Alessandro Sgrigna (born 24 April 1980) is an Italian former football forward who last played for Leodari Vicenza.[1]

Alessandro Sgrigna
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-04-24) 24 April 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Second striker
Youth career
Lodigiani
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Lodigiani 15 (2)
1997–1999 Internazionale 0 (0)
1998–1999Lodigiani (loan) 31 (8)
1999–2003 Vicenza 29 (1)
2000–2001Pistoiese (loan) 5 (0)
2001Reggiana (loan) 10 (0)
2003–2005 Cittadella 65 (25)
2005–2007 Vicenza 46 (4)
2007Bari (loan) 20 (4)
2007–2008 Triestina 35 (7)
2008–2010 Vicenza 73 (22)
2010–2012 Torino 76 (14)
2013–2014 Verona 17 (3)
2013–2014Carpi (loan) 33 (5)
2014–2016 Cittadella 56 (9)
2016– Leodari Vicenza 0 (0)
International career
1995 Italy U16 1 (0)
1998 Italy U17 1 (0)
1997–1999 Italy U18 15 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2016

Club career

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Sgrigna started his career at Rome for Lodigiani. He played for Internazionale youth team before back to Rome.

Vicenza

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He then signed by Vicenza in mid of 1999. He also co-owned with Verona from 1999 to 2002. He played 3 league matches before loaned out in 2000–01 season, which he stayed from June to October 2000. . Returned to Vicenza in 2001, he started to play regularly, collected 24 league appearances but in next season just played twice in 2002–03 Serie B until left the club in January 2003.

Cittadella

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Sgrigna was loaned to Cittadella of 2002–03 Serie C1 in mid of the season. He was signed in another co-ownership deal along with Stefano Mazzocco at the start of 2003–04 season, played another 57 league matches for Cittadella. In June 2005, Vicenza won the blind auction against Cittadella for the player.

Vicenza (2)

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Sgrigna made 33 appearances and 4 goals in 2005–06 Serie B. After he scored nil in 2006–07 season, Sgrigna was loaned to Bari of the same league.

Triestina

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In July 2007 he went on loan to Triestina, for €100,000,[2] also from Serie B, coached by Rolando Maran, the same coach at Bari. Triestina bought him in co-ownership deal (exchanged with Emiliano Testini, both tagged for €900,000[2]) in January 2008 but in June Vicenza bought back Sgrigna again, for €500,000[2] (while Testini was tagged for €480,000[2]).

Vicenza (3)

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Torino

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In August 2010 he was exchanged with Elvis Abbruscato. Sgrigna was valued €1.32 million and Abbruscato for €1.2 million.[3]

International career

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Sgrigna has been capped for the Italian U16, U17, and U18 teams. He played at 1999 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship that lost to Portugal in the final.

References

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  1. ^ Colpo Leodari Arriva l'ex Vicenza Alessandro Sgrigna‚ ilgiornaledivicenza.it, 6 September 2016
  2. ^ a b c d US Triestina Calcio SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008 (in Italian)
  3. ^ Vicenza Calcio Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
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  • Profile at Italian Footballers' Association (AIC), data by football.it (in Italian)
  • "Nazionale in cifre" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.