 Gamberini in action forFiorentina in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (age 44) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bologna, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Virtus Verona (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Bologna | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2005 | Bologna | 78 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | →Verona (loan) | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2012 | Fiorentina | 194 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Napoli | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | →Genoa (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Chievo | 85 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 412 | (8) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Italy U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Italy | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Alessandro Gamberini (Italian pronunciation:[alesˈsandroɡambeˈriːni]; born 27 August 1981) is an Italian former professionalfootballer who played as acentral defender. He is working asassistant coach forVirtus Verona.
He spent most of his professional career withFiorentina, appearing in 224 official games over the course of seven seasons. InSerie A, he also appeared forBologna,Napoli,Genoa andChievo.
AnItaly international in the late 2000s, Gamberini represented the country atEuro 2008 and the2009 Confederations Cup.
In the 2000 off-season, Gamberini was acquired byJuventus FC alongsideAlex Pederzoli andGiacomo Cipriani in a pack deal for€5.16 million, in exchange for the remaining 50% ofJonatan Binotto's registration rights for the same amount, with 50% of Gamberini's rights being priced at €2.32 million. Hisco-ownership deal was terminated in the favour of Bologna in June 2002, for a peppercorn fee, making theTurin side register a loss of €1.5 million (the residual unamortised transfer fee of €4.64 in three years), but with a financial income of €2.32 million asJuve did not have to pay the remaining 50% registration rights.[1]
Following Bologna's relegation in2005, Gamberini moved toACF Fiorentina for €3.2 million,[2][3] carving a starting XI niche inhis second year as theViola eventually qualified twice for theUEFA Champions League. On 4 March 2007, he scored two goals in a 5–1 home win overTorino FC, his first in 134 professional appearances.[4]
At the end of2007–08, Gamberini was voted as Fiorentina's player of the campaign. In February 2010, he was sidelined for three months after undergoing shoulder surgery.[5][6]
In July 2011, Gamberini became Fiorentina's newcaptain asRiccardo Montolivo was stripped of that role.[7]
In July 2012, aged 31, Gamberini signed withS.S.C. Napoli along with teammateValon Behrami, in a combined deal of around €8.5 million.[8] He spent2013–14 on loan toGenoa CFC.[9]
On 24 July 2014, Gamberini was sold toA.C. ChievoVerona.[10] He scored his first and only league goal for them on 11 September 2016, helping the hosts earn one point following the 1–1 home draw to Lazio.[11]
On 3 July 2018, 36-year-old Gamberini confirmed his retirement from professional football.[12]
Gamberini was a member of theItalian under-21 team that won the2004 UEFA European Championship underClaudio Gentile.[13] He made his debut withthe full side in a 2–0friendly win againstSouth Africa, on 17 October 2007.[14]
Gamberini was not included in the originalsquad forUEFA Euro 2008, but was called up aftercaptainFabio Cannavaro tore ankleligaments after a collision with teammateGiorgio Chiellini in training, on 2 June.[15]
Gamberini was selected byMarcello Lippi for the2009 FIFA Confederations Cup tournament, but once again failed to make an appearance as the nation was eliminated in the first round.[16]
A reliable and physically strong centre-back, Gamberini was known in particular for his tackling ability and aerial prowess.[14][17][18]
In July 2020, he was hired bySerie C clubVirtus Verona as assistant coach.[19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bologna | 1999–00 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2001–02 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Verona (loan) | 2002–03 | Serie B | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Bologna | 2003–04 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| Total | 78 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 1 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2005–06 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 194 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 6 | ||
| Napoli | 2012–13 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Genoa (loan) | 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Chievo | 2014–15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 412 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 465 | 9 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Italy | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
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