Simone Rota

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Simone Rota
Personal information
Date of birth 6 November 1984 (1984-11-06) (age 27)
Place of birth Parañaque City, Philippines[1][2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current club Borgomanero
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2010 Pro Sesto 127 (5)
2006 Manfredonia (loan) 7 (0)
2008–2009 Lugano (loan) 17 (6)
2010– Borgomanero 33 (3)
National team
2004–2005 Italy U-20 Lega Pro
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Simone Rota (born 6 November 1984) is a Italian footballer of Filipino descent who plays for Borgomanero.

[edit] Biography

Despite born in Philippines, Rota spent his entire career in Europe, especially in Italian-speaking region. He entered Pro Sesto first team in 2001–02 Serie C2 and became a regular in 2003–04 season. The team promoted to Serie C1 in 2005 as 2004–05 Serie C2 Group A winner. That season he also selected to Mirop Cup as a member of Italy U-20 Lega Pro,[3] against youth national team from Styria, Croatia, Hungary[4] and Slovenia, eventually "Italy U-20 Lega Pro" was the champion.[5] He also capped for "Italy U-20 Lega Pro" in 2005 Trofeo Dossena, losing to Internacional youth team in the final. He did not capped for Italy in the final match of 2004–05 Mirop Cup,[6] and he only played 7 times in 2005–06 Serie C1. In January 2006 he was transferred from Group A side Pro Sesto to Manfredonia of Group B.[7] The season Manfredonia finished as the tenth and Pro Sesto relegated.

However the team re-admitted to fill the vacancy due to bankruptcy of other teams. Rota also returned to Pro Sesto as a regular, in although he missed rest of the season since April.[8] Rota returned to first team in November 2007 but only played 8 times that season. He was transferred to Lugano of Swiss Challenge League in 2008.[9] Rota returned to Pro Sesto again in 2009, but the team went bankrupt and finished as the least in 2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Simone Rota profile". FootballDatabase.eu. http://footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.simone.rota.37688.en.html. 
  2. ^ "Simone Rota profile". PlayerHistory.com. http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=124542. 
  3. ^ "C.U. No.289: ATTIVITA’DI RAPPRESENTATIVA DI LEGA - STAGIONE SPORTIVA 2004/2005" (in Italian). Lega Pro. 20 June 2005. http://www.lega-pro.com/it/Comunicati/Comunic2005/Lega/Lega%20289.pdf. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
  4. ^ "UNGHERIA UNDER 20- ITALIA "C" UNDER 20 3-1" (in Italian). Lega Pro. 5 October 2005. http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/Ungheria-Italia.pdf. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
  5. ^ RSSSF.com
  6. ^ "CROAZIA - ITALIA UNDER 20 1-2, MIROP CUP" (in Italian). Lega Pro. 14 December 2005. http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/Nota%20Stampa%2014-12.pdf. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
  7. ^ "Ancora un acquisto per il Manfredonia: dalla Pro Sesto arriva Simone Rota" (in Italian). TeleRadioErre. 31 January 2006. http://www.teleradioerre.it/news/articolo.asp?idart=14953. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
  8. ^ "Girone A Sconti ai tifosi dal Padova e dal Venezia" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 28 April 2007. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2007/aprile/28/Girone_Sconti_tifosi_dal_Padova_ga_10_070428054.shtml. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 
  9. ^ "Transferübersicht Dosenbach Challenge League - Saison 2008/09 (Sommer)" (in German). Swiss Football League. ca. November 2008. http://www.football.ch/sfl/de/Transfers_ChL08_sommer.aspx. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 

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