Andrea Mantovani

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Andrea Mantovani
Andrea Mantovani 09-2018.jpg
Personnel
Surname Andrea Mantovani from the bank in Vicenza-Cittadella, 2018
birthday June 22, 1984
place of birth TurinItaly
size 185 cm
position Defense
Juniors
Years station
0000-2002 Torino FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2002-2005 Torino FC 40 (1)
2003-2004 →  US Triestina  (loan) 39 (2)
2005-2011 AC Chievo Verona 157 (9)
2011-2014 US Palermo 30 (2)
2013-2014 →  Bologna FC  (loan) 21 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
2000 Italy U-15 12 (1)
2000-2001 Italy U-16 14 (0)
2001 Italy U-17 1 (0)
2002 Italy U-18 5 (0)
2001-2003 Italy U-19 12 (0)
2003-2006 Italy U-20 3 (0)
2004-2007 Italy U-21 16 (0)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of season 2013/14

Andrea Mantovani (born June 22, 1984 in Turin ) is an Italian football player . His preferred position is central defense, but he can also be used as a left defender.

Career

Mantovani began his career at FC Turin , where he was part of the professional squad from 2002. On January 19, 2003, he completed his first appearance in Serie A when he was substituted on for the game against Como Calcio . By the end of the season he came to seven more missions, but could not prevent relegation to Serie B. For the 2003/04 season he was loaned to league rivals US Triestina . For the 2004/05 season he returned to Torino, but left the club again after a year because Torino did not get a license for Serie A despite sporting promotion.

Mantovani joined AC Chievo Verona, with whom he finished seventh in Serie A in the 2005/06 season. As a result of the Juventus Turin scandal , Chievo Verona even reached fourth place, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League . There they failed, however, at Levski Sofia , so that they took part in the 2006/07 UEFA Cup , where the club was eliminated in the first round against Sporting Braga . In the 2006/07 season, Chievo Verona relegated to Serie B, but returned to Serie A after just one year.

In the summer of 2011, Mantovani Chievo left after six years and moved within Serie A to US Palermo .

National team

Mantovani was used for all Italian junior national teams and was U-19 European champion in 2003 .

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