Felipe dal Belo

Dal Bello

Personal information
Full name	Felipe Dias da Silva dal Belo
Date of birth	31 July 1984 (1984-07-31) (age 27)
Place of birth	Guaratinguetá[1], Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Fiorentina
Number	19
Youth career
1999–2002	Udinese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2010	Udinese	139	(5)
2010	→ Fiorentina (loan)	18	(0)
2010–	Fiorentina	5	(0)
2011	→ Cesena (loan)	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Felipe Dias da Silva dal Belo commonly known as just Felipe (born 31 July 1984)^[2] is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Fiorentina. He has spent his whole professional career at Italian Serie A.

Club career

Udinese

Felipe began his European career with Udinese Calcio, which he made his first team debut in April 2003. He has proven himself as a reliable central defender in Serie A, especially in the 2005–06 season for the club in the UEFA Champions League.

Felipe signed a new four-year contract with Udinese in March 2008 which would see him stay until 2012.^[3] He also signed an improved contract in November 2005.^[4]

In the 2006–07 season, Felipe missed the rest of the season after he was injured in January. He returned to the team in September 2007 and became one of the key players who helped Udinese qualify for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. But another injury in March 2008 meant he would miss the rest of the season and he returned in November 2008.^[5] He played 6 matches in 2008–09 UEFA Cup, which he missed the front part of the tournament.

But in 2009–10 season, Udinese proven Felipe is not a solid member, which the coach preferred Andrea Coda and Christian Zapata (who changed his role from fullback) as the central defender pair. He only played 3 league matches.

Fiorentina

A week before the opening of the transfer windows, Felipe was allowed to train with ACF Fiorentina and have medical and aptitudinal tests to finalize a possible transfer on 28 December 2009. ^[6][7]

On 2 January 2010, Felipe completed the transfer, signed a loan contract with option to purchase.^[8] He made his debut for the Viola in a 5–1 away win to Siena. He was loaned out to Cesena on 31 January 2011.

References

1. ^ Felipe Udinese Calcio
2. ^ "Fiorentina Club Profile". http://it.violachannel.tv/dettaglio-players/items/felipe-dalbelo.html. 
3. ^ "Felipe extends Udinese contract". Soccerway. 1 March 2008. http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/February/29/felipe-extends-udinese-contract/. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
4. ^ "Felipe fixes Udinese future". UEFA.com. 10 November 2005. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=365599.html. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
5. ^ "Felipe fa felice il Chievo Udinese, quarto k.o. di fila" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 30 November 2008. http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Udinese/Primo_Piano/2008/11/30/udi_chi.shtml. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
6. ^ "Comunicato stampa" (in Italian). Viola Channel (ACF Fiorentina). 28 December 2009. http://it.violachannel.tv/dettaglio-ultimora/items/comunicato-stampa.3462.html. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
7. ^ "Press Release about Felipe Dias Da Silva Dalbelo". FC Udinese (Udinese Calcio). 28 December 2009. http://www.udinese.it/ENG/script/view_flsh_news.php?id=26. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 
8. ^ "Acquisito Felipe, lunedì la presentazione" (in Italian). Viola Channel (ACF Fiorentina). 2 January 2010. http://it.violachannel.tv/dettaglio-ultimora/items/acquisito-felipe.html. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 

External links

• Profile ACF Fiorentina official site
• Profile Football.it (Italian)

Persondata
Name	Belo, Felipe Dias da Silva dal
Alternative names	Felipe
Short description	Brazilian footballer
Date of birth	31 August 1984
Place of birth	Guaratinguetá, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death