Simone Rizzato

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Simone Rizzato
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-09-21) 21 September 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Terracina, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder
Youth career
1998–1999 Fano
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2001 Fano 65 (6)
2001–2003 Vis Pesaro 60 (2)
2003–2005 Torino 30 (0)
2005Chievo (loan) 0 (0)
2005 Catanzaro 20 (0)
2006 Perugia 10 (0)
2006–2009 Ancona 106 (5)
2009–2013 Reggina 155 (3)
2013–2017 Trapani 157 (3)
2017–2018 Avellino 13 (0)
2018–2019 Vis Pesaro 32 (1)
2019–2021 Atletico Gallo Colbordolo
2021 Virtus 3 (0)
2021–2022 Atletico Gallo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2019

Simone Rizzato (born 21 September 1981) is a retired Italian professional football player. He was the former captain of Reggina Calcio.

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Career

Rizzato made his debut in Serie C2 with Fano at the age of 17.

In July 2001 he moved to Vis Pesaro where he played for two seasons in Serie C1.

In July 2003 he was acquired by Torino where in a season and a half he played 30 matches in Serie B, before moving to Chievo Verona on loan, where he remained a few months without ever debuting in Serie A.

In August 2005 he was back in Serie B with Catanzaro and the following January he played once again in Serie C1 with Perugia.

In July 2006 he joined Ancona where he played for two seasons as a starter in Serie C1, after which obtained promotion to Serie B.

In July 2009 he was bought by Reggina and he played 40 matches in domestic league competitions. On the first match day of the 2011–12 Serie B season (RegginaModena) he scored his first goal with the amaranth jersey; the game ended in a 4–1 win for Reggina. In the same season he became team captain.

In June 2017, he joined Avellino. [1]

After the 2018–19 season, 37-year old Rizzato decided to leave professional football and left Vis Pesaro to join ASD Atletico Gallo Colbordolo. [2] In May 2022, he announced his retirement. [3]

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