Andrea Lazzari

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Andrea Lazzari
Personal information
Date of birth 3 December 1984 (1984-12-03) (age 27)
Place of birth Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Fiorentina
Number 21
Youth career
Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2008 Atalanta 68 (5)
2006–2007 → Cesena (loan) 14 (1)
2007 → Piacenza (loan) 13 (3)
2007–2008 → Grosseto (loan) 40 (9)
2008–2011 Cagliari 69 (8)
2011– Fiorentina 2 (1)
National team
2004–2007 Italy U21 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of the end of 2009–10 season.
† Appearances (Goals).

Andrea Lazzari (born 3 December 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Fiorentina.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Atalanta

Born in Milan, Lazzari started his professional career at hometown club Atalanta. During 2003–04 Serie B season, he was promoted from Primavera under–20 team[1] to the first team. He made his Serie B debut on 4 October 2003, substituted Riccardo Montolivo in the 86th minute.[2] He followed the team promoted back to Serie A as the 5th and made his Serie A on 22 September 2004, replaced Nicola Mingazzini in the 81st minute.[3] Lazzari scored a hat-trick against Juventus in Coppa Italia, a match in which Juventus was eliminated in a 5–3 aggregate,[4] while Lazzari also scored the 2 goals in the first leg. Lazzari followed Atalanta relegated back to Serie B in June 2005. He won Serie B champion with the team in June 2006.

In August 2006, he was loaned back to Serie B for Cesena, as part of the deal that Atalanta signed Adriano Ferreira Pinto. On 31 January 2007 he was sub-loan to Piacenza Calcio, as part of the deal that Cesena signed Alessandro Pellicori. In July 2007, he was loaned to Serie B newcomer Grosseto, where he finally became a regular starter and scored 9 goals.

[edit] Cagliari

On 9 July 2008, he was sold to fellow Serie A side Cagliari in co-ownership deal, signed a 4-year contract.[5] He took no.10 shirt from departed winger Pasquale Foggia but started occasionally. He became a regular starter in 2009–10 season, after Andrea Cossu became the playmaker (Italian: trequartista) and Lazzari became the left midfielder. He scored 6 goals that season. On 3 June 2010, Cagliari decided to sign him outright[6] for a reported €3 million.[7]

[edit] International

He was a unused member of Italy U21 team at 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ROSA UFFICIALE PRIMAVERA ATALANTA B.C. STAGIONE 2003/2004 [Official Atalanta BC Primavera squad 2003/2004 season]" (in Italian). Atalanta BC. Archived from the original on 5 October 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20031005140752/www.atalanta.it/primavera.htm. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 
  2. ^ Match Report
  3. ^ Match Report
  4. ^ Menicucci, Paolo (13 January 2005). "Lazzari leaves Juventus reeling". UEFA.com. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=273114.html. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 
  5. ^ "Lazzari è del Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 9 July 2008. http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/news/notizia.asp?idNotizia=5686&type=0&id_menu=2. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 
  6. ^ "Lazzari tutto del Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 3 June 2010. http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/news/notizia.asp?idNotizia=8781&type=0&id_menu=2. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
  7. ^ Masiello, Vince (27 May 2010). "Cagliari Star Andrea Lazzarri Ready To Follow Massimiliano Allegri To Milan". Goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/05/27/1945096/cagliari-star-andrea-lazzarri-ready-to-follow-massimiliano. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 

[edit] External links

Italy squad – 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Italy
ACF Fiorentina – current squad
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