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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lazio | |||
| Roma | |||
| 2001 | West Ham United[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Portsmouth | 26 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Modena | 25 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Acireale | 47 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Sambenedettese | 13 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Ternana | 27 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Cisco Roma | 29 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Valle del Giovenco | 33 | (0) |
| 2009 | FK Ventspils | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alessandro Zamperini (born 15 August 1982) is an Italian former footballer, who played as a defender.
Club career
[edit]Alessandro Zamperini started his footballing career at Serie A giants Lazio, the club he has supported as a child, before signing his first professional contract, at fierce rivals Roma, then moving to English First Division club Portsmouth appearing for them 26 times and scoring 2 goals against Gillingham[2] and Crystal Palace.[3] Zamperini then moved back to Italy with Serie A team Modena, though he did not make an appearance for them. He then had spells with several Serie C1 clubs, including Acireale, Sambenedettese and Ternana Serie B before moving to side Cisco Roma in 2007, and Valle del Giovenco in 2008.
In 2009, he moved abroad again, joined Latvian champions FK Ventspils, and also scoring a goal in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League in a surprising 1–1 away draw against Sporting Clube de Portugal.[4]
On 2 August 2013 Zamperini was suspended for 2 years due to 2011 match-fixing scandal.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hammers swoop for Zamperini". BBC News. 2 February 2001. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ↑ "Portsmouth 2-1 Gillingham". BBC. 8 September 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ↑ "Portsmouth 4-2 C Palace". BBC. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ↑ "Ventspils spoil perfect Sporting start". UEFA. 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ↑ "Mauri banned for six months". www.football-italia.net. 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Alessandro Zamperini at Soccerbase
- Alessandro Zamperini at Soccerway
- Alessandro Zamperini at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rome
- Italian men's footballers
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- AS Sambenedettese players
- Ternana Calcio players
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
- FK Ventspils players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Modena FC 2018 players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Men's association football defenders
- English Football League players
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen