Luca Rossettini

Italian footballer

Luca Rossettini

Personal information
Date of birth|  (1985-05-09) 9 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth|  Padua, Italy
Height|  1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)|  Right-back, centre-back
Team information

Current team

|  Padova U19 (coach)
Youth career
|  Padova
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2004–2007|  Padova|  44|  (3)
2007–2012|  Siena|  108|  (1)
2012–2015|  Cagliari|  95|  (3)
2015–2016|  Bologna|  29|  (3)
2016–2017|  Torino|  30|  (1)
2017–2019|  Genoa|  23|  (0)
2018–2019|  → Chievo (loan)|  21|  (0)
2019–2021|  Lecce|  28|  (0)
2021|  Padova|  18|  (0)
International career
2005|  Italy U20[1]|  1|  (0)
2008|  Italy U23[1]|  1|  (0)
2014|  Italy|  0|  (0)
Managerial career
2021–2022|  Padova U17
2022–|  Padova U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luca Rossettini (born 9 May 1985) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player who played as a centre-back.

## Club career[edit]

### Padova[edit]

Rossettini spent his youth years at hometown club Padova.

### Siena[edit]

Rossettini joined Siena in a co-ownership deal on 28 August 2007 for €1.2 million. The deal was made permanent when Siena bought out the contract from Padova in June 2008 for another €1.2 million.[2][3]

### Cagliari[edit]

On 21 June 2012, he was signed by Cagliari for €1.6 million.[4][5]

### Bologna[edit]

On 23 June 2015, Rossettini was sold to Bologna[6][7] for €2.5 million transfer fee.[8]

### Torino[edit]

On 16 August 2016, Rossettini was sold to Torino F.C.[9]

### Genoa[edit]

On 18 August 2017, he was sold to Genoa.

### Chievo Verona[edit]

On 8 August 2018, Rossettini joined to Chievo Verona on loan until 30 June 2019 with an option to buy.[10][11]

### Lecce[edit]

On 12 July 2019 he was signed by Lecce.

### Return to Padova and retirement[edit]

On 12 January 2021 he returned to his first club Padova.[12] On 11 August 2021 he announced his retirement as a player, and was appointed as a U-17 Padova team manager.[13]

## International career[edit]

In November 2014, Rossettini received his first national team call-up.[14] He was capped once for Italy's Olympic team against the Netherlands Olympic team in February 2008 in a friendly match.[15]

## Career statistics[edit]

Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Padova | 2004–05 | Serie C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0
2005–06 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2
2006–07 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1
Total  | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3
Siena | 2007–08 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0
2008–09 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0
2009–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0
2010–11 | Serie B | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0
2011–12 | Serie A | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1
Total  | 108 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 1
Cagliari | 2012–13 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0
2013–14 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0
2014–15 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3
Total  | 96 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 3
Bologna | 2015–16 | Serie A | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3
Torino | 2016–17 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1
Genoa | 2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0
Chievo (loan)  | 2018–19 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0
Lecce | 2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0
2020–21 | Serie B  | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0
Total  | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0
Genoa | 2020–21 | Serie C  | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0
Career total  | 396 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 418 | 11

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b FIGC (in Italian)
2. ^ "UFFICIALE: Siena, riscattato Rossettini". TUTTO MERCATO WEB. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
3. ^ A.C. Siena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
4. ^ "Dal Siena arriva il difensore Rossettini" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
5. ^ A.C. Siena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
6. ^ "Rossettini al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
7. ^ "Luca Rossettini al Bologna" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
8. ^ Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2015, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian)
9. ^ "Rossettini al Toro" (in Italian). Torino F.C. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
10. ^ "UFFICIALE: ChievoVerona, dal Genoa arriva il difensore Rossettini". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
11. ^ "ROSSETTINI GRAN RINFORZO IN DIFESA". genoacfc.it (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
12. ^ "Luca Rossettini torna al Calcio Padova" (in Italian). Padova. 12 January 2021.
13. ^ "Prosegue il percorso in biancoscudato: Luca Rossettini sarà l'allenatore dell'Under 17!". Padova Calcio (in Italian). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
14. ^ "Conte calls another 14 players for Albania: Okaka, Rossettini and Sturaro new names". FIGC. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
15. ^ "Venti Azzurrini per l'amichevole Italia-Olanda. La novità è Rossettini" (in Italian). FIGC. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Luca Rossettini at Soccerway
* A.C. Siena Official Player Profile (in Italian)
* Gazzetta Dello Sport Player Profile (in Italian)

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