Valentino Lai
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Cagliari, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | FBK Balkan | ||
| 2000 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2000–2001 | Venezia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Venezia | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Palermo | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Salernitana (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | → Triestina (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Landskrona BoIS | 34 | (3) |
| 2007–2011 | Vejle Boldklub | 73 | (9) |
| 2010 | → Apollon Limassol (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2011 | Viborg FF | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | KSF Prespa Birlik | 29 | (2) |
| 2014–2017 | FC Rosengård | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Sweden U21 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:50, 27 June 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2011 | |||
Valentino Lai (born 3 February 1984) is a former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Italy, Lai represented Sweden internationally.
Club career
Born in Cagliari, Italy, Lai started his career playing for Swedish club FBK Balkan at youth level, and subsequently Malmö FF.[1] In 2001, he moved back to Italy playing for Venezia, where he made his Serie A debut. In 2002, he moved to Palermo, appearing just in one Serie B match. After two loan spells at the Serie B level, in Salernitana and Triestina, in June 2005 Lai decided to return in Sweden by signing a 2-years contract for Landskrona BoIS, playing in Superettan. Then he went to the Danish club Vejle Boldklub. In the winter of 2010, Valentino went to Apollon Limassol on a loan deal. After leaving Apollon Limassol in summer of 2010, Lai went back to Vejle BK.
International career
At international level, Lai also represented Sweden at U21 level.
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-15. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
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External links
- Vejle Boldklub profile (in Danish)
- Valentino Lai at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Cagliari
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden under-21 international footballers
- Italian footballers
- Swedish people of Italian descent
- Italian emigrants to Sweden
- Malmö FF players
- Vejle Boldklub players
- Landskrona BoIS players
- Venezia F.C. players
- Palermo F.C. players
- U.S. Salernitana 1919 players
- U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players
- Apollon Limassol FC players
- Viborg FF players
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Danish Superliga players
- Allsvenskan players
- KSF Prespa Birlik players
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers from Sardinia
- Swedish football midfielder stubs