Francesco Ruopolo

Football player infobox
playername = Francesco Ruopolo


fullname =
height = height|m=1.85
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|3|10
cityofbirth = Aversa
countryofbirth = Italy
currentclub = AlbinoLeffe
clubnumber = 28
position = striker
youthyears = ?-2002
youthclubs = Parma
years = 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-
clubs = Pro Patria (loan) Cittadella (loan)
Parma Lokomotiv Moscow (loan)
Parma Triestina (co-ownership) AlbinoLeffe (co-ownership)
caps(goals) = 32 (4) 31 (6) 10 (0) 7 (0) 6 (0) 13 (0) 6 (3)
nationalyears = 2000 2002-2004
nationalteam = Italy U-16 Italy U-20
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (1)it icon [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2470 FIGC] ] 23 (4)
pcupdate = March 8, 2007
ntupdate = December 2006

Francesco Ruopolo (born 10 March 1983 in Aversa, Caserta) is an Italian football striker who currently plays for AlbinoLeffe.

Ruopolo, a graduate from the Parma youth system, made his professional debut in 2002 with Pro Patria of Serie C1, where he was sent on loan for a season. He was then loaned to Cittadella, again in Serie C1, where he scored six goals. In summer 2004, he returned to Parma, playing ten games without goals; he is however noted by FC Lokomotiv Moscow, that signs him on loan for the 2005/2006 season. He played seven Russian league matches for Lokomotiv, made two substitution appearances in UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, and started 4 games and made 2 substitution appearances in UEFA Cup, scored two goals against S.K. Brann and Maccabi Petah Tikva FC. He returned to Parma in January 2006, and made six Serie A appearances for the "ducali". Ruopolo was signed on co-ownership by Serie B club Triestina in 2006, but he failed to impress in Trieste and moved to AlbinoLeffe in January 2007.

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