Matteo Serafini
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Matteo Serafini is an Italian
football
player. He currently plays for Aurora Pro Patria 1919.
, instead of Brescia
. He played his first professional season for the club in Serie C1 1997-98, and brought the club back to Serie B in just one year in summer 1998. But the club relegated again in summer 1999, and the following season saw Cremonese fall to Serie C2
in summer 2000.
In summer 2001, he joined Livorno
of Serie C1
. He won promotion with the club, but his just played one game in first half of 2002/03 season, before moved to Arezzo
of Serie C1.
On 8 June 2004, he finally tasted top division football by signed by A.C. Siena
, he made his Serie A debut against Palermo
on 12 September 2004.
He made 6 more appearances before on loan to Catania
(Serie B) and Empoli
(Serie A).
On 7 August 2006, he joined Brescia
(Serie B). Here he made his biggest football career success - on 10 March 2007 he scored a hat-trick in the match between Brescia
and Juventus Turin during the season which Juventus was in Serie B
.
On 4 July 2007, he joined Vicenza
(Serie B
).
In 2009 he joined Aurora Pro Patria 1919
Italy
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football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He currently plays for Aurora Pro Patria 1919.
Football career
Serafini started his career at CremoneseU.S. Cremonese
Unione Sportiva Cremonese is an Italian football club, based in Cremona. The club was founded in 1903. Cremonese played the 2005/2006 season in Serie B, having won Serie C1/A the previous season. However, in the 2005/2006 Serie B campaign, Cremonese came out twenty-first, being therefore relegated...
, instead of Brescia
Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...
. He played his first professional season for the club in Serie C1 1997-98, and brought the club back to Serie B in just one year in summer 1998. But the club relegated again in summer 1999, and the following season saw Cremonese fall to Serie C2
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
in summer 2000.
In summer 2001, he joined Livorno
A.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...
of Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
. He won promotion with the club, but his just played one game in first half of 2002/03 season, before moved to Arezzo
A.C. Arezzo
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Atletico Arezzo is an Italian association football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany...
of Serie C1.
On 8 June 2004, he finally tasted top division football by signed by A.C. Siena
A.C. Siena
Associazione Calcio Siena is an Italian football club based in Siena.The club currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B at the end of the 2010-2011 season....
, he made his Serie A debut against Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
on 12 September 2004.
He made 6 more appearances before on loan to Catania
Calcio Catania
Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and based in Catania, Sicily. The club has spent much of its history in Serie B, gaining promotion to Italy's top league Serie A five times...
(Serie B) and Empoli
Empoli F.C.
Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions...
(Serie A).
On 7 August 2006, he joined Brescia
Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...
(Serie B). Here he made his biggest football career success - on 10 March 2007 he scored a hat-trick in the match between Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
and Juventus Turin during the season which Juventus was in Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
.
On 4 July 2007, he joined 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...
(Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
).
In 2009 he joined Aurora Pro Patria 1919
External links
- http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/1109.shtml
- http://aic.football.it/scheda/3209/serafini-matteo.htm