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Andrea Cossu (footballer, born 1984)

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Andrea Cossu
Personal information
Full name Andrea Bright Cossu
Date of birth (1984-08-15) August 15, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Buguma, Nigeria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Norcia 480
Youth career
000?–2004 Ternana
2002–2003Giulianova (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Foligno 55 (3)
2006–2010 Triestina 33 (0)
2007–2008Paganese (loan) 28 (0)
2008–2009Virtus Lanciano (loan) 24 (0)
2011–2012 Universitatea Craiova
2012 Biaschesi
2013 Ancona
2017 Norcia 480
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrea Bright Cossu (born August 15, 1984) is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for Norcia 480 in the Italian Prima Categoria as a midfielder. He also holds Italian citizenship.

Biography

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Early life

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Cossu was born in the Nigerian city of Buguma.[1] The Cossu family immigrated 1990 to Italian city Foligno from his native Nigeria.

Career

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Coassu left for Giulianova in 2002–03 season and returned to Ternana in January 2003. In January 2006 he was signed by Triestina. In the 2007–08 season he was loaned to Paganese.

Universitatea Craiova

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In February 2011, Andrea Cossu signed a contract with the Romanian club FC Universitatea Craiova of Liga 1.[2]

Personal life

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Andrea's brother, Riccardo, plays currently football for A.C.D. Austis.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Titolo articolo - La Gazzetta dello Sport: Calcio
  2. ^ "Universitatea Craiova îşi va prezenta azi noile achiziţii (Romanian)". fcuniversitatea.ro. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. ^ "AUSTIS - CALCIO TERZA CATEGORIA | Risultati Sportivi | Il Mio Album". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
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