2020 Italy Soccer Tour  

Proud to announce our 2017 Tour Academy player Sam Cook.

This morning 14/07/2019 ( Australian Standard Time), together with our partner, Sam is trialing vs AFC Fiorentina SERIE A. 

What a year this was for Sam. We wish Sam the best of luck for this massive and most important game of his soccer career.

Adelaide Stars is an International Football Academy, affiliated with Real Vicenza Football club and Genoa Serie A professional football clubs. We specialize in the creation and management of exclusive tailor made football training clinics in Italy for teams from Australia. Together we have a remarkable history of Professional Showcase Events for local Clubs's  Teams wanting to prepare for their competitive season,  individual or youth teams (U12-U18 both boys and girls) wanting to enhance their skills, and experience the professionalism of European International Elite Football Clubs.
Vicenza (located in Veneto) is a thriving, cosmopolitan city, rich in culture and steeped in History. From the many museums, art galleries, piazzas, villas and churches that line the streets, to the Palladian Villas of the Veneto, and the renowned Olympic Theater in the surrounding area. The "city of Palladio" has been listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994.

PLAYER RESIDENTIAL ACADEMY 2020/21
Specifically created for 17 and 18 year old players.

Adelaide stars and Real Vicenza will manage its residential Academy in collaboration with San Marino Calcio. San Marino Calcio is one of our affiliated Serie D Clubs that participates in the Italian football league system.

Due to the excellent work being done at the San Marino Calcio academy many players have moved through the ranks and signed professional contract with teams in the Serie C, B and Serie A.

The Academy players will train 6 days a week (Monday to Saturday), with strength and conditioning, speed and agility work being done in the gym in the mornings, and their on field sessions every afternoon. Matches are scheduled for Wednesday evenings. The players will get one day off on a Sunday, where they will have the opportunity to watch matches at the stadiums in the surrounding area (Serie A/B/C), relax with their teammates, or participate in activities in the Rimini ‘s area.

PLAYERS THAT HAVE MOVED TROUGH THE RANKS AND SIGNED FOR SERIE A AND B TEAMS:

Amadou Diawara joined San Marino Calcio in 2014 from Guinea. During his time at San Marino, Bologna FC scouted him and brought him to the Serie A, for a fee of Euro Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand (420,000). In 2016, Diawara signed for fellow Serie A club SSC Napoli for a fee in the region of Euro Fifteen Million. (15.000.000) . 
Stefano Sensi played two years with the 1st team at San Marino before moving to Serie B Club Cesena and then to Serie A Club US Sassuolo. Sensi now represents the Azzurri (Italian National Team)

Gianluca Lapadula, who was signed by the Champions League’s giants AC Milan and now plays for Genoa CFC in the Serie A.

The Academies objective is to develop the players and provide opportunities to trial with professional and semi-professional clubs in Italy,

The Residential Academy players and staff will be living in RIMINI, a city of 150,292 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, located on the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most famous seaside resorts in Europe, thanks to its 15-kilometre-long sandy beach and over 1,000 hotels. An amazing art city with ancient Roman and Renaissance monuments, Rimini is also the hometown of the famous film director Federico Fellini. In recent years it has become one of the most important sites for trade fairs and conferences in Italy.

ACADEMY FACILITIES 
GATTEO MARE – CENTRO TECNICO FEDERALE 
Centro Tecnico Federale is one of the most renowned training facilities in Romagna. located at Gatteo Mare and certified by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) as one of their official Youth National team training complexes and the site used for the National coaching license.

This offer is the best possible realistic and unique pathway to professional football, for South Australian based players. If you like to know more details, please call Roberto 0419 842 656 or inbox