Alessio Sestu

Alessio Sestu

Personal information
Full name	Alessio Sestu
Date of birth	(1983-09-29) 29 September 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Piacenza (sporting director)
Youth career
	Lazio
2001–2002	→ Sora (loan)
2002–2003	Modena
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Treviso	1	(0)
2003–2004	→ Südtirol (loan)	15	(0)
2005–2006	→ Cittadella (loan)	35	(4)
2006	→ Mantova (loan)	7	(0)
2006–2007	→ Salernitana (loan)	30	(8)
2007–2009	Avellino	39	(1)
2008–2009	→ Reggina (loan)	17	(1)
2009–2010	Vicenza	15	(1)
2010	→ Bari (loan)	3	(0)
2010–2013	Siena	63	(5)
2013–2018	Chievo	12	(0)
2014	→ Sampdoria (loan)	2	(0)
2014–2015	→ Brescia (loan)	33	(5)
2015–2016	→ Virtus Entella (loan)	32	(1)
2016–2018	→ Alessandria (loan)	53	(3)
2018–2020	Piacenza	56	(2)
2020–2022	Portogruaro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alessio Sestu (born 29 September 1983) is an Italian football executive and former player, currently in charge as the sporting director of Piacenza.

Career

Treviso

Born in Rome, Lazio region, Sestu started his career at one of the two Serie A club in the capital – Lazio. In July 2002 Sestu joined Modena, but in January 2003 left for Treviso ^[1] Sestu was sold to Serie C2 club Südtirol in co-ownership deal in summer 2003. In June 2004 Treviso bought back Sestu through sealed bid submitted to Lega Calcio. He then played for clubs in Serie B and Serie C1 in temporary deals, since January 2005. He became a regular for Avellino in Serie B 2007–08, made him signed by Reggina on 28 August 2008. Previously in June 2008 Avellino signed him from Treviso in co-ownership deal for €400,000 ^[2] and Reggina bought the remain half of the registration rights from Treviso.

Reggina

As a new signing of Reggina, Sestu made his Serie A debut on 14 September 2008 against Torino. He also played twice at 2008–09 Coppa Italia. In June 2009 Avellino bought Reggina's half but the club then went bankrupt, made Sestu became free agent.

Vicenza

On 1 September 2009, Sestu was moved to Vicenza on free transfer. ^{[3] [4]} On 1 February 2010, he signed a loan by Bari for the rest of the season.

Siena

In August 2010 Sestu left for Siena in co-ownership deal ^[5] for €525,000 ^[6] in 3-year contract, ^[7] made Vicenza had a profit of €1.05 million (as it was presumed another 50% registration rights was sold for the same price). In June 2011 Siena acquired outright for another pre-agreed €525,000, and Vicenza got half of the registration rights of Domenico Danti tagged for €425,000, made Siena only paid €100,000 cash to Vicenza. ^[6]

Chievo

On 11 July 2013 Sestu was signed by A.C. ChievoVerona on a free transfer. ^[8]

On 31 January 2014, he joined Sampdoria on a loan deal. ^{[9] [10]} On 1 September 2014 Sestu was signed by Serie B club Brescia Calcio, with Mario Gargiulo moved to Verona. ^[11]

Retirement and later career

In December 2020, Sestu signed for Eccellenza club Portogruaro. ^[12] In June 2022, Sestu retired and was hired as sporting director for Portogruaro. ^[13]

On 4 July 2023, Sestu was hired as the new sporting director of Serie D club Piacenza. ^[14]

Personal life

His parent were from the island of Sardinia. ^{[15] [ citation needed ]}

References

1. "La Reggiana triplica i colpi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 31 January 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
2. Treviso FBC 1993 s.r.l. Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008 (in Italian)
3. "Ufficiale: Alessio Sestu al Vicenza" (in Italian). calcionews24.com. 1 September 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "Arriva anche Alessio Sestu". Vicenza Calcio (in Italian). 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
5. "L'Ac Siena acquista Sestu dal Vicenza in comproprietà" (in Italian). AC Siena. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
6. Vicenza Calcio SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
7. Player Identification Table of 2011–12 financial report (bilancio) on 30 June 2012, AC Siena SpA, (CCIAA filing)
8. "Alessio Sestu è un nuovo giocatore gialloblu" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 11 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
9. "Dal Chievo ecco Alessio Sestu, nuova soluzione per le fasce di Mihajlovic". UC Sampdoria (in Italian). 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
10. "Alessio Sestu all'U.C. Sampdoria" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
11. "Sestu al Brescia, Gargiulo al Chievo Verona" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
12. Eccellenza. Alberto Boreggio e Alessio Sestu al Portogruaro, padovasport.tv, 12 December 2020
13. Alessio Sestu è il nuovo direttore sportivo del Portogruaro Calcio, portogruaro.net, 30 May 2022
14. "ALESSIO SESTU NUOVO DS DEL PIACENZA CALCIO" (in Italian). Piacenza Calcio 1919. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
15. "Squadre > Rosa > Alessio Sestu" (in Italian). Reggina Calcio. Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.

External links

• Lega Serie B profile (in Italian)
• Profile at La Gazzetta (2008–09) (in Italian)
• Alessio Sestu at Soccerway