c1d5402de699/Relazione+finanziaria+annuale+al+30+giugno+2011.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=94906bc6-df85-454e-9aaf-c1d5402de699|title=Relazione finanziaria annuale al 30 giugno 2011|date=18 October 2011|accessdate=22 October 2011|work=Juventus FC|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606201909/http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/94906bc6-df85-454e-9aaf-c1d5402de699/Relazione+finanziaria+annuale+al+30+giugno+2011.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=94906bc6-df85-454e-9aaf-c1d5402de699|archivedate=6 June 2015}}</ref>
On 31 August he was sold to Piacenza in another co-ownership deal. for €500,<ref>AS Livorno Calcio SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2012 {{in lang|it}}</ref> along with Fabrizio Di Bella on loan. They were part of the deals that Antonio Piccolo joined Livorno.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.piacenzacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4886&Itemid=39|title=Le operazioni di mercato |date=31 August 2011|accessdate=27 September 2011|work=Piacenza Calcio|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livornocalcio.it/notizie/notizie.php?id=6370|title=Cessioni: In quattro lasciano l´amaranto|date=31 August 2011|accessdate=26 September 2011|work=AS Livorno Calcio|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327045006/http://www.livornocalcio.it/notizie/notizie.php?id=6370|archivedate=27 March 2012}}</ref> During the season Piacenza bankrupted and a new entity "Lupa Piacenza" restarted in amateur level. In September 2012 Volpe signed a 1-year deal with Lupa Piacenza.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.piacenzacalcio.it/home/francesco-volpe-torna-a-piacenza.jspurl?id_prodotto=694337&IdC=2117&IdS=2117&tipo_padre=0&tipo_cliccato=0&com=c|title=Francesco Volpe torna a Piacenza|date=21 September 2012|accessdate=7 September 2013|publisher=Lupa Piacenza|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103235644/http://www.piacenzacalcio.it/home/francesco-volpe-torna-a-piacenza.jspurl?id_prodotto=694337&IdC=2117&IdS=2117&tipo_padre=0&tipo_cliccato=0&com=c|archivedate=3 November 2013}}</ref> The club promoted to 2013–14 Serie D and renamed to Piacenza Calcio 1919. Volpe also renewed his contract with the club.
== Honours == '''Juventus Primavera''' *Torneo di Viareggio (1): 2005 *Campionato Primavera (1): 2005–06
'''Ravenna''' *Serie C1 (1): 2006–07
'''Lupa Piacenza''' *Eccellenza Emilia–Romagna (1): 2012–13
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|volpe-francesco-massimiliano/17805}} *[http://aic.football.it/scheda/17005/volpe-francesco.htm aic.football.it]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Volpe, Francesco}} Category:Italian men's footballers Category:Genoa CFC players Category:Juventus FC players Category:Ravenna FC players Category:US Livorno 1915 players Category:Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Category:Serie A players Category:Serie B players Category:Italy men's youth international footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Footballers from Naples Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen