- Paolo Zanetti
Infobox Football biography
playername = Paolo Zanetti
fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|12|16
cityofbirth =Valdagno
countryofbirth =Italy
height = Height|m=1.84
position =Midfielder
currentclub = Torino
clubnumber = 27
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2001-2003 2003-2006 2006-2007 2007-
clubs = Vicenza Empoli (co-ownership) Ascoli (co-ownership) Torino (co-ownership)
caps(goals) = 45 (1) 52 (2) 29 (1) 10 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 06:35, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate =Paolo Zanetti (born
16 December 1982 inValdagno , Vicenza) is an Italianfootball (soccer) midfielder .He currently plays forTorino F.C. ofSerie A .Football career
Zanetti started his career at native club Vicenza. He was sold to Empoli in a co-ownership deal in 2003.
In his first season with Empoli, he just made 13 appearances in Serie A. However, Empoli was relegated to
Serie B at the end of the season and Zanetti followed the club.Zanetti played 30 games in the 2004–05 Serie B season, helping the club to won promotion back to Serie A. However, he just made nine appearances for the club in Serie A in the following season. Empoli bought the remained registration rights from Vicenza, and sent Zanetti to Ascoli on loan, and sold the club half of the registration rights.
In May 2007, Zanetti said he would stay on at Ascoli, despite them being relegated to the Serie B. [ [http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=5610 Ascoli midfielder Zanetti: I'll renew my contract] , ontheminute.com, May 24, 2007] Ascoli bought the full registration rights of the player, but sent Zanetti, along with
Saša Bjelanović , to Torino on loan, with half of the registration rights was sold to the Turin club.References
External links
*it icon [http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/statistiche/2006/giocatori/zanetti_pao.shtml gazzetta.it]
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