Massimo Margiotta
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Massimo Margiotta is an Italian
Italy
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-Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

n footballer who plays for Barletta.

Career

Margiotta was signed by Vicenza
Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...

 in co-ownership
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...

 deal with Udinese
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....

 in mid 2001. In August 2003 he was loaned to Perugia
Perugia Calcio
Associazione Calcistica Perugia Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Perugia, Umbria, direct heir of the old Perugia Calcio and A.C. Perugia, excluded from Italian football because of financial troubles....

 but returned to January 2004. In August 2005 he left for Piacenza
Piacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...

. In July 2006 he left for Frosinone
Frosinone Calcio
Frosinone Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Frosinone, Lazio. The club was founded in 1928 and refounded in 1991, following cancellation by the Italian Football Federation.It in the season 2011-12 plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione/B....

.

Massimo admitted to be involved in a football gambling controversy in June 2007. He is being suspended for 4 months, has to serve community service and pay a fine of 10,000 euros.

In September 2010, he left for Barletta on free transfer, signed an annual contract. He was immediately included in starting XI, partnered with Giuseppe Caccavallo
Giuseppe Caccavallo
Giuseppe Caccavallo is an Italian footballer who plays for F.C. Crotone.-Lecce:Born in Naples, Campania, Caccavallo started his career with Serie B club Lecce. He made his Serie B debut on 11 November 2006, replaced Juliano Vicentini in the 77th minute...

 and Nicola Bellomo
Nicola Bellomo (footballer)
Nicola Bellomo is an Italian footballer who plays for Bari.-Biography:Born in Bari, Bellomo started his career at hometown club A.S. Bari. He made his debut on the third last match of 2008–09 Serie B season, a 4–1 won against Modena. He replaced Daniele De Vezze in the 86th minute, just after Bari...

 in 4-3-2-1 formation. Coach Arcangelo Sciannimanico putted the original starter Paolo Carbonaro
Paolo Carbonaro
Paolo Carbonaro is an Italian footballer who plays for Giulianova.-Biography:A product of Palermo's youth system, Carbonaro made his Serie A debut on 18 May 2008, substituted Boško Janković in the 79th minute in the rosaneros final 2007–08 league game against Siena...

 and Saveriano Infantino on the bench. Margiotta scored a late goal for Barletta after Foggia
U.S. Foggia
Unione Sportiva Foggia is an Italian football club, based in Foggia, Puglia. The club was founded in 1920. Foggia currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie A in 1995....

 scored its second goal.

International career

Born in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

, he played for Italy at youth level and at Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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. In 2004 FIFA changed its rules to allow a footballer switch nation to be represented if he had multi-nationality. Originally targeted for player aged under 21, that year also accept any player to apply. Margiotta switched to Venezuela
Venezuela national football team
The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....

 as he might have no chance to play for Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...

. He collected 11 caps, 4 of them were friendlies.

International


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