Ciro Ferrara

Ciro Ferrara (born 11 February 1967) is a former Italian footballer and manager. His most recent position was as manager of Sampdoria, although he also previously coached Juventus and the Italy national under-21 football team. As an assistant coach to Marcello Lippi, he won the 2006 FIFA World Cup with Italy.

He spent his playing career as a defender initially at Napoli and later on at Juventus, winning seven Serie A titles, as well as other domestic and international trophies. At international level, he represented Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics, at two UEFA European Championships in 1988 and 2000, and at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

An elegant yet powerful defender, throughout his playing career, he was known for his composure, technical skills, ball playing ability and class, which enabled him to play anywhere along the back-line. Regarded as one of the best Italian centrebacks of his generation, Ferrara was a complete, experienced, consistent, cautious, and successful defender, who was quick, strong in the air, and excelled at reading the game, tackling, and man-marking.

Ferrara

Ferrara ([ferˈraːra]  listen ) is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 kilometres (31 miles) north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km (3 miles) north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces dating from the 14th and 15th centuries, when it hosted the court of the House of Este. For its beauty and cultural importance it has been qualified by UNESCO as World Heritage Site. Modern times have brought a renewal of industrial activity. Ferrara is on the main rail line from Bologna to Padua and Venice, and has branches to Ravenna, Poggio Rusco (for Suzzara) and Codigoro.

History

Origins

Ferrara was probably settled by the inhabitants of the lagoons at the mouth of Po river; there are two early centers of settlement, one round the cathedral, the other, the castrum bizantino, on the opposite shore, where the Primaro empties into the Volano channel. Ferrara appears first in a document of the Lombard king Desiderius of 753 AD, as a city forming part of the Exarchate of Ravenna. Desiderius pledged a Lombard ducatus ferrariae ("Duchy of Ferrara") in 757 to Pope Stephen II.

Ferrara (disambiguation)

Ferrara is a city in Italy.

Ferrara may also refer to:

See also

Ferrara (surname)

Ferrara is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: