Ivano Ciano (born 3 May 1983) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1][2] He played in the Italian lower divisions for clubs including Pro Vasto, Catanzaro, Cosenza, Matera, Brindisi and Audace Cerignola.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivano Ciano | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Potenza | ||
| 2002–2007 | Pro Vasto | ||
| 2007–2011 | Catanzaro | ||
| 2011–2012 | Cosenza | ||
| 2012–2014 | Matera | ||
| 2014–2015 | Brindisi | ||
| 2015–2018 | Audace Cerignola | ||
| 2018–2019 | Sporting Donia | ||
| 2019–2020 | San Marco | ||
| 2020–2023 | Stornarella | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editCiano began his senior career with Potenza in the 2001–02 season.[1] He then played for Pro Vasto from 2002 to 2007. In a 2020 interview with VASPORT, Ciano described his five seasons with Pro Vasto as the best years of his career; the article reported that he made more than 150 appearances for the club and also served as captain.[3]
After leaving Pro Vasto, Ciano played for Catanzaro. In August 2011, he joined Cosenza after leaving Catanzaro; Cosenza Channel described him as a defensive utility player able to play across the back line and reported that he had played seven seasons in the fourth tier with Pro Vasto and Catanzaro.[5]
In July 2012, Ciano left Cosenza for Matera.[6] With Matera, he finished third in Serie D in 2012–13 and was part of the squad that won promotion to Lega Pro in 2013–14.[4] He joined Brindisi from Matera in July 2014.[1]
Ciano signed for Audace Cerignola in July 2015 after one season with Brindisi.[4] In 2018, he joined Sporting Donia, which had been formed from Sporting Ordona and Atletico Orta Nova.[7] He signed for San Marco in July 2019,[8] and for Stornarella in August 2020.[9]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 Di Napoli, Gianmarco (4 July 2014). "Un portiere under e un difensore senior i primi acquisti del Brindisi". Senza Colonne News (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ciano Ivano". TuttoCalciatori (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- 1 2 Del Borrello, Antonio (23 March 2020). "Ciano: "Pro Vasto nel cuore. Anni più belli della carriera. Io e Giuliano? Siamo la generazione della strada"". VASPORT (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 Trallo, Fabio (27 July 2015). "Audace Cerignola, mercato: ufficializzato Ivano Ciano". CerignolaViva (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ivano Ciano è del Cosenza". Cosenza Channel (in Italian). 18 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ciano saluta il Cosenza: "Tifosi splendidi, sempre nel mio cuore"". Cosenza Channel (in Italian). 14 July 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Sporting Donia: arriva l'ex cerignolano Ivano Ciano con tante stagioni da professionista". Dilettanti Foggia (in Italian). 3 September 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Silvestri, Ignazio (22 July 2019). "San Marco, colpo in difesa: firma Ivano Ciano". I AM CALCIO Foggia (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Calcio, colpo da novanta dello Stornarella! In biancoazzurro Ivano Ciano". PlayNews24 (in Italian). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
External links
edit- Ivano Ciano at TuttoCalciatori
- Ivano Ciano at AIC.Football.it