Jomi Salerno, Pina Napoletano bid farewell to handball

A rare profession behind him, a future but to be written. Pina Napoletano, the flag of Salerno handball, says sufficient with out, nevertheless, hanging up his footwear; she’s going to proceed to put on them to switch to the younger girls of the Jomi all his expertise, the profitable mentality. A mentality that has allowed the Salerno winger to gather successes like nobody else earlier than: 9 Scudetti, 6 Italian Cups, 7 Tremendous Cups, 1 Handball Trophy, 1 Seaside Handball Scudetto. And dozens extra appearances within the Azzurra shirt, worldwide matches together with his Salerno, an expertise as a Federal Councilor. Maybe extra “sporting lives” can be wanted to gather every little thing that Pina Napoletano has been capable of do in simply over twenty years of her profession. So many joys and simply as many pains, accidents which have repeatedly referred to as his profession into query. Each time, nevertheless, that the captain fell, he all the time discovered the power to rise up and are available again stronger and extra decided than earlier than. And it wasn’t the illnesses of an extended and tiring profession that guided the selection, the choice to finish her profession as a participant.

«For me it is a particular second that I knew would come, however it’s a choice that has already been made for some time – declared Pina Napoletano -. That is proper, every little thing involves an finish and my 40×20 runs come to an finish. I’ve given a lot to this sport, to this shirt, to this metropolis (knees, arms and way more) with out ever giving up. My profession has been lengthy, crossed by darkish moments, by accidents that left me for lifeless, however I’ve all the time gotten again up, I’ve all the time fought and my power through the years has been my nice stubbornness. There have been many completely happy moments, the Italian Cup gained in Salerno, the final championships, suffered however strongly desired. I really feel very connected to the entire Pdo, however a selected thought goes to Mimmo Testa, the one who made me uncover this sport and with whom I grew up, who was the primary to see me run on out of doors fields till I turned knowledgeable and raised essential trophies. I owe quite a bit to him».

Having stopped racing, Pina Napoletano will be capable to dedicate all her power and psychological power to the function of coach. The premises are already encouraging. TO Chietion the event of the Youth League Finals, as assistant coach of Cristophe Cassanhas already gained his first championship.

«I’ll stay with Pdo, in current days I acquired the proposal from the membership to stay within the technical sector and I thank the membership for the belief it has positioned in me. I’m completely happy and enthusiastic to embark on this new path, Pdo has been my second household for years now, I really feel at house right here. Thanks all for the love that has all the time accompanied me» concluded Pina Napoletano.