Emanuele Belardi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Eboli, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Reggina | ||
| Number | 58 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–2006 | Reggina | 103 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Turris (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Napoli (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Juventus | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Udinese | 9 | (0) |
| 2012– | Reggina | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Emanuele Belardi (born 9 October 1977 in Eboli, Province of Salerno) is an Italian football player, who currently plays for Reggina Calcio.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Reggina Calcio
Belardi started his career as a youth member at Reggina Calcio, before he was promoted to the club's first team in 1995. After one season in the first team, Belardi was loaned out to F.C. Turris 1944 A.S.D. for the 1997–1998 season. With Turris, the keeper managed to make 18 appearances, before returning to Calabria in the summer of 1998, following the experation of his loan deal. He would remain at Reggina, for the next 6 seasons, totaling 103 league appearances for the club, before being loaned out to SSC Napoli, in 2004. He made 16 starts for the club that season, and following his return to Reggio Calabria in the ummer of 2005, he was again loaned out. This time, Belardi moved to Serie C1 club, F.C. Catanzaro. He was the starting keeper for the club, and made 36 appearances during the season.
[edit] Juventus FC
Following his return to Reggina in the summer of 2006, Belardi was sold to Italian giants, Juventus FC, to serve as a third choice goalkeeper behind Gianluigi Buffon, and Antonio Mirante. He signed a contract until 30 June 2009. Despite failing to make a single appearance during the entire 2006–2007 season, Belardi became the second choice keeper to Italian International, Buffon, after Mirante was loaned out to UC Sampdoria. He made 5 league appearances, along with a select number of Coppa Italia matches for Juve during an injury spell to Buffon between December 2007 and January 2008. However, during the 2008/2009 Summer Transfer Market, it wasrealized that Juventus were in search of a new back-up goalkeeper, as the club felt that Belardi was shaky in goal when given the opportunity, while both Jess Vanstrattan and Cristiano Novembre were deemed too inexperienced. Veteran keeper, Antonio Chimenti was brought back to the Turin based club, on loan from Udinese Calcio in July 2008. In return, Belardi was sent to Udinese, in exchange, also on a loan deal. On 5 August 2008, Juventus purchased Alexander Manninger, who will replace Belardi as Buffon's back-up, while Chimenti will become third choice, replacing Jess Vanstrattan, who was sent back to Hellas Verona and eventually sold to Gold Coast United of the Australian League. Cristiano Novembre also was sold to Serie C2 side A.S. Figline. Therefore 3 of 4 goalkeepers were replaced at Juventus following the 2007/2008 season, only excluding Buffon.
[edit] Udinese Calcio
In January 2009 the swap deal of Belardi to Udinese and Antonio Chimenti to Juventus became permanent, after Juventus signed 19 year old Bulgarian goalkeeper Mario Kirev. Since his transfer to Udinese, Belardi has served as a back-up goalkeeper to Samir Handanovic, and has made select appearances for the northern club. Uniquely for a goalkeeper he wears the number 6 for his squad number. On November 26th his contract was terminated and he became an free agent.
[edit] Reggina Calcio
Again, in 2012, he returns back to Reggio Calabria to play with Reggina that challenges in Serie B, the italian counterpart of Football League Championship.
[edit] External links
- (Italian) Profile at La Gazzetta
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