Musei Vaticani is a Vaticanese football club that currently plays in the Vatican City Championship, the top level of football in Vatican City. The team, like all Vatican clubs, plays its matches at the Campo Cardinale Francis Joseph Spellman in Rome, Italy.[1] The current president is Matteo Scianca and the current manager is Giancarlo Taraglio.[2] The squad consists of employees of the Vatican Museums.[3] With three titles, they are the most successful club in the history of the Vatican Supercoppa.[4]
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| Full name | Football Club Musei Vaticani New Team |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1966 as SS Hermes |
| Ground | Campo Cardinale Francis Joseph Spellman Rome, Italy |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Owner | Eyal Ron |
| Chairman | Antonio Nigrelli |
| Manager | Giancarlo Taraglio |
| League | Vatican City Championship |
| 2022 | 6th |
History
editMusei Vaticani was formed in 1966, becoming the first club in the Vatican, with the squad consisting of caretakers, restorers and servicemen. The club was originally known as SS Hermes because most of the members were employed in the Ottagono Courtyard of the Pio Clementino Museum where there is a copy of Prassitele's statue of the mythical messenger of gods Hermes.[3]
Current management
editAs of 25 July 2017[2]
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Beni Zisman | President |
| Alessandro Umbro | Vice-president |
| Luca Caravella - Matteo Scianca | Technical directors |
| Giancarlo Tarraglio | Head coach |
Honours
edit- Vatican City Championship Winners (3): 1982/1983, 2014/15, 2015/16
- Coppa Sergio Valci Winners (4): 1985/86, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2014/15
- Supercoppa Winners (3): 2007/08, 2008/09, 2015/16
- Source: [1]
References
edit- ^ "Storia" (in Italian). Sport in Vaticano. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Squadre-Musei Vaticani" (PDF) (in Italian). Sport in Vaticano. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ a b Mattei, Giampala. "Lo scudetto vaticano? Ai Gendarmi E per gli Svizzeri "zero tituli"" (in Italian). L'Osservatore Romano. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ Rota, Davide; Schöggl, Hans. "Vatican City - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 July 2017.