Sampdoria Home Jersey 2001/02 – Fabio Tricarico – Player Issued – Asics – Serie B Championship

Fabio Tricarico's Player Issued Jersey: A Sampdoria Serie B Relic

The first official Sampdoria kit for the 2001/2002 season in a Player Issued version is a rare and authentic relic of vintage Italian football. Made in Italy by technical sponsor Asics — the blucerchiati club's long-standing supplier in those years — it features exclusive technical characteristics reserved for team supply: professional finishes, match-grade materials, and internal details absent in commercial versions. The model is distinguished by the chest band with Sampdoria's iconic colors — blue, white, red, and black — and the presence of the Grafoplast sponsor on the front. The official Lega Calcio Serie B patch is sewn on the sleeve. This size XL example is preserved in superb Excellent vintage condition, with intact fabrics, vivid colors, and perfect stitching despite over twenty years having passed since its production.

The Player: Fabio Tricarico

Fabio Tricarico (Milan, November 27, 1969) is a former Italian midfielder with a long career full of experiences at all levels of professional football. He grew up in the lower leagues with Spezia and Mantova, then came into his own with Empoli under Luciano Spalletti, with whom he reached Serie A. He then moved to Torino, where he made 27 Serie A appearances in the 1999/2000 season, becoming a mainstay in the granata midfield. His blucerchiati experience with Sampdoria in the 2001/2002 season — in an intense and hard-fought Serie B championship — represents one of the most significant chapters of a career built on professionalism, team spirit, and tactical intelligence. This jersey is the sporting document of that period, an authentic piece of blucerchiati history.

What is a Player Issued jersey?

A Player Issued jersey is a kit specifically prepared for a particular player but not necessarily worn in an official match. It differs from the commercial version by a series of precise technical characteristics: professional finishes, dedicated internal labels, match-grade cut and materials, and exclusive technical details reserved for team supply. It is hierarchically superior to the store version and inferior only to the Match Worn. For collectors, it represents an authentic piece of very high historical and commercial value, often impossible to find on the market years after its production. A vintage Player Issued jersey like this one — produced over twenty years ago — combines the rarity of the piece prepared for the player with the patina of time, making it a doubly exclusive item.

Authenticity and MTM Guarantee

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