Virtus Verona
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Virtus Verona, founded as Unione Sportiva Virtus Borgo Venezia in 1921, sometimes referred to as Virtus Vecomp Verona for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian association football club located in Borgo Venezia, a district of Verona, Veneto. It currently plays in Serie C.
History
The club was founded in 1921 as Unione Sportiva Virtus Borgo Venezia.
Virtus Verona, the third football club in Verona behind Chievo and Hellas Verona, is a unique case in Italy of a club whose chairman, Luigi Fresco, had also been the head coach of the first team for over 41 years, since 1982, after the other historic president Sinibaldo Nocini, who was in charge for 20 years. The club is also notable for being the only Italian professional football team to field a reserve team in the regional amateur divisions.
The club was promoted into professionalism for its first time ever at the end of the 2012–13 season, after winning the national playoff tournament in which they were qualified as fourth-placed in the Girone C of Serie D. At the end of the 2017–18 season, the club return into professionalism, in Serie C, the third tier of Italian soccer.
Stadionul Virtus Verona este Stadio Gavagnin-Nocini, cu o capacitate de 10.300 de locuri.
Culorile tradiționale ale clubului sunt galben și albastru.
Virtus Verona a câștigat un singur trofeu major, Coppa Italia Serie C, în 1995.
Cel mai important jucător al echipei este atacantul Matteo Brunori, care este cel mai bun marcator din istoria clubului.
Antrenorul actual al echipei este Luigi Fresco.
Virtus Verona este o echipă modestă cu un buget relativ mic. Cu toate acestea, clubul are o bază solidă de fani și este o parte importantă a comunității locale.