Matteo Guardalben

Matteo Guardalben

Personal information
Date of birth	June 5, 1974 (1974-06-05) (age 37)
Place of birth	Nogara, Italy
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Modena
Number	99
Youth career
1991–1994	Verona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1997	Verona	30	(0)
1994–1995	→ Massese (loan)	27	(0)
1997–2001	Parma	3	(0)
2001–2004	Piacenza	80	(0)
2004–2006	Palermo	43	(0)
2006	→ Parma (loan)	6	(0)
2006–2008	Vicenza	13	(0)
2008–2009	Treviso	25	(0)
2009–2010	Sampdoria	0	(0)
2010–	Modena	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Matteo Guardalben (born 5 June 1974 in Nogara, Province of Verona) is an Italian football goalkeeper currently contracted with Modena.

Career

After 5 seasons with Parma, both Guardalben and Matuzalém joined Piacenza in a co-ownership deal.

Guardalben was exchanged with Cristiano Lupatelli in January 2006.

Guardalben signed a 3-year contract with Vicenza of Serie B in July 2006,^[1][2] as Adriano Zancopè's backup, but he was injured in October^[3] and back to squad in May 2007.^[4]

In the next season, he became the first choice since November 2007, until February 2008 the arrival of Marco Fortin.

In summer 2009, he was signed by Serie A club U.C. Sampdoria as third-choice keeper, and never played a single game during his stay with the blucerchiati. On July 2010 he was signed by Serie B club Modena in a free transfer.

International career

In 2005, Guardalben was called-up 3 times by the national team, all as unused substitute.

References

1. ^ "Guardalben ceduto al Vicenza" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 13 July 2006. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. http://www.palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=5459. Retrieved 13 September 2011. 
2. ^ "Matteo Guardalben in biancorosso" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 2006-07-13. http://www.vicenza.com/mx_op-nwminiportal_id-1643_opt-1520896_cat-3049001001.shtml. Retrieved 2010-03-18. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Aggiornamento condizioni Matteo Guardalben" (in Italian). vicenza.com. 2006-10-15. http://www.vicenza.com/mx_op-nwminiportal_id-1643_opt-1521067_cat-3049001001.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 
4. ^ "Bentornato Matteo Guardalben!" (in Italian). vicenza.com. 2007-05-07. http://www.vicenza.com/mx_op-nwminiportal_id-1643_opt-1521393_cat-3049001001.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 

External links

• ilpalermocalcio.it

Persondata
Name	Guardalben, Matteo
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	5 June 1974
Place of birth	Nogara, Italy
Date of death
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