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Nicolás Spolli Personal information Full name Nicolás Federico Spolli Date of birth February 20, 1983 Place of birth Coronel Bogado, Rosario, Argentina Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Playing position Central defender Club information Current club Catania Number 3 Youth career ?–2005 Newell's Old Boys Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2009 Newell's Old Boys 107 (9) 2009– Catania 53 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2011Nicolás Federico Spolli (born 20 February 1983 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as a defender for Calcio Catania, in the Italian Serie A.
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Club career
Newell's Old Boys
Spolli began his youth career with hometown club, Newell's Old Boys. In 2005, he was promoted to the senior squad. At the club he was soon a regular in the starting eleven, and by 2009, he made over 100 appearances and also hit the back of the net nearly ten times. He was a fan favourite as well.
Calcio Catania
In July 2009, Calcio Catania sporting director, Pietro Lo Monaco confirmed that the Sicilian club were deep into negotiations with Newell's for the defender and on 25 July 2009, the deal was finalized and Spolli officially became a Catania player. He was Catania's ninth transfer of the 2009 summer transfer window, and proved himself as an integral part of Catania's starting eleven, early in his Serie A career. The player made 26 Serie A appearances in his first season, netting one goal, helping Catania to an impressive 12th place finish in the Serie A and also a record points total for the club in a top flight season. In his second season with the club, Spolli made 23 appearances, after succumbing to a mid season injury, however his efforts helped guide the club to a record points total in Serie A for a third consecutive season.
References
- http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=13146&SEOFutbolista=Spolli+Nicolas+Federico Argentine Primera statistics
- http://www.canewellsoldboys.com.ar/canewellsoldboys.com.ar
- http://www.pasionrojinegra.com/pasionrojinegra.com
- http://www.goal.com/en/people/argentina/11008/nicol%C3%A1s-federico-spolli
- http://www.zerozerofootball.com/player/nicolas_spolli/2010_2011/profile/140/default/37626
- http://www.calciocatania.it/societa/index_primasquadra.php
Calcio Catania – current squad 1 Košický · 2 Potenza · 3 Spolli · 4 Almirón · 5 Paglialunga · 6 Legrottaglie · 7 Lanzafame · 8 Ledesma · 9 Suazo · 10 Lodi · 11 M.López · 12 Marchese · 13 Izco · 14 Bellusci · 15 Keko · 16 Llama · 17 Gómez · 18 Bergessio · 19 Ricchiuti · 20 Sciacca · 21 Andújar · 22 Álvarez · 24 Delvecchio · 27 Biagianti (c) · 28 Barrientos · 29 Terraciano · 30 Campagnolo · 32 Catellani · 33 Capuano · 34 Donnarumma · Head Coach: Montella
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Argentine footballers
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Italian people of Argentine descent
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Newell's Old Boys footballers
- Calcio Catania players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Primera División Argentina players
- Serie A footballers
- Argentine football defender stubs
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