Antonio Balzano

Antonio Balzano
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-06-13) 13 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Bitonto, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Bari 1 (0)
2006 → Cisco Roma (loan) 0 (0)
2006–2007 Rieti 13 (0)
2008 → Cisco Roma (loan) 4 (0)
2008–2011 Cisco/Atletico Roma 90 (2)
2011–2014 Pescara 98 (1)
2014–2017 Cagliari 50 (1)
2016–2017 → Cesena (loan) 31 (0)
2017–2021 Pescara 66 (0)
2022 Seregno 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2022

Antonio Balzano (born 13 June 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Early career

He grows with juvenile team of Bitonto. He joined at S.S.C. Bari when he was a boy.

Pescara

In July 2011, Balzano moved to Serie B side Pescara when his former club Atletico Roma dissolved.[1] He made regular appearances for three years in Pescara and also served as a captain in his last term with the team.

Cagliari

Balzano joined Serie A side Cagliari in July 2014, where he was reunited with his former Pescara manager, Zdeněk Zeman.[2]

On 30 July 2015, Balzano extended the contract until 2018.[3]

In July 2016, he joined Serie B club Cesena on loan, with a conditional obligation to buy if the club won promotion to Serie A.[4]

On 4 February 2022, Balzano signed with Seregno in Serie C.[5]

References

  1. ^ Pescara, presi Anania e Balzano (Pescara, take Ananias and Balzano) Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Il centro. 12 July 2011. (in Italian)
  2. ^ "Balzano al Cagliari" [Balzano to Cagliari]. cagliaricalcio.net (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 9 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Balzano rinnova sino al 2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Antonio Balzano al Cesena" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  5. ^ "In data odierna, il Seregno comunica di aver acquisito il diritto alle prestazioni sportive di Antonio Balzano" (in Italian). Seregno. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.


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