Marco Negri

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Marco Negri
Personal information
Full name Marco Paulo Negri
Date of birth (1970-10-27) 27 October 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)
Striker
Youth career
1982–1984 A.S.D. Unione Fincantieri Monfalcone
1984–1988 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Udinese 8 (0)
1989–1990 →
Novara
(loan)		 27 (0)
1991–1993
Ternana
 33 (5)
1993–1995 Cosenza 58 (23)
1994 →
Bologna
(loan)		 24 (8)
1995–1997
Perugia
 61 (33)
1997–2001 Rangers 30 (32)
1999 →
Vicenza
(loan)		 9 (1)
2001–2002
Bologna
 3 (0)
2002 Cagliari 4 (2)
2002–2004
Livorno
 20 (8)
2004–2005
Perugia
 3 (0)
Total 280 (112)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marco Negri (born 27 October 1970) is an Italian former

Livorno
.

Career

Early career in Italy and breakthrough with Perugia

Negri was born in

Bologna in Serie C1, scoring 8 goals in 24 appearances, before later returning to Cosenza the following year, where he experienced his best season yet, scoring 19 goals in 34 appearances.[1][2]

He later made his breakthrough with

Sampdoria. Despite his impressive tally of 15 goals in the league for the club during the 1996–97 season, he could not prevent the side from facing relegation, however, although his performances caught the attention of other clubs.[1][2]

Rangers

Rangers manager Walter Smith signed Negri from Perugia for £3.5 million in 1997. He was rewarded with instant success, as Negri scored 23 goals in his first ten league games,[3] including all five goals in a 5–1 win over Dundee United in the second league game of the season on 23 August 1997 at Ibrox Stadium,[4] as well as his side's only goal in a 1–1 draw against rivals Celtic at Celtic Park.[5] His low-key celebrations were noteworthy – often he felt the need only to exchange a handshake with other players and showed little exuberance.[6]

Negri easily topped the goalscoring charts in that

Vicenza in 1999 and the striker returned to Ibrox injured.[8] Eventually he was sold to his former club Bologna, in February 2001,[7] having made only 40 appearances in all competitions for the Scottish side.[9]

Later career

After his time with Bologna, Negri had a spell with

Livorno, scoring four goals in first three appearances, but they released him after only a few months following his declining performances.[7] In 2004, the player had a trial at Derby County,[9] although he was not offered a contract.[7] He later returned to Perugia, but only made three appearances for the club in Serie B.[7] He eventually retired in 2005 to dedicate himself to his family.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Krengli, Roberto (27 October 2015). "Auguri a Marco Negri !" (in Italian). Tutto Novara. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Che fine hanno fatto? Marco Negri, papà a tempo pieno" (in Italian). sport.sky.it. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Stupid Boyd". Yahoo! Eurosport UK. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  4. ^ Vitello, Salvatore (27 October 2020). "Marco Negri, il bomber di provincia che conquistò la Scozia" (in Italian). www.goal.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Marco Negri believes this season's Old Firm derbies will be as intense as ever". fourfourtwo.com. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  6. ^ Hills, David (6 August 2000). "The 10 worst foreign signings of all time". The Guardian. London.
  7. ^ a b c d e MacPherson, Graeme (14 November 2007). "The rise and fall of Marco Negri". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  8. ^ McHugh, Joe (24 October 1999). "Football: Rangers Go to War over Crock Negri". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  9. ^ a b "Rams trial for Negri". BBC Sport. 26 January 2004. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

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