en Luigi Sala

Luigi Sala
Personal information
Full name	Luigi Sala
Date of birth	21 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Mariano Comense, Italy
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1995	Como
1995–1998	Bari
1998–2001	AC Milan
2001–2005	Atalanta
2003–2004	→ Chievo (loan)
2005–2008	Sampdoria
2008–2009	Udinese
2009–2011	AlbinoLeffe
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luigi Sala (born 21 February 1974) is a former Italian football defender. He played as a central defender.

Club career

In June 2001, Sala was sold to Atalanta for 7 billion lire, along with Gianni Comandini (30 billion) and Luca Saudati (18 billion), as part of Cristian Zenoni and Massimo Donati's deal to Milan, for 60 billion Italian lire.^[2]

In 2002–03 season, he was the first choice and partnered with Cesare Natali.

In December 2002, Sala was injured and rested one month.^[3] He returned to field on 6 January, a rescheduled round 13 match against Torino.

In June 2005, he was signed by Sampdoria.^[4]

In August 2008, he was signed by Udinese on free transfer.^[5]

He signed a two-year contract with AlbinoLeffe in 2009.

In 2010–11 season, he changed his shirt number from 26 to 21.^[6]

Sala was banned 2 year after a plea bargain on 1 August 2012 due to involvement in 2011–12 Italian football scandal. He was questioned by the prosecutor on 8 March 2012.^[7]

^ "Archived copy". www.acmilan.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Pietro Serina (30 June 2001). "Comandini, Sala, Dabo: l' Atalanta si fa grande". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2010.
^ "Sala on the sidelines". UEFA.com. 3 December 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
^ "Borriello boost for Sampdoria". UEFA.com. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
^ "Udinese add experience with Sala". UEFA.com. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
^ "Assegnati i numeri di maglia della stagione 2010/11". UC AlbinoLeffe. albinoleffe.com. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
^ "SCOMMESSE. IL CALENDARIO DELLE AUDIZIONI AGGIORNATO A GIOVEDÌ 15 MARZO" (in Italian). FIGC. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.