Diego De Ascentis (born 31 July 1976) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 31 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Como, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Como | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Como | 31 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Bari | 86 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Milan | 19 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | Torino | 167 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Livorno | 29 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Torino | 30 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Atalanta | 65 | (1) |
| Total | 428 | (8) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997 | Italy U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1997 | Italy Olympic Team | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 11 October 1997 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editDe Ascentis started his career at Como in 1993 before moving to Bari in 1996. Three years later, he transferred to AC Milan for a season.
In 2000, he transferred to Torino. After Torino went bankrupt in 2005 he moved to Genoa, joining the club in July 2005; however, Genoa was demoted to Serie C1 later that month as punishment for match-fixing, prompting De Ascentis to transfer to Livorno. After the reformed Torino regained promotion to Serie A, he rejoined the Turin club for another season.
He signed a three-year contract with Atalanta in the summer of 2007[citation needed] and was released in the summer of 2009. He re-signed with the club on 8 October that year,[1][2] and departed again at the end of the 2009–10 season.
International career
editDe Ascentis was capped for the U-21 and Olympic teams (the former of which won the 1997 Mediterranean Games).
References
editExternal links
edit- (in Italian) Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile
- (in Italian) Diego De Ascentis at FIGC.it