Leandro Greco
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 19, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Roma | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003– | Roma | 28 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Astrea (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | → Verona (loan) | 41 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Pisa (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Piacenza (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 5, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Leandro Greco (born July 19, 1986 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian footballer who plays for A.S. Roma of the Italian Serie A.
[edit] Career
A midfielder, Greco was a regular in the Roma youth squad. He made his Serie A debut for AS Roma in 2004–05. In 2005–06, Greco managed to make only a handful of appearances, all as a substitute player. He was loaned to Hellas Verona for the following two seasons, playing a total of 40 games (26 in his first season, 14 in his second). He played the second half of 2008–09 on loan to Pisa of Serie B.[1] His loan stint was cut short on January 2010, and Greco was successively sent to another Serie B club, Piacenza, for the remainder of the season.
Greco returned to Roma for the 2010–11 season and was immediately put on transfer list, but no club showed interest in signing him, so he was placed on the first team instead.[2] An injury crisis head coach Claudio Ranieri to bring him on the bench for a UEFA Champions League game against FC Basel, during which Greco entered as a substitute for the final 15 minutes and scored a goal only one minute after entering; the game ended in a 3–2 win for Roma.[3] Greco's good performances led Ranieri to call him up for the Rome derby, during which he came on for injured Jérémy Menez during the first half and provided a solid performance in a 2–0 win for his side.[2] He was promoted to the starting lineup for subsequent games against Fiorentina and Juventus.
[edit] References
- ^ "BIRINDELLI, MASIERO, PIT E GRECO: UN POKER D'ASSI PER IL PISA DI MISTER VENTURA" (in Italian). Pisa Calcio. 2008-07-21. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20080723062428/http://www.pisacalcio.it/news/dettaglio.html?iId=2578. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ^ a b "Greco: "È andata bene e sono molto contento"" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. http://www.corrieredellosport.it/serie_a/roma/2010/11/07-137785/Greco%3A+%C2%AB%C3%88+andata+bene+e+sono+molto+contento%C2%BB. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ "Restorative win has Totti looking forward". UEFA.com. 4 November 2010. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1524207.html. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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