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{{Short description|Italian footballer and manager (born 1967)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Ciro Ferrara
| image          = Ciro Ferrara.jpg
| caption        = Ferrara in 2012
| full_name      = Ciro Ferrara<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/3993/files/allegati/3998/cu73.pdf |title=Comunicato Ufficiale N. 73 |trans-title=Official Press Release No. 73 |publisher=Lega Serie A |page=6 |date=2 November 2012 |access-date=11 December 2020 |language=it}}</ref>
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1967|2|11|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Naples]], Italy
| height         = 1.80 m
| position       = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub    = 
| youthyears1    = 1980–1984 |youthclubs1 = [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]
| years1         = 1984–1994 |clubs1      = [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]   |caps1 = 247 |goals1 = 12
| years2         = 1994–2005 |clubs2      = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] |caps2 = 253 |goals2 = 15
| totalcaps      = 500       |totalgoals = 27
| nationalyears1 = 1985–1987 |nationalteam1 = [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U21]] |nationalcaps1 = 6 |nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1988      |nationalteam2 = [[Italy Olympic football team|Italy Olympic]]       |nationalcaps2 = 5 |nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 1987–2000 |nationalteam3 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]]              |nationalcaps3 = 49|nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate       = 
| ntupdate       = 
| manageryears1  = 2005–2006 |managerclubs1 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (assistant)
| manageryears2  = 2008–2009 |managerclubs2 = [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (assistant)
| manageryears3  = 2009–2010 |managerclubs3 = [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
| manageryears4  = 2010–2012 |managerclubs4 = [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U21]]
| manageryears5  = 2012      |managerclubs5 = [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]
| manageryears6  = 2016–2017 |managerclubs6 = [[Wuhan Zall]]
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{flag|Italy}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[UEFA Euro 1988|1988]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 Italy]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]|}}
}}

'''Ciro Ferrara''' {{postnominals|post-noms=[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Ufficiale OMRI]]}} ({{IPA|it|ˈtʃiːro ferˈraːra}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ricerca?lemma=Ferrara|title=Ferrara|work=DiPI Online|author=Luciano Canepari|author-link=Luciano Canepari|access-date=26 October 2018|language=it}}</ref> born 11 February 1967) is an Italian former [[Association football|footballer]] and [[Association football manager|manager]]. Ferrara spent his playing career as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]], initially at [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] and later on at [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], winning seven total [[Serie A]] titles as well as other domestic and international trophies.

His most recent position was as manager of [[Wuhan Zall]]. He had also previously coached [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] and the [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy national under-21 team]]. As an assistant coach to [[Marcello Lippi]], he won the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] with [[Italy national football team|Italy]].

At international level, he earned 49 caps for the Italian national team and represented the team at the [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Summer Olympics]], at two [[UEFA European Championships]], in [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988]] and [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]], and at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]].

==Club career==
===Napoli===
[[File:Ciro Ferrara - Napoli.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Ferrara with [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] during the [[1987–88 Serie A|1987–88 season]]]]

A native of [[Naples]], Ferrara began his career with the youth system of hometown club [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] in 1980. He graduated the ''primavera'' youth squad in 1984, and began to earn first team call-ups that season. He made 14 total appearances with the club in his first full season. The following season, Ferrara became a part of the starting XI, and he soon began earning call-ups to the Italy national team, making the squad for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]]. He also scored one of Napoli's goals as they won the [[1989 UEFA Cup final]]. In addition to the [[UEFA Cup]], with Napoli he won two [[Serie A]] titles (in [[1986–87 Serie A|1986–87]] and [[1989–90 Serie A|1989–90]]), the [[1986–87 Coppa Italia|1987 Coppa Italia final]], and the [[1990 Supercoppa Italiana]], the latter over his future team, [[Juventus FC|Juventus]].<ref name="Eroi Bianconeri: Ciro Ferrara"/>

===Juventus===
In the summer of 1994, Ferrara transferred to [[Turin]]-based club Juventus under coach [[Marcello Lippi]], and was quickly introduced into the starting XI, making over 40 total appearances for the club in all competitions in his first season, scoring one goal. He is considered one of the best central defenders of his generation, not relinquishing his starting position for the club for the next ten years. He also captained the team from 1995 to 1996 and became one of the most experienced and decorated players of the past two decades, winning eight Serie A championships, six of which were with Juventus, and two with Napoli. Ferrara was also part of two [[Coppa Italia]] titles (one with each team), three [[Supercoppa Italiana]] titles (two with Juventus, one with Napoli) and several European competitions, including the [[UEFA Champions League]], UEFA Cup, [[European/South American Cup|Intercontinental Cup]] and [[UEFA Super Cup|European Super Cup]]). His role as captain, however, was taken over by [[Alessandro Del Piero]] in 1996.

Throughout his Juventus career, Ferrara played an important role in the club's backline, with his vast experienced and dominating defensive style. Throughout his 12-year tenure with the club, Ferrara formed impressive defensive partnerships with the likes of [[Mark Iuliano]], [[Moreno Torricelli]], [[Paolo Montero]], [[Gianluca Pessotto]], [[Lilian Thuram]], [[Alessandro Birindelli]], [[Igor Tudor]], [[Gianluca Zambrotta]], [[Nicola Legrottaglie]] and [[Fabio Cannavaro]]. Juventus had what was considered as the best defence in the world at this time, and teams strongly regretted ever going down a goal to the club, as they knew how hard it would be to score one back for themselves. In the [[1996–97 Juventus FC season|1996–97 season]], one of his peak seasons, he scored 4 goals in 32 Serie A matches, while also being capped eight times internationally. Following the ''[[Scudetto]]''-winning [[2004–05 Juventus FC season|season]], Ferrara, along with veteran defensive teammates [[Mark Iuliano]] and [[Paolo Montero]], ended their Juventus careers. While Montero returned to Uruguay and Iuliano opted to join smaller clubs to conclude his career, Ferrara retired from football altogether in May 2005 at age 38. He made just four Serie A appearances in his final season with the club. Following Juventus' involvement in the [[2006 Italian football scandal]], "''Calciopoli''", Juventus' 2004–05 title was later revoked.<ref name="Eroi Bianconeri: Ciro Ferrara"/>

==International career==
In June 1987, Ferrara debuted for the [[Italy national football team|Italian senior squad]] in a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Nunzio|last=Marrazzo|title=Coronavirus. Asta Cannavaro-Ferrara: la 10 di Maradona venduta a prezzo record|url=https://www.sportcampania.it/coronavirus-asta-cannavaro-ferrara-la-10-di-maradona-venduta-a-prezzo-record/|website=Sport Campania|date=25 April 2020|access-date=17 October 2024|language=it}}</ref> In 1988, he was a member of the Italy team that finished in fourth place at the [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Summer Olympics]] after reaching the semi-final.<ref name="Eroi Bianconeri: Ciro Ferrara"/><ref name="FIGC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=435&squadra=1|title=Nazionale in cifre: Ferrara, Ciro|publisher=Italian Football Federation|language=it|access-date=19 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063358/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=435&squadra=1|archive-date=25 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Style of play==
An elegant yet powerful and aggressive defender, Ferrara was known throughout his career for his composure, anticipation, technical skills, ball-playing ability, versatility, and class, which enabled him to play anywhere along the back-line, both in the centre, as a man-marker ("stopper"), or as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|full-back]], usually on the right flank, and allowed him to adapt to various formations and systems.<ref name="Eroi Bianconeri: Ciro Ferrara">{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttojuve.com/gli-eroi-bianconeri/gli-eroi-in-bianconero-ciro-ferrara-81418|title=Eroi Bianconeri: Ciro Ferrara|publisher=Tutto Juve|language=it|author=Stefano Bedeschi|access-date=11 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Euro 2000 Profiles: Ciro Ferrara">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/italy/squad/742351.stm|title=Euro 2000 Profiles: Ciro Ferrara|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 September 2014}}</ref> A world-class defender, who is regarded as one of the best Italian [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre-backs]] of his generation,<ref name="Eroi Bianconeri: Ciro Ferrara"/><ref name="Euro 2000 Profiles: Ciro Ferrara"/><ref name=archive.thedailystar.net/><ref name="AUTUNNO">{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1988/09/02/italia-autunno.html|title=L' ITALIA D'AUTUNNO|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|author1=FABRIZIO BOCCA|date=2 September 1988|access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="FRATELLI D' ITALIA"/><ref name="Da Maradona al terzo Millennio"/><ref name=rondelli>{{cite news|author=Giorgio Rondelli|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1995/giugno/05/Vialli_Rambo_Tarzan_Pagliuca_ecco_co_0_95060511464.shtml|title=Vialli Rambo, Tarzan Pagliuca: ecco la nazionale della Forza|work=Corriere della Sera|language=it|page=36|date=5 June 1995}}</ref><ref name="Veltroni intervista Ferrara">{{cite web|url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/serie-a/2016/10/29-16837796/veltroni_intervista_ferrara_io_e_higuain_stesso_destino_storie_diverse/|title=Veltroni intervista Ferrara: "Io e Higuain stesso destino, storie diverse"|publisher=Il Corriere dello Sport|language=it|author1=Walter Veltroni|date=29 October 2016|access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref> Welsh former winger [[Ryan Giggs]] described Ferrara and his defensive teammate at Juventus [[Paolo Montero]] as "...the toughest defenders [he] played against", also adding that they were often very hard in their challenges,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/10468747/Manchester-United-winger-Ryan-Giggs-still-seeks-perfection-as-he-prepares-for-Cardiff-return-ahead-of-40th.html|title=Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs still seeks perfection as he prepares for Cardiff return ahead of 40th|publisher=The Telegraph|author1=Henry Winter|date=22 November 2013|access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref> while Polish former midfielder [[Zbigniew Boniek]] has stated that Ferrara was the best defender he ever faced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spazionapoli.it/2016/04/30/boniek-ferrara-maradona-calcioitaliano/|title=Ferrara il miglior difensore affrontato, Diego di un altro pianeta. Tempi d'oro i miei, oggi...|publisher=www.spazionapoli.it|language=it|author1=Gennarro Donnarumm|date=30 April 2016|access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref> A precocious talent in his youth, Ferrara later established himself as one of the best defenders in the world in his prime. He was considered to be a complete, experienced, consistent, cautious and successful defender, with a good positional sense, who was quick, athletic, strong in the air, a good tackler, and who excelled at reading the game and marking his opponents;<ref name="Eroi Bianconeri: Ciro Ferrara"/><ref name="Euro 2000 Profiles: Ciro Ferrara"/><ref name=archive.thedailystar.net>{{cite web|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/05/28/d30528041033.htm|title=KEY MEN|publisher=The Daily Star|date=28 May 2003|access-date=7 November 2015|archive-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107085134/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/05/28/d30528041033.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Italy from Albertini to Zola">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-italy-from-albertini-to-zola-1234117.html|title=Football: Italy from Albertini to Zola|work=The Independent|author1=Roy Hodgson|date=4 October 1997|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="FRATELLI D' ITALIA"/><ref name="Da Maradona al terzo Millennio"/><ref name="Veltroni intervista Ferrara"/><ref name="AVREI SCELTO VIALLI"/> these skills enabled him to be effective in both a man-marking and a zonal marking defensive system.<ref name="Da Maradona al terzo Millennio">{{cite web|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,29/articleid,0181_01_2004_0004_0029_1294347/|title=Da Maradona al terzo Millennio la carriera di un campione infinito|publisher=La Stampa|language=it|page=29|date=5 January 2004|access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref> In addition to his defensive skills, he was also known for his offensive contribution as a centre-back,<ref name="AVREI SCELTO VIALLI"/> and was also capable of playing as a [[Defender (association football)#Sweeper (libero)|sweeper]].<ref name="flowering">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-greatness-has-a-last-flowering-in-baggio-1077893.html|title=Football: Greatness has a last flowering in Baggio|work=The Independent|author1=Richard Williams|date=1 March 1999|access-date=13 February 2017}}</ref> In spite of his tenacious playing style, he was also known to be a fair and correct player.<ref name="FRATELLI D' ITALIA">{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1987/09/12/fratelli-italia.html|title=FRATELLI D' ITALIA|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|date=12 September 1987|access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="AVREI SCELTO VIALLI">{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1994/06/21/ma-io-avrei-scelto-vialli.html|title=MA IO AVREI SCELTO VIALLI|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|author1=GIANNI MINA'|date=21 June 1994|access-date=29 October 2017}}</ref> In addition to his ability as a defender, he was also known for his professionalism, leadership, strong personality, and his commanding presence both on the pitch and in the dressing room.<ref name="Da Maradona al terzo Millennio"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/euro2000/italy/player/Ferrara.html|title=Profile: Ciro Ferrara|publisher=ESPN FC|author1=Mark Thompson|date=13 July 2000|access-date=22 February 2017}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Ferrara was part of the Italian technical staff for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]. After winning the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], he became part of Juventus' staff, joining former club and national teammate Gianluca Pessotto, with Ferrara being named youth system chief (''responsabile settore giovanile''), dealing mostly with organisational aspects of the Juve academy. In July 2008, Ferrara took the [[UEFA Pro License]] coaching badges following training at [[Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano|Coverciano]], [[Florence]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=111543 |publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb |title=Ferrara e Costacurta promossi a Coverciano |language=it |access-date=19 May 2009 |date=2 July 2008}}</ref> After Juventus fired [[Claudio Ranieri]] following a string of seven league games without a win in the [[Serie A 2008–09|2008–09 season]], Ferrara was named interim head coach of Juventus on 18 May 2009 for the remaining two weeks of the season, with the goal of maintaining second place in the league table, and the possibility of being appointed on a full-time basis for a longer period. In his two games as caretaker manager, he led Juventus to 3–0 and 2–0 wins over [[S.S. Robur Siena|Siena]] and [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] respectively, thus ensuring a second-place finish over rivals [[AC Milan|Milan]]. Following these results, he emerged as a strong candidate for to take the job permanently for the next season. On 5 June 2009, Juventus formally announced his appointment as manager for 2009–10 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.juventus.it/site/ita/NEWS_newseventi_34A125B2C4CD445788D4E8498A77FEBC.asp |language=it |publisher=Juventus FC |title=Ciro Ferrara è il nuovo allenatore della Juventus |access-date=5 June 2009 |date=5 June 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=653001&cc=5739|title=Juventus unveil Ferrara as new manager|date=5 June 2009|work=ESPN|access-date=4 January 2010|archive-date=10 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510074103/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=653001&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During the summer, the team was then strengthened with high-profile signings such as Brazilian internationals [[Diego (footballer, born 1985)|Diego]] and [[Felipe Melo]]; 2006 World Cup champions [[Fabio Cannavaro]] and [[Fabio Grosso]] in defence; and young Uruguayan international [[Martín Cáceres]], on loan. After winning his first four league matches, Ferrara's fortunes changed after Juve failed to make the knockout stage of the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League]] following a 4–1 defeat by [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] at home in a match where a draw would have awarded Juve the qualification to the following phase, despite a promising start to the campaign. Despite a win over [[Derby d'Italia]] rivals [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]], Juve embarked on a losing streak over the winter, notably against minor teams such as [[Sicily|Sicilian]] side [[Catania Calcio|Catania]] and recently promoted [[AS Bari|Bari]]. He came under intense scrutiny from the media and there was much speculation about who would succeed him as manager, especially after he was absent at the traditional meeting of all Serie A managers, coaches and referees in [[Rome]] during mid-season and was instead represented by then-Juventus director of sport [[Alessio Secco]] and 23-year-old midfielder [[Claudio Marchisio]] at the press conference.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/sport/juve_ferrara_bilico_la_russia_libera_hiddink/bettega-ferrara-secco-hiddink-lippi-calcio-juventus-calcio-juventus/12-01-2010/articolo-id=412999-page=1-comments=1|title=Juve, Ferrara in bilico La Russia libera Hiddink|publisher=[[Il Giornale]]|language=it|date=12 January 2010}}</ref>

Six days later, Juventus were knocked out of the [[Coppa Italia]] by Inter 2–1 at the [[San Siro]], leading the board of directors to ultimately sack Ferrara after weeks of speculation regarding his position, replacing him with [[Alberto Zaccheroni]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Juventus FC |language=it |title=Zaccheroni nuovo allenatore della Juventus |access-date=29 January 2010 |date=29 January 2010 |url=http://www.juventus.it/site/ita/NEWS_newsseriea_24CA3FB221F04352B60AC7DAD8C7913E.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201135019/http://www.juventus.it/site/ita/NEWS_newsseriea_24CA3FB221F04352B60AC7DAD8C7913E.asp |archive-date=1 February 2010}}</ref>

On 22 October 2010, Ferrara was announced as new head coach of the [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy under-21 team]], with former teammate [[Angelo Peruzzi]] his assistant.<ref name="ferrara_U21">{{cite news |url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/26242/2010/10/News.shtml |publisher=FIGC.it |language=it |access-date=22 October 2010 |date=22 October 2010 |title=Ferrara è il nuovo tecnico, Peruzzi vice: lunedì in Figc la presentazione }}</ref> Under Ferrara, the ''Azzurrini'' remain unbeaten in the [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|2013 UEFA European U21 Championship]] [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 7|qualifiers]] as of June 2012. On 2 July 2012, he left the country's U-21 side to coach newly promoted Serie A side [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] for the [[2012–13 Serie A|2012–13 season]]. However, he was sacked on 17 December 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=1907892.html?rss=1907892+Rossi+in+for+Ferrara+at+struggling+Sampdoria|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219175635/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=1907892.html?rss=1907892+Rossi+in+for+Ferrara+at+struggling+Sampdoria|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 December 2012|title=Rossi in for Ferrara at struggling Sampdoria|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=17 December 2012|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/28547/sampdoria-sack-ferrara-%E2%80%93-report|title=Sampdoria sack Ferrara – report|publisher=Football Italia|date=17 December 2012|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
With his fellow Neapolitan friend and former defensive teammate Fabio Cannavaro, Ferrara has helped establish a charity foundation, ''Fondazione Cannavaro Ferrara'', specialising in the procurement of cancer research equipment and surgery for special cases of cancer for a hospital in their native Naples. The foundation also aims to help at risk youth in Naples.<ref name=fondazionecannavaroferrara.it>{{cite web|url=http://www.fondazionecannavaroferrara.it/fondatori?lang=en|title=Founders: Fabio Cannavaro & Ciro Ferrara|publisher=Fondazione Cannavaro-Ferrara|access-date=20 May 2015}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{NFT|10721|accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="11"|[[SSC Napoli|Napoli]]||1984–85||rowspan="10"|[[Serie A]]||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0
|-
|1985–86||14||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||0
|-
|1986–87||28||2||8||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||38||2
|-
|1987–88||23||1||7||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||32||1
|-
|1988–89||27||0||8||0||12||1||colspan="2"|–||47||1
|-
|1989–90||33||0||6||0||6||0||colspan="2"|–||45||0
|-
|1990–91||29||2||8||2||3||0||1||0||41||4
|-
|1991–92||32||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||34||1
|-
|1992–93||31||4||5||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||39||4
|-
|1993–94||28||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!247!!12!!46!!2!!28!!1!!1!!0!!322!!15
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]||1994–95||rowspan="11"|Serie A||33||1||7||0||9||1||colspan="2"|–||49||2
|-
|1995–96||31||3||1||0||9||0||1||0||42||3
|-
|1996–97||32||4||3||0||11||0||2||1||48||5
|-
|1997–98||17||1||2||0||5||0||1||0||25||1
|-
|1998–99||18||0||2||1||3||0||0||0||23||1
|-
|1999–00||31||1||1||0||9||0||colspan="2"|–||41||1
|-
|2000–01||23||1||1||0||6||0||colspan="2"|–||30||1
|-
|2001–02||22||3||4||1||4||0||colspan="2"|–||30||4
|-
|2002–03||25||0||0||0||12||1||0||0||37||1
|-
|2003–04||17||1||4||0||4||0||1||0||26||1
|-
|2004–05||4||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!253!!15!!26!!2!!72!!2!!6!!1!!358!!20
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!500!!27!!72!!4!!100!!3!!7!!1!!680!!35
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cferrara-intl.html|title=Ciro Ferrara - International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="14"|[[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|1987||3||0
|-
|1988||4||0
|-
|1989||7||0
|-
|1990||5||0
|-
|1991||6||0
|-
|1992||0||0
|-
|1993||0||0
|-
|1994||0||0
|-
|1995||6||0
|-
|1996||4||0
|-
|1997||8||0
|-
|1998||1||0
|-
|1999||1||0
|-
|2000||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!49!!0
|}

===Coach===
{{updated|23 March 2017}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2009
|align=left|2010
{{WDL|30|15|5|10}}
|-
|align=left|[[Italy national under-21 football team|Italy U-21]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2010
|align=left|2012
{{WDL|19|12|6|1}}
|-
|align=left|[[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|2012
|align=left|2012
{{WDL |15|5|3|7}}
|-
|align=left|[[Wuhan Zall F.C.|Wuhan Zall]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|China}}
|align=left|2016
|align=left|2017
{{WDL |16|8|1|7}}
|-
!colspan="4" align="center" valign=middle|Total
{{WDLtot|80|40|15|25}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Napoli'''<ref name="eurosport1">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/ciro-ferrara_prs323/person.shtml|title=Ciro Ferrara|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref>
* [[Serie A]]: [[1986–87 Serie A|1986–87]], [[1989–90 Serie A|1989–90]]
* [[Coppa Italia]]: [[1986–87 Coppa Italia|1986–87]]
* [[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[1990 Supercoppa Italiana|1990]]
* [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: [[1988–89 UEFA Cup|1988–89]]
'''Juventus'''<ref name="Eroi Bianconeri: Ciro Ferrara"/>
* [[Serie A]]: [[1994–95 Serie A|1994–95]], [[1996–97 Serie A|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Serie A|1997–98]], [[2001–02 Serie A|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Serie A|2002–03]]
* [[Coppa Italia]]: [[1994–95 Coppa Italia|1994–95]]
* [[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[1995 Supercoppa Italiana|1995]], [[1997 Supercoppa Italiana|1997]], [[2002 Supercoppa Italiana|2002]], [[2003 Supercoppa Italiana|2003]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1995–96 UEFA Champions League|1995–96]]<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1995/matches/ 1995–96 All matches – season at UEFA website]</ref>
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1999]]<ref>[https://archive.today/20130105025826/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/history/Season=1999/intro.html Official site]</ref>
*[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[1996 UEFA Super Cup|1996]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec199596.html 1996 UEFA Super Cup] at [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]</ref>
*[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1996 Intercontinental Cup|1996]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/toyotamvp.html |title=Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=1 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414090937/http://rsssf.com/tablest/toyotamvp.html |archive-date=14 April 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: Runner-up: [[1996–97 UEFA Champions League|1996–97]],<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1996/matches/ 1996–97 All matches – season at UEFA website]</ref> [[1997–98 UEFA Champions League|1997–98]],<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1997/matches/ 1997–98 All matches – season at UEFA website]</ref> [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|2002–03]]<ref>*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120113042857/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2002/matches/all/index.html 2002–03 All matches – season at UEFA website]</ref>
*[[UEFA Cup]]: Runner-up: [[1994–95 UEFA Cup|1994–95]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120115041339/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1994/matches/all/index.html 1994–95 All matches UEFA Cup – season at UEFA website]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20051210150333/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UEFACup/history/Season=1994/intro.html Official Site]</ref>

'''Italy Olympic Team'''
*[[Summer Olympic Games]]: semi-finals: [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]

'''Italy'''
*[[UEFA European Championship]]: Runner-up: [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111116162616/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2000/index.html UEFA Euro 2000] at UEFA.com</ref>
*[[FIFA World Cup]]: Bronze Medal: [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1990italy 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy], FIFA.com</ref>
*[[UEFA European Championship]]: Bronze Medal: [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111116162433/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1988/index.html UEFA Euro 1988] at UEFA.com</ref>
*[[Scania 100 Tournament]]: 1991<ref>[https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2016/09/tournaments-part-6-scania-100-1991.html?m=1 Tournaments-Part 6 – Scania 100 (1991)] Soccer Nostalgia. Tuesday, September 20, 2016</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[European Sports Media#ESM Team of the Year|ESM Team of the Year]]: 1996–97<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/esm-xi.html |title=ESM XI |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=13 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207144925/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/esm-xi.html |archive-date=7 February 2016}}</ref>
*[[FIFA|FIFA XI]] (Reserve): 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/fifa-xi.html|title=FIFA XI´s Matches - Full Info|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref>
*[[Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea"]]: 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comune.cinisello-balsamo.mi.it/spip.php?article3932|title=Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": Alba d'Oro|publisher=Comune Cinisello|language=it|access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[Pallone d'Argento]]: 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ussi.it/2016/a-florenzi-il-pallone-dargento-coppa-giaime-fiumano/|title=A Florenzi il "Pallone d'Argento" Coppa Giaimè Fiumano|publisher=ussi.it|language=it|date=8 May 2016|access-date=18 May 2016}}</ref>

'''Orders'''
:*[[File:Cavaliere OMRI BAR.svg|left|50px]] 5th Class / Knight: ''[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana]]'': 1991<ref name="5th class">{{cite web|url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=211807 |title=Ferrara Sig. Ciro - Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana |website=quirinale.it |language=it |date=30 September 1991 |access-date=19 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404100539/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=211807 |archive-date=4 April 2015}}</ref>

:*[[File:Ufficiale OMRI BAR.svg|left|50px]] 4th Class / Officer: ''[[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana]]'': 2000<ref name="4th class">{{cite web|url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=75986 |title=Ferrara Sig. Ciro - Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana |website=quirinale.it |language=it |date=12 July 2000 |access-date=19 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402233901/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=75986 |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>

===Assistant coach===
'''Italy'''<ref name="Eroi Bianconeri: Ciro Ferrara"/>
* [[FIFA World Cup]]: [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180725063358/http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=435&squadra=1 Profile] on [[FIGC|Italian FA]] website {{in lang|it}}

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