Matteo Gritti

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Matteo Gritti
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-06-11) 11 June 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Seriate, Italy
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999 Bassano Virtus 34 (0)
1999–2001 Atalanta 0 (0)
2001–2002 Oggiono 28 (0)
2002–2003 Alzano 28 (0)
2003–2004 AlbinoLeffe 6 (0)
2004–2005 Palazzolo 23 (0)
2005–2006 AC Lugano 20 (0)
2006–2008 BSC Young Boys 7 (0)
2007–2008 → Chiasso (loan) 33 (0)
2008–2011 AC Bellinzona 60 (0)
2012 Petrolul Ploieşti 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2012

Matteo Gritti (born 11 June 1980) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He is not to be confused with Serie C2 player Matteo Gritti (born 1986).

Career

Born in Seriate, about 4 km southeast of Bergamo, Gritti started his career at Serie D club Bassano Virtus before returned to Lombardy for Atalanta Bergamo. After two seasons at their youth teams, Gritti moved back to Serie D for Oggiono, which also located in Lombardy. He played for the club as regular starter before signed for Serie C1 club Alzano, his third Lombardy club. He then signed by the Province of Bergamo based AlbinoLeffe, which in 2002–03 in the same group with Alzano, but Alzano relegated and AlbinoLeffe promoted.

At AlbinoLeffe, he worked as backup for another Province of Bergamo native, Paolo Acerbis.

In 2004–05 season, he played for his 6th Lombardy club Palazzolo at Serie C2.

In mid-2005, he abroad to Switzerland for AC Lugano, which from Ticino, an Italian speaking region. His performance made Swiss giant BSC Young Boys signed him, worked as Marco Wölfli's backup. After Young Boys re-signed their youth product Paolo Collaviti as new backup goalkeeper, Gritti went on loan to Chiasso of Ticino.

After a loan spells at Challenge League, he signed for Swiss Super League newcomer AC Bellinzona in July 2008. He became the no.1 goalkeeper ahead Lorenzo Bucchi at the start of season, but Bucchi regain his place until the arrival of former A.S. Roma goalkeeper Carlo Zotti. Gritti was released on 30 June 2011.

In February 2012, Gritti signed a contract with Petrolul Ploieşti, in Liga I, until the end of the season. He played only three games for Petrolul, and his contract wasn't renewed.

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