Carlo Nervo Explained

Carlo Nervo
Birth Date:29 October 1971
Birth Place:Vicenza, Italy
Height:1.80 m
Position:Winger
Youthclubs1:Bassano Virtus
Years1:1988–1989
Years2:1989–1990
Years3:1990–1991
Years4:1991–1992
Years5:1992–1994
Years6:1994–2005
Years7:2005–2006
Years8:2006–2007
Years9:2008
Years10:2008–2009
Clubs1:Bassano Virtus
Clubs2:Monza
Clubs3:Bassano Virtus
Clubs4:Cittadella
Clubs5:Mantova
Clubs6:Bologna
Clubs7:Catanzaro
Clubs8:Bologna
Clubs9:Virgilio
Clubs10:Rolo
Caps1:31
Caps2:0
Caps3:29
Caps4:31
Caps5:62
Caps6:311
Caps7:18
Caps8:26
Goals1:5
Goals2:0
Goals3:3
Goals4:3
Goals5:8
Goals6:34
Goals7:0
Goals8:2
Nationalyears1:2002–2004
Nationalteam1:Italy
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

Carlo Nervo (pronounced as /it/; born 29 October 1971) is an Italian former professional footballer who usually played as a wide midfielder on the right flank. Following his retirement, he began a career in politics.

Club career

Originally from Solagna, Nervo began his career with the G.S.R. Solagna Youth System, before moving to Bassano Virtus, where he made his professional debut in 1988 after developing further in the club's Youth System. After brief periods with Monza and Cittadella, he moved to Mantova in 1992, spending two seasons with the club, helping the club to the Serie C2 title in his first season, and earning promotion to Serie C1.[1] [2]

In 1994, Nervo was signed by Bologna, the club with which he would spend most of his career; in total, he remained at the club for 13 seasons in total, 11 of which were consecutive, making 337 league appearances for the club between Serie A, Serie B, and Serie C1, while scoring a total of 36 goals; he made his debut with Bologna during the 1994–95 season, and demonstrated his adeptness as a right winger due to his pace, work-rate, skill, creativity, and eye for goal, which enabled him to form several notable partnerships on the pitch with strikers such as Igor Kolyvanov and Giuseppe Signori.[3] Nervo played a key role in helping Bologna win consecutive Serie C1 and Serie B titles, also gaining Serie A promotion with the club, and he made his Serie A debut on 7 September 1996, in a 1–0 home win over Lazio;[4] he made his 100th Serie A appearance with Bologna in a 0–0 away draw against Verona on 5 March 2000.[4] [5] During his time with the club, he helped Bologna to qualify for the UEFA Cup, after winning the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup; Bologna reached the semifinals of both the 1998–99 UEFA Cup and the 1998–99 Coppa Italia the following season.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Following Bologna's relegation to Serie B at the conclusion of the 2004–05 Serie A season and the expiration of his contract with the club,[9] Nervo spent a brief stint on loan with fellow Serie B side Catanzaro during the 2005–06 season, but later returned to Bologna in January 2006, and finished his professional career with the club at the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, retiring in 2007.[7] With 417 appearances in official competitions with Bologna, he is the club's third highest appearance holder, behind Giacomo Bulgarelli and Tazio Roversi.[1] [11]

In February 2008, Nervo came out of retirement to play football in the lower divisions, for Virgilio, and Padania.[12] During the 2008–09 season, he played with Rolo, officially retiring from football at the end of the season.[1]

International career

Nervo also played for the Italy national side, making six appearances under manager Giovanni Trapattoni between 2002 and 2004.[13] He made his international debut in a friendly match on 20 November 2002, in a 1–1 home draw against Turkey, in Pescara.[14] [15]

Style of play

Nervo usually played as a right winger, and was known for his pace, work-rate, dribbling skills, creativity, eye for goal, and ability to provide precise assists for teammates from crosses.[3] Although he usually played as a midfielder, he was also capable of playing as a forward,[16] or as a defender.[17]

Outside of football

Politics

Following his retirement from football, Nervo pursued a career in politics; he is a member of the controversial right-wing Padanian separatist party Lega Nord. On 7 June 2009, he was elected the mayor of Solagna, in the province of Vicenza.[3] [18] [19] [20]

Business

After his political career, Nervo started a family furniture business.[18]

Honours

Mantova[2]

1992–93

Bologna[6]

1994–95

1995–96

1998

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carlo Nervo. National Football Teams. 11 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Il secondo fallimento del Mantova. A.C. Mantova. Italian. 25 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Sono sceso in campo con la Lega dopo aver giocato nel Catanzaro.... Libero Quotidiano. Italian. Alessandro Dell’Orto. 24 January 2017.
  4. Web site: I numeri della 24ª. RaiSport. Italian. 3 March 2000. 25 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202044412/http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/sport/calcio/200003/03/38bfd65e06bf9/. 2 February 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Stagione: 1999-00. Bologna F.C.. Italian. 25 January 2017.
  6. Web site: Tanti auguri Bologna! Firmato, la redazione. Tutto Bologna Web. Italian. Manuel Minguzzi. Massimo Righi. Marco Vigarani. 3 October 2013. 25 January 2017.
  7. Web site: L'ultimo urlo di Nervo: calcio addio. Il Resto del Carlino. Italian. Massimo Vitali. 2 June 2007. 25 January 2017.
  8. Web site: Bologna: la torre Andersson vuole guardare Praga dall' alto. La Gazzetta dello Sport. Italian. Fabio Bianchi. Silvano Stella. 3 November 1998. 25 January 2017.
  9. Web site: Chiedo l' anima di quel Bologna. La Gazzetta dello Sport. Italian. Andrea Tosi. 25 August 2005. 25 January 2017.
  10. Web site: Il Bologna sfiora l'impresa. RaiSport. Italian. 10 March 1999. 26 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073707/http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/rubriche/coppe978/199903/10/36e6c9130152b/. 5 March 2016. dead.
  11. Web site: I Rossoblu di tutti i tempi. Bologna FC. Italian. 11 May 2015. dead. https://archive.today/20120720115230/http://www.bolognafc.it/presenze.asp. 20 July 2012.
  12. Web site: Nervo prende per mano il Virgilio. La Repubblica. Italian. Alberto Fortunati. 21 February 2008. 25 January 2017.
  13. Web site: Nazionale in cifre: Nervo, Carlo. FIGC. Italian. 11 May 2015.
  14. Web site: Italia-Turchia 1-1. Italia1910.com. Italian. 25 January 2017.
  15. Web site: Time to experiment for Azzurri. UEFA.com. 20 November 2002. 25 January 2017.
  16. Web site: Blues to strike for Nervo?. Sky Sports. Adam Marshall. 25 January 2017.
  17. Web site: Controversial goal ends Monaco's run. ESPN FC. 8 March 2003. 25 January 2017.
  18. Web site: Che fine hanno fatto? Nervo (ri)scoperto, fa il Sindaco. Sky.it. Italian. LUIGI VACCARIELLO. 30 November 2010. 24 January 2017.
  19. Web site: VERSO LE ELEZIONI E ora il centrodestra pensa di candidare Carlo Nervo. Il Corriere di Bologna. Italian. 4 August 2015. 24 January 2017.
  20. Web site: Nervo e Marilena, la strana coppia "Di lei mi fido, del calcio meno". La Repubblica. Italian. Luca Bortolotti. 27 December 2012. 24 January 2017.