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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) |
*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) |
Diego De Ascentis (born 31 July 1976) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
De Ascentis started his career at Como in 1993 before moving to Bari in 1996. Three years later, he transferred to A.C. 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.
De Ascentis was capped for the U-21 and Olympic teams (the former of which won the 1997 Mediterranean Games).
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