- Antonio Chimenti
Football player infobox
playername = Antonio Chimenti
fullname = Antonio Chimenti
height = Height|m=1.84
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|6|30
cityofbirth =Bari
countryofbirth =Italy
currentclub =Juventus
clubnumber = 12
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1988-1990
youthclubs = Sambenedettese
years = 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1997 1997-1999 1999-2002 2002-2005 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-
clubs = Sambenedettese →Tempio (loan) → Monza (loan) Salernitana Roma Lecce Juventus Cagliari UdineseJuventus
caps(goals) = 005 (0) 035 (0) 004 (0) 137 (0) 032 (0) 098 (0) 011 (0) 043 (0) 003 (0) 000 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate =July 30 2008
ntupdate = N/AAntonio Chimenti (born
30 June 1970 inBari ) is an Italian footballgoalkeeper . He currently plays forJuventus FC on loan fromUdinese Calcio .Club career
Chimenti played for modest clubs in
Italy until 1997, when he served a two year-stint withA.S. Roma .After three impressive seasons with
U.S. Lecce , he was snapped byJuventus F.C. in July 2002, where he played understudy toGianluigi Buffon . On January 2006, Chimenti signed a two-year deal withCagliari Calcio on afree transfer , despite having still 6 months in his Juventus contract left.For 2007-08, Chimenti signed for one season with
Udinese Calcio , again on a free transfer, on29 June 2007 , backing upSamir Handanovic . However, in 2008-09, he returned to Juventus, this time on loan, asAlexander Manninger ,Carlo Cudicini ,Francesco Antonioli ,Flavio Roma , and several others were also linked to theTurin giants.Chimenti made his 2008 Juventus debut, coming on as a sub for Buffon, in a friendly versus Brondby. OnAugust 5 ,2008 , it was announced thatJuventus have signedAlexander Manninger as Buffon's back-up, due to some poor performances by Chimenti during pre-season, thus making Chimenti become the third choicegoalkeeper at theTurin based club.Personal
*Chimenti's father, Francesco (ex-
Osimana ) and uncle Vito (ex-Taranto Sport ) were both also footballers.
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