Gionatha Spinesi

Gionatha Spinesi
	Spinesi with Catania
Personal information
Date of birth	9 March 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Pisa, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1995	Pisa
1995–1996	Inter Milan
1997–1998	Castel di Sangro
1998–2004	Bari
2004–2005	Arezzo
2005–2009	Catania
Total
International career
	Italy U-21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated November 12, 2024

Gionatha Spinesi (born 9 March 1978) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born in Pisa, Spinesi started playing for Pisa Calcio. In November 1995 he signed for Inter Milan, however, he was not able to make appearance in the first team. Sold in January 1997 to Castel di Sangro, he played two unimpressive Serie B seasons for the small Serie B team. In June 1997 he joined A.S. Bari, where he made his Serie A debut and played six seasons. In February 2004, he was released for free by Bari following clashes with the board about his contract renewal.

In 2004–05, Spinesi played for newly promoted Serie B team Arezzo, where he scored 22 goals and won the league top scorer title. In 2005–06, Spinesi followed Siena coach Pasquale Marino in joining Catania, where he scored 23 goals and helped the team to promote to Serie A.

In 2006–07 Spinesi kept his excellent top flight record up by notching 17 goals and ensuring Catania remained in Serie A. During the 2007–08 season, however, Spinesi scored only seven goals in the league, but was still an influential part of the first team, as Catania again managed to avoid relegation. However, from 2008 onwards he failed to get back into the first team due to recurrent injuries, and he was released in June 2009. Spinesi successively announced his retirement from football, thus turning down an agreement he had previously found with Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Valle del Giovenco.^[2]

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References

↑ "ESPNsoccernet - Gionathan Spinesi Stats, News - Catania Calcio". Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
↑ "Spinesi cambia idea: "Smetto" Salta accordo con il Pescina" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

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[1] "ESPNsoccernet - Gionathan Spinesi Stats, News - Catania Calcio". Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2008.

[2] "Spinesi cambia idea: "Smetto" Salta accordo con il Pescina" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

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Personal information
Spinesi with Catania
Date of birth	(1978-03-09) 9 March 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Pisa, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Pisa	10	(4)
1995–1996	Inter Milan	0	(0)
1997–1998	Castel di Sangro	52	(8)
1998–2004	Bari	125	(67)
2004–2005	Arezzo	39	(22)
2005–2009	Catania ^[1]	94	(47)
Total		320	(148)
International career
	Italy U-21	8	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals