Alessandro Zamperini

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Alessandro Zamperini
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-08-15) August 15, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Lazio
Roma
2001 West Ham United [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2002 Portsmouth 26 (2)
2002–2003 Modena 25 (0)
2003–2005 Acireale 47 (1)
2005–2006 Sambenedettese 13 (0)
2006–2007 Ternana 27 (1)
2007–2008 Cisco Roma 29 (0)
2008–2009 Valle del Giovenco 33 (0)
2009 FK Ventspils 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alessandro Zamperini (born 15 August 1982) is an Italian footballer, in the role of defender.

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Club career

Alessandro Zamperini started his footballing career at Serie A giants Lazio, the club he has supported as a child, before signing his first professional contract, at fierce rivals Roma, then moving to English First Division club Portsmouth appearing for them 26 times and scoring 2 goals against Gillingham [2] and Crystal Palace. [3] Zamperini then moved back to Italy with Serie A team Modena, though he did not make an appearance for them. He then had spells with several Serie C1 clubs, including Acireale, Sambenedettese and Ternana Serie B before moving to side Cisco Roma in 2007, and Valle del Giovenco in 2008.

In 2009, he moved abroad again, joined Latvian champions FK Ventspils, and also scoring a goal in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League in a surprising 1–1 away draw against Sporting Clube de Portugal. [4]

On 2 August 2013 Zamperini was suspended for 2 years due to 2011 match-fixing scandal. [5]

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References

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  2. "Portsmouth 2-1 Gillingham". BBC. 8 September 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. "Portsmouth 4-2 C Palace". BBC. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  4. "Ventspils spoil perfect Sporting start". UEFA.com. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
  5. www.football-italia.net http://www.football-italia.net/37438/mauri-banned-six-months . Retrieved 2 August 2013.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[ title missing ]