Luca Rossettini

Luca Rossettini
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-05-09) 9 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Padua, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
Padova U19 (coach)
Youth career
Padova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Padova 44 (3)
2007–2012 Siena 108 (1)
2012–2015 Cagliari 95 (3)
2015–2016 Bologna 29 (3)
2016–2017 Torino 30 (1)
2017–2019 Genoa 23 (0)
2018–2019Chievo (loan) 21 (0)
2019–2021 Lecce 28 (0)
2021 Padova 18 (0)
International career
2005 Italy U20[1] 1 (0)
2008 Italy U23[1] 1 (0)
2014 Italy 0 (0)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Padova U17
2022– Padova U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luca Rossettini (born 9 May 1985) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Padova

Rossettini spent his youth years at hometown club Padova.

Siena

Rossettini joined Siena in a co-ownership deal on 28 August 2007 for €1.2 million. The deal was made permanent when Siena bought out the contract from Padova in June 2008 for another €1.2 million.[2][3]

Cagliari

On 21 June 2012, he was signed by Cagliari for €1.6 million.[4][5]

Bologna

On 23 June 2015, Rossettini was sold to Bologna[6][7] for €2.5 million transfer fee.[8]

Torino

On 16 August 2016, Rossettini was sold to Torino F.C.[9]

Genoa

On 18 August 2017, he was sold to Genoa.

Chievo Verona

On 8 August 2018, Rossettini joined to Chievo Verona on loan until 30 June 2019 with an option to buy.[10][11]

Lecce

On 12 July 2019 he was signed by Lecce.

Return to Padova and retirement

On 12 January 2021 he returned to his first club Padova.[12] On 11 August 2021 he announced his retirement as a player, and was appointed as a U-17 Padova team manager.[13]

International career

In November 2014, Rossettini received his first national team call-up.[14] He was capped once for Italy's Olympic team against the Netherlands Olympic team in February 2008 in a friendly match.[15]

Career statistics

Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Padova 2004–05 Serie C 7 0 0 0 7 0
2005–06 14 2 1 0 15 2
2006–07 23 1 0 0 23 1
Total 44 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 3
Siena 2007–08 Serie A 25 0 1 0 25 0
2008–09 17 0 1 0 18 0
2009–10 2 0 0 0 2 0
2010–11 Serie B 33 0 2 0 35 0
2011–12 Serie A 31 1 2 0 33 1
Total 108 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 114 1
Cagliari 2012–13 Serie A 28 0 3 0 31 0
2013–14 36 0 1 0 37 0
2014–15 32 3 2 0 34 3
Total 96 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 102 3
Bologna 2015–16 Serie A 29 3 1 0 30 3
Torino 2016–17 30 1 1 0 31 1
Genoa 2017–18 23 0 2 0 25 0
Chievo (loan) 2018–19 21 0 2 0 23 0
Lecce 2019–20 26 0 1 0 27 0
2020–21 Serie B 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
Genoa 2020–21 Serie C 19 0 0 0 19 0
Career total 396 11 22 0 0 0 0 0 418 11

References

  1. ^ a b FIGC (in Italian)
  2. ^ "UFFICIALE: Siena, riscattato Rossettini". TUTTO MERCATO WEB. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  3. ^ A.C. Siena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  4. ^ "Dal Siena arriva il difensore Rossettini" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. ^ A.C. Siena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  6. ^ "Rossettini al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Luca Rossettini al Bologna" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  8. ^ Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
  9. ^ "Rossettini al Toro" (in Italian). Torino F.C. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  10. ^ "UFFICIALE: ChievoVerona, dal Genoa arriva il difensore Rossettini". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  11. ^ "ROSSETTINI GRAN RINFORZO IN DIFESA". genoacfc.it (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Luca Rossettini torna al Calcio Padova" (in Italian). Padova. 12 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Prosegue il percorso in biancoscudato: Luca Rossettini sarà l'allenatore dell'Under 17!". Padova Calcio (in Italian). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Conte calls another 14 players for Albania: Okaka, Rossettini and Sturaro new names". FIGC. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Venti Azzurrini per l'amichevole Italia-Olanda. La novità è Rossettini" (in Italian). FIGC. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.