Bidoni: Serie A's most embarrassing players - Part 1
du Nord, August 11, 2009
Literally translated from Italian into English "bidone" simply means "thrash can". But in football terms, a "bidone" is a player who comes to Serie A with some sort of good (sometimes great or even stellar) reputation, and ends up a disaster, leaving behind a trail of wasted money and infuriated supporters.Jorge Washington Caraballo (Pisa)It is the summer of 1982 Pisa Calcio president Romeo Anconetani sends his son Adolfo to Uruguay with one important task: to bring back a strong reinforcement for his team. Adolfo comes back from Uruguay in less that 5 days, with him on the plane his precious acquisition: Jorge Washington Caraballo, a self proclaimed “new Schiaffino”, and self convinced super star of Pisa. Upon hearing the news, the Pisa supporters invade the airport to witness the arrival of the newly acquired player…and that is actually the last time a crowd gathers around Jorge with non-violent intentions. Caraballo is in fact a disaster, labeled by his own president Romeo Anconetani an “obscenity”, poor