Luigi Sala

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Luigi Sala
Personal information
Full name Luigi Sala
Date of birth (1974-02-21) 21 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Mariano Comense, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1995 Como 60 (1)
1995–1998 Bari 89 (4)
1998–2001 AC Milan 57 (1)
2001–2005 Atalanta 90 (10)
2003–2004 → Chievo (loan) 17 (2)
2005–2008 Sampdoria 73 (1)
2008–2009 Udinese 2 (0)
2009–2011 AlbinoLeffe 59 (5)
Total447(24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luigi Sala (born 21 February 1974) is a former Italian football defender. He played as a central defender.

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Club career

In June 2001, Sala was sold to Atalanta for 7 billion lire, along with Gianni Comandini (30 billion) and Luca Saudati (18 billion), as part of Cristian Zenoni and Massimo Donati's deal to Milan, for 60 billion Italian lire. [2]

In 2002–03 season, he was the first choice and partnered with Cesare Natali.

In December 2002, Sala was injured and rested one month. [3] He returned to field on 6 January, a rescheduled round 13 match against Torino.

In June 2005, he was signed by Sampdoria. [4]

In August 2008, he was signed by Udinese on free transfer. [5]

He signed a two-year contract with AlbinoLeffe in 2009.

In 2010–11 season, he changed his shirt number from 26 to 21. [6]

Italian football scandal

Sala was banned 2 year after a plea bargain on 1 August 2012 due to involvement in 2011–12 Italian football scandal. He was questioned by the prosecutor on 8 March 2012. [7]

Honours

AC Milan

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". www.acmilan.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ Pietro Serina (30 June 2001). "Comandini, Sala, Dabo: l' Atalanta si fa grande". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Sala on the sidelines". UEFA.com. 3 December 2002. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Borriello boost for Sampdoria". UEFA.com. 21 June 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Udinese add experience with Sala". UEFA.com. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  6. ↑ "Assegnati i numeri di maglia della stagione 2010/11". UC AlbinoLeffe. albinoleffe.com. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "SCOMMESSE. IL CALENDARIO DELLE AUDIZIONI AGGIORNATO A GIOVEDÌ 15 MARZO" (in Italian). FIGC. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
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