Patrizia Panico (Italian pronunciation: [paˈtrittsja paˈniːko]; born 8 February 1975) is an Italian former footballer who is the current manager of Italy U16.[2] A prolific goalscorer, Panico is a longstanding member of the Italy women's national team; she won over 185 caps for Italy, and also served as her national side's captain. She is a veteran of Italy's 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2013 UEFA Women's Championship campaigns and played at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. In a club career that spanned more than two decades, Panico won ten Scudetti and collected five Coppa Italia winner's medals with her various clubs. She was Serie A's top scorer on 14 occasions (an Italian record for her category) and spent part of 2010 in America, representing Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) club Sky Blue FC. Panico is nicknamed "The Scorpion" due to her deadly goalscoring instincts.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrizia Panico[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1975-02-08) 8 February 1975 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
Height | 1.64 | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Italy U16 (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1991 | Borussia | ||
1991–1993 | Valmontone | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1996 | SS Lazio | 71 | (32) |
1996–1997 | Torino CF | 30 | (32) |
1997–1998 | Modena Amadio | 28 | (29) |
1998–2003 | SS Lazio | 209 | (191) |
2003–2004 | ACF Milan | 22 | (5) |
2004–2006 | Torino CF | 44 | (56) |
2006–2009 | ASD Bardolino | 62 | (73) |
2009–2014 | Torres | 134 | (175) |
2010 | → Sky Blue FC (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2014–2015 | AGSM Verona | 25 | (34) |
2015–2016 | Fiorentina | 21 | (20) |
Total | 656 | (647) | |
National team | |||
1996–2014 | Italy | 196 | (107) |
Teams managed | |||
2017– | Italy U16 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In addition to Torres, Panico played for SS Lazio, Torino CF, Modena Amadio, ACF Milan and ASD Bardolino, as well as Sky Blue FC of the United States' Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). She was the Serie A's top scorer for ten seasons.[4]
At Modena in 1997–98 Panico won her first Serie A title. She played alongside Carolina Morace and came to be seen as the heir apparent to Morace's title as Italy's best female player.[5]
In the months before the professional Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) began play in 2001, Panico was pursued by Philadelphia Charge. She had agreed terms but the move was eventually derailed by red tape.[6]
Panico made her senior international debut on 8 April 1996, in Italy's 4–1 1997 UEFA Women's Championship qualification win over Portugal in Mestre. She started the match and scored Italy's first goal after five minutes of play.[note 1] Panico was selected for the final tournament in Norway. She scored in a 2–2 group stage draw with Denmark, as Italy reached the final which they lost 2–0 to Germany.
At the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States, Panico gave Italy the lead in their first game against Germany. The match at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California finished 1–1.[7] The Italians were eliminated after a 2–0 defeat by Brazil in their next game, but recovered to beat Mexico 2–0. Panico scored the first goal and was hailed as "one of the world's most explosive players" by CNN Sports Illustrated.[8]
On 11 November 1999 Panico scored a notable hat-trick against Germany in a 4–4 2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualification draw.[9] At the final tournament, player of the match Panico scored twice in Italy's opening 2–1 win over Denmark at the Waldstadion in Aalen.[10] The Italians narrowly failed to qualify from the group after a 1–1 draw with Norway and a 2–0 defeat by France.
Four years later, Panico was included in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 in North West England.[11] She played in the Italians' 4–0 defeat to perennial champions Germany, which intersected defeats to France and Norway and preceded another first round exit.[12]
At UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland, Panico played in all four games and added two goals as the Italians went out to Germany in the quarter-finals.[9] Four years later, national coach Antonio Cabrini named Panico in his selection for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[13] At 38, Panico entered her fifth European finals and admitted it was likely to be her last.[14] She was left disappointed by another defeat by the Germans in the quarter-final at Myresjöhus Arena, Växjö.[15]
On 2 October 2010, he scored against Ukraine for the FIFA Women's World Cup qualification at the Stadion Yuri Gagarin in Chernihiv.[16]
Competition | Stage | Date | Location | Opponent | Goals | Result | Overall |
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1997 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 1996–04–07 | Mestre | Portugal | 1 | 4–1 | 2 |
First Stage | 1997–07–03 | Lillestrøm | Denmark | 1 | 2–2 | ||
1999 FIFA World Cup | Qualifiers | 1997–11–01 | Nyon | Switzerland | 1 | 3–1 | 5 |
1998–04–11 | Blois | France | 1 | 3–2 | |||
1998–05–27 | Espoo | Finland | 1 | 2–1 | |||
First Stage | 1999–06–20 | Pasadena | Germany | 1 | 1–1 | ||
1999–06–27 | Foxborough | Mexico | 1 | 2–0 | |||
2001 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 1999–10–13 | Castelfranco | Ukraine | 1 | 1–0 | 6 |
1999–11–11 | Isernia | Germany | 3 | 4–4 | |||
First Stage | 2001–06–25 | Aalen | Denmark | 2 | 2–1 | ||
2005 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 2003–03–30 | Trento | Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 8–0 | 7 |
2003–07–19 | Vaasa | Finland | 1 | 1–1 | |||
2003–09–27 | Frauenfeld | Switzerland | 1 | 1–0 | |||
2004–04–24 | Andria | Finland | 1 | 1–1 | |||
2004–06–26 | Benevento | Sweden | 1 | 2–1 | |||
2004–11–27 | Čáslav | Czech Republic | 1 | 3–0 | |||
2007 FIFA World Cup | Qualifiers | 2005–09–24 | Monza | Ukraine | 1 | 3–1 | 8 |
2005–11–02 | Sesto | Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 6–0 | |||
2006–04–22 | Athens | Greece | 4 | 5–0 | |||
2006–09–23 | Rimini | Norway | 1 | 1–2 | |||
2009 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 2007–05–30 | Dublin | Republic of Ireland | 1 | 2–1 | 9 |
2007–10–27 | Bük | Hungary | 1 | 3–1 | |||
2007–10–31 | Parma | Romania | 1 | 5–0 | |||
2008–02–16 | Villacidro | Republic of Ireland | 1 | 4–1 | |||
2008–05–24 | Buftea | Romania | 1 | 6–1 | |||
2008–10–25 | Prague | Czech Republic | 1 | 1–0 | |||
2008–10–29 | Gubbio | Czech Republic | 1 | 2–1 | |||
First Stage | 2009–08–25 | Lahti | England | 1 | 2–1 | ||
Quarterfinals | 2009–09–04 | Lahti | Germany | 1 | 1–2 | ||
2011 FIFA World Cup | Qualifiers | 2009–09–19 | Domžale | Slovenia | 1 | 8–0 | 11 |
2009–09–23 | Rieti | Portugal | 2 | 2–0 | |||
2009–10–24 | Yerevan | Armenia | 1 | 8–0 | |||
2009–11–25 | Francavilla | Armenia | 2 | 7–0 | |||
2010–03–27 | Tocha | Portugal | 1 | 3–1 | |||
2010–06–19 | Montereale | Slovenia | 1 | 6–0 | |||
2010–09–15 | Gubbio | France | 1 | 2–3 | |||
2010–10–02 | Chernihiv | Ukraine | 1 | 3–0 | |||
2010–10–27 | Aarau | Switzerland | 1 | 4–2 | |||
2013 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 2011–11–19 | Pruszków | Poland | 1 | 5–0 | 9 |
2012–03–31 | Ferrara | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 4–0 | |||
2012–04–04 | Podolsk | Russia | 2 | 2–0 | |||
2012–06–16 | Turin | North Macedonia | 3 | 9–0 | |||
2012–09–16 | San Benedetto | Poland | 1 | 1–0 | |||
2015 FIFA World Cup | Qualifiers | 2014–02–13 | Novara | Czech Republic | 1 | 6–1 | 8 |
2014–04–10 | Cluj | Romania | 1 | 2–1 | |||
2014–05–08 | Skopje | North Macedonia | 1 | 11–0 | |||
2014–06–14 | Prague | Czech Republic | 2 | 4–0 | |||
2014–06–17 | Vercelli | North Macedonia | 2 | 15–0 | |||
2014–10–29 | Lviv | Ukraine | 1 | 2–2 |
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Italian Football Hall of Fame | |
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Italian referees |
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Posthumous honours |
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Davide Astori Fair Play Award | |
Special Award |
Italy squad – UEFA Women's Euro 1997 runners-up | ||
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Italy squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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Italy squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2001 | ||
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Italy squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2005 | ||
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Italy squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2009 | ||
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Italy squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2013 | ||
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