Alessandro Bettega

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Alessandro Bettega
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Juventus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007 Juventus 1 (0)
2007–2009 Siena 0 (0)
2007–2008Monza (loan) 15 (3)
2008Ravenna (loan) 11 (0)
2009 Pizzighettone 12 (1)
2009–2010 Valle del Giovenco 19 (0)
Total58(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alessandro Bettega (born 5 May 1987) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the son of former Juventus and Italian international footballer Roberto Bettega, who also served as Juventus's vice-president. [1]

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Career

Bettega began his career is a product of the Juventus youth system and played for the youth teams alongside Claudio Marchisio, Paolo De Ceglie, Domenico Criscito and Sebastian Giovinco. He was part of their title-winning Primavera team during the 2005–06 season, and they were all promoted to the Juventus first team during the 2006–07 season, following the club's relegation to Serie B due to their involvement in the 2006 Calciopoli scandal.

With Juventus back in the Serie A the following season, he left the club after failing to establish himself in the first team. He is currently playing for Valle del Giovenco in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione. [2] [3]

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References

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  2. "Carriera di Alessandro Bettega". Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  3. "Alessandro Bettega". AS Pescina Valle del Giovenco. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2010.