Sporting Catanzaro Lido center forward Davide Giglio reaches 300 goals, an extraordinary figure in a 16-year career. For him also a presence in the cup with Catanzaro
On 15 March 2009 he scored his first goal among the amateurs. Championship of Excellence. In front of the Palmese and the Cutro. Final score 1-1. For the Reggio team, goal from Mimmo Fiorino, historic striker of Calabrian football, at that time in the final phase of a career full of exploits, with many promotions and victories in the scorers’ rankings. On the other hand, first career center for a young striker, then twenty years old, having his first experiences among the Amateurs. Fifteen years later we find that boy able to celebrate an extraordinary achievement, because from that year onwards he found a way to score 300 goals, becoming one of the most prolific attackers in Calabrian amateur football.
Davide Giglio, avalanche of goals: 300 goals in 16 years
His career developed mainly between Promotion and First Category. Two tournaments in which he has averages that few can boast. Limiting ourselves only to the championship matches in the regular season, in the first category Davide Giglio had 189 appearances and 180 goals. He practically averages a goal per game. Since December 2018 he has been playing with it Sporting Catanzaro Lido, in the Promotion tournament. Here he first reached the threshold of 250 goals and, last Sunday, with the brace at Bivongi Pazzano, here he reached 300, in a match of fundamental importance to continue to hope for qualification for the play outs.
The experience with the Eagles
She also has a presence with the Catanzaro shirt, in a Serie C Italian Cup match. On 5 September 2007, the Giallorossi club decided to send Berretti to Taranto. Final result 4-0 for the hosts, but for Giglio the joy of making his debut with the Eagles. «This was the best satisfaction of my career. Even though it was in the cup, I played with my hometown team. It was an unforgettable experience.”
The dedication
An important goal, the one achieved by Davide Giglio, which requires a dedication from the director concerned: «My thoughts go to my family and my partner, who support me and above all put up with me when things go less well than expected and therefore the mood cannot be the best. I think of them because this activity also involves renunciations and sacrifices.”
Who is Davide Giglio
He was born in Catanzaro on 24 December 1989. He took his first steps in Santa Maria, then moved to Pro Cosenza, then here he is at Catanzaro with Berretti and with several benches in C2 in the first team. Following Cutro in Eccellenza, Real Catanzaro between First category and Promotion, Montepaone, a brief experience in Sambiase in Eccellenza, the First category again with Atletico Botricello, Taverna (a few months also in Promotion) and Sporting Catanzaro Lido, the team with which seeks salvation in Group B of Promotion, after years at the top.
