Italian footballer and rally driver
Cesare Rickler|
Full name |
Cesare Gianfranco Rickler Del Mare |
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Date of birth |
(1987-03-18) 18 March 1987 (age 37) |
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Place of birth |
Viareggio, Italy |
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Height |
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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Position(s) |
Centre back |
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|
–2001 |
Calcio Lido |
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2001–2002 |
Pistoiese |
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2002–2004 |
Pisa |
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2004–2005 |
Chievo |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2005–2011 |
Chievo |
21 |
(0) |
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2008–2009 |
→ Piacenza (loan) |
20 |
(2) |
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2009–2010 |
→ Modena (loan) |
34 |
(0) |
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2010–2011 |
→ Piacenza (loan) |
23 |
(1) |
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2011–2016 |
Bologna |
0 |
(0) |
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2013–2014 |
→ Mantova (loan) |
14 |
(2) |
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2014–2015 |
→ Prato (loan) |
13 |
(0) |
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2007 |
Italy U-20[1] |
2 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of end of 1314 season |
Cesare Rickler (born 18 March 1987) is a former Italian footballer and is currently a rally driver.
Career
Chievo
Rickler made his first team debut on 18 April 2007 in an away match against Lazio, ended in a 0–0 tie.
Rickler had only played 4 matches in Serie A and 17 in Serie B with Chievo, rest of his Chievo career was spent on loan to Serie B clubs.
Bologna
In June 2011 Rickler was exchanged with Alessandro Bassoli in co-ownership deal. Both players' 50% registration rights were tagged for €1.5 million. He signed a 5-year contract, which worth €100,000 in net in the first season and would gradually increased to €120,000 in the last 3 seasons, plus bonuses.[2] The deal was criticized as financial trick or even creative accounting, as the aggressive price tag of both players only improved 2010–11 financial result (selling profit nearly €3M)[3] and created an amortization cost of €3 million (€600,000 each for 5 seasons) from 2011 to 2016, with both players performance were impaired with costing the club €600,000.
Moreover, following Rickler was banned for 4 years, Bologna would never recovered the residual contract value €2.4M, thus both club gave up the bought back rights in June 2012. Bologna also write-down the contract value of Rickler for a season for €600,985 in the financial year[4] to make his contract residual value "worth" around €1.8 million in accounting on 1 July 2012 (however followed the ban shortened, the write-down reverted[5]).
Rickler had been questioned by prosecutor since March 2012.[6] On 18 June 2012 Rickler was suspended for 4 years due to involvement in 2011–12 Italian football scandal. His Piacenza and Chievo teammate Alessandro Sbaffo also request to ban 3-year and 3 months by procurator.[7] However Sbaffo's plea bargain was successful reduced the ban by heavy fine, but Rickler employed the lawyer to defence[8] and failed to acquit the charge.[9] Rickler's appeal to "Corte di Giustizia Federale" was dismissed on 6 July 2012. However his ban was shorten by Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport to 14 months after appeal.
Mantova (loan)
In April 2013 Rickler's ban was shortened;[10] on 21 August 2013 Rickler left for fourth division club Mantova F.C.[11]
Prato (loan)
In July 2014 joined on loan to Prato.[12]
International career
He also made a total two appearances with the Italian Under-20 squad, and was also selected once for the Italian U-21 team.[1]
Motorsport
Rickler has participated in Rally raid events since leaving football, including multiple appearances in the Dakar Rally in the trucks category.[13]
Dakar Rally results
Personal
His grandfather Gianfranco Dell'Innocenti played almost 300 games in the Serie A in the 1940s and 1950s.
References
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