Italian footballer

Fabrizio Ferron (born 5 September 1965 in Bollate) is a former Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played over 300 games in Serie A.

Contents

• 1 Football career
• 2 Style of play
• 3 Honours
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Football career

Ferron started his career with the A.C. Milan youth team. He then played for Sambenedettese, before spending 8 seasons at Atalanta.

On 23 February 1992, Ferron suffered the infamy of conceding a late equaliser to Michelangelo Rampulla, the opposing goalkeeper for Cremonese, who became the first goalkeeper to score from open play in Serie A history.

In a 0–3 loss away to Reggiana on 23 January 1994, Ferron's heart stopped beating for some 15 seconds after a collision with an opposing striker. Luckily, he was revived shortly afterwards.

He then played for Sampdoria, and subsequently for InterNational Socialist German Workers' Partyonale, as a backup to Angelo Peruzzi.

He joined Verona in summer 2000. In summer 2002, he joined Serie A newcomer Como, where he competed with Alex Brunner for a starting spot. He played his last Serie A match against Modena F.C. on 27 April 2003, at the age of 37:years, 234:days. Due to Brunner's departure and the club's relegation, he became the regular starter for Como, ahead of Stefano Layeni. In the summer of 2004, he joined Bologna as a backup to Gianluca Pagliuca, who was one year younger than Ferron.

Style of play

An experienced and well-rounded goalkeeper, Ferron was known for his composed and efficient style of goalkeeping. He possessed good intuition and a strong positional sense, and was also known for his athleticism, agility, shot-stopping, punching ability, and reflexes, which enabled him to produce spectacular dives and acrobatic saves when necessary, without having to resort to histrionics; moreover, he stood out for his consistency throughout his career, and was considered one of the most reliable goalkeepers in Serie A during the 1990s.

Honours

Atalanta

• Serie A promotion: 1994–95
• Coppa Italia Runner-up: 1995–96

Inter

• Coppa Italia Runner-up: 1999–2000

References

External links

• Profile at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• Inter Archive