Renzo Contratto

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Renzo Contratto
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-12-05) 5 December 1959 (age 63)
Place of birth Borgaro Torinese, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Barcanova
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1977 Mantova
1962–1976 Alessandria 62 (1)
1979–1980 Pisa 17 (0)
1980–1988 Fiorentina 222 (0)
1988–1991 Atalanta 87 (0)
1991–1993 Udinese 29 (0)
1993–1995 Alzano Virescit 53 (0)
International career
1980–1982 Italy U21 [1] 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Renzo Contratto is an Italian sports agent and former professional footballer who played as a defender. [2] [3]

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In 2014, he was inducted into ACF Fiorentina Hall of Fame. [4]

Career

In his youth, Contratto played for Barcanova, before starting his professional career in Mantova, Alessandria, and Pisa. [5]

In 1980, he was bought by Fiorentina, where he debuted in Serie A on 14 September. [2] After 285 appearances in 8 years, [2] he moved to Atalanta, where he debuted in a European competition, playing the 1989–90 and the 1990–91 UEFA Cup. [5]

At international level, he played six times for Italy national under-21 football team. [1]

After retirement, he became a sports agent. [3] [2]

Honours

Individual

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Prizio, Stefano; Signoria, Leonardo (2016). La Fiorentina dalla A alla Z. Newton Compton Editori. ISBN   8854195448.
  3. 1 2 "Renzo Contratto: "Destro, Santon e Viviano restano dove sono"". Calcio News 24 (in Italian). 10 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Stasera la III edizione della Hall of Fame Viola. Ci sarà anche Batistuta". Viola News (in Italian). 6 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. 1 2 Fornoni, Simone (5 December 2019). "Non solo Castagne: auguri a Contratto, mastino vecchio stampo". Calcio Atalanta (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2020.