Parma Calcio Home Jersey 2018/19 – Bruno Alves – No. 22 – Player Issued – Erreà – Serie A – Cetilar

The Player Issued shirt of Bruno Alves: Parma's great return to Serie A in its team supply version

The Parma Calcio first shirt for the 2018/2019 season in Player Issued version is an authentic and symbolically powerful relic of contemporary Italian football. Made by Erreà — the Emilia-based club's historic technical sponsor — it features the classic design with a white base and a black cross on the front, and a ribbed polo collar inspired by the look of the nineties, Parma's golden decade. AON and Cetilar sponsors on the front; Viva la Mamma Beretta on the back. The official Serie A TIM 2018-2019 patch is sewn on the left sleeve. The back features the gold Parma Calcio 1913 badge, the BRUNO ALVES nameset and the number 22. The internal label with the "PARMA CALCIO 1913" tape and the XL size confirm its belonging to the team's supply. The fabric shows some small localized imperfections from storage, detailed in the photos. Size XL. Condition Good.

The player: Bruno Alves

Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves (Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, November 27, 1981) is one of the longest-serving and most respected Portuguese central defenders in European football of the 2000s. After a career that saw him star with Porto — with whom he won several titles in Portugal and the 2011 UEFA Champions League — he arrived at Parma in the 2018/19 season, contributing as an element of international experience to the Emilian club's return to Serie A after years in Serie D following the 2015 bankruptcy. His leadership on the field and European champion's resume perfectly represent the spirit of rebirth of that Parma. In the 2018/19 season, Parma finished seventh, an extraordinary result for a team that had played four championships in four divisions. Bruno Alves's number 22 is the symbol of that relaunch.

What is a Player Issued shirt?

A Player Issued shirt is a uniform prepared specifically for a specific player but not necessarily used in every official match. It differs from the commercial version in its professional-level technical materials, personalization with the player's name and number, and exclusive internal details reserved for the team's supply — such as the "PARMA CALCIO 1913" tape and the internal badge present in this example. In the hierarchy of football collecting, the Player Issued occupies a position superior to the store version and inferior only to the Match Worn, representing an authentic piece of growing collectible value.

Authenticity and MTM guarantee

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