Alessandro Pellicori (born 22 July 1981) is a former Italian footballer and football coach. He played as a striker.[1]

Alessandro Pellicori
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-07-22) 22 July 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Cosenza, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Cosenza 1 (0)
2000–2004 Lecce 4 (0)
2002Avellino (loan) 18 (7)
2003Varese (loan) 9 (1)
2003Foggia (loan) 15 (2)
2004Benevento (loan) 14 (1)
2004–2005 Grosseto 53 (22)
2006 Catanzaro 7 (0)
2006 Piacenza 9 (0)
2007 Cesena 12 (3)
2007–2009 Avellino 38 (18)
2009 → Grosseto (loan) 19 (4)
2009–2011 Queens Park Rangers 8 (0)
2010Mantova (loan) 17 (8)
2010–2011Torino (loan) 22 (1)
2016 Castrovillari 2 (0)
2016–2017 Acri ? (?)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Palmese
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

On 11 August 2012 he was suspended 3 year for alleged match-fixing.

Career

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Pellicori started his professional career at Cosenza then Lecce. He made his Serie A debut on 14 January 2001 against Vicenza. Lecce loaned him to various Serie C1 clubs until settled in Grosseto.

Pellicori signed for Piacenza of Serie B in summer 2006, but he was signed by Serie B rival Cesena on 31 January 2007. On 22 August, he moved to newly promoted Serie B team Avellino. He scored 18 goals but could not avoid the team finished as the top of the four relegated teams. On 29 July 2009 Queens Park Rangers signed Pellicori on a free transfer until June 2012. He scored his first goal for QPR in a first round League Cup tie at Exeter City on 11 August 2009.[2] However, he failed to score in the league and joined Mantova on loan in January 2010. In August 2010, he penned a season long loan deal at Torino.

References

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  1. ^ "QPR bag Italian striker Pellicori". BBC Sport. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Exeter 0 – 5 QPR". BBC Sport. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
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