Matteo Contini

Matteo Contini
Matteo Contini
Personal information
Full name Matteo Contini
Date of birth 16 April 1980 (1980-04-16) (age 31)
Place of birth Gemonio, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft  1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Siena (on loan from Zaragoza)
Number 80
Youth career
Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1999–2000 Livorno 15 (0)
2000–2001 Spal 17 (0)
2001–2002 Monza 25 (0)
2002–2003 L'Aquila 33 (2)
2003–2004 Avellino 39 (1)
2004–2007 Parma 89 (2)
2007–2010 Napoli 75 (1)
2010 →Zaragoza (loan) 15 (1)
2010– Zaragoza 24 (0)
2011– →Siena (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:22, 23 September 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Matteo Contini (born 16 April 1980) is an Italian football defender who currently plays for Siena on loan from Zaragoza.

Career

He started his professional career in the AC Milan youth system. He was then loaned to Serie C1 teams Livorno, SPAL, Monza and L'Aquila between 1999–2003 and Serie B team Avellino in 2003/04 season. His 50% rights were bought by Parma in 2004 that became full ownership in 2005.[1]

On 27 January 2010 Contini was loaned to Real Zaragoza with option to purchase.[2][3]

On 8 July 2010, Zaragoza made the purchase option, for €2 million[4] and signed Contini on a three-year deal.[5]

On August 8, 2011, after a year and a half in Spain, he returned to Italy, taken from Siena on a season-long loan with option to buy your rights.[6]

References

  1. ^ Contini set for Spanish switch
  2. ^ "Contini nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza" (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 2010-01-27. http://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/8244. Retrieved 2010-01-28. 
  3. ^ "Ufficiale: Contini al Real Saragozza" (in Italian). SSC Napoli. 2010-01-27. http://www.sscnapoli.it/client/render.aspx?root=707&fwd=3070&content=0. Retrieved 2010-01-28. 
  4. ^ "SSC Napoli 2009–10 Annual Report (page 21 to 40)" (in Italian). SSC Napoli (C.C.I.A.A. Archive). Re-Published by direttanapoli.it. ca. January 2011. http://www.direttanapoli.it/public/documenti/documenti_262.pdf. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
  5. ^ "Matteo Contini continuará defendiendo al Real Zaragoza" (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 2010-07-08. http://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/11658. Retrieved 2010-07-09. 
  6. ^ "Defender Matteo Contini joins Siena on loan" (in English). Mail.com. 2011-08-09. http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/614348-defender-matteo-contini-joins-siena-loan.html. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 

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