Alberto Pomini (born 17 March 1981) is an Italian footballer who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for SPAL.

Career

Early career

Born in Isola della Scala, Veneto, Pomini started his professional career at

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. After graduating from Primavera under-20 reserve team in 2001, Pomini left for

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in co-ownership deal. In the first season he was the understudy of

Fabio Fabbri Fabio Fabbri (born 15 October 1933) is an Italians, Italian former politician and lawyer. Biography Fabbri was born in Ciano d'Enza, Ciano d 'Enza, Italy, on 15 October 1933. He graduated from the University of Parma with a law degree, and began ...

. Pomini played half of the game of

2002–03 Serie C2 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...

. He shared the starting role with Giovanni Vecchini. In June 2003 Verona gave up the remain 50% registration rights to San Marino Calcio. In mid-2003, he left for

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newcomer Bellaria – Igea Marina. Pomini played 20 games in 2003–04 Serie C2, ahead promotion protagonist Filippo Spitoni. Pomini also suspended 2 games due to send off.

Sassuolo

In mid-2004, Pomini was signed by fellow Serie C2 club

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. He was the longest serving player of the team as of 2015–16 Serie A season. Along with Nicolò Consolini,

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and

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, they were the backbone of the squad to promote to Serie B in 2008. In the first season, Pomini shared the starting role with Gabriele Giaroli. Pomini played in the return leg of the promotion playoffs only. In the second season, Giaroli became the backup and Pomini played all four games in the promotion playoffs, which Sassuolo was the winner. In his maiden Serie C1 season, Romini was the understudy of

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. After Agazzi left the club in 2007, the club signed

Massimiliano Benassi Massimiliano Benassi (born 11 November 1981) is a former Italian association footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career After having played in Italian third category (Serie c1-c2, now called "Prima Divisione" and "Seconda Divisione"), he jo ...

as first choice. The club promoted in

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as the grand champion. Pomini only played once in his first Serie B season. In

2008–09 Serie B The 2008–09 Serie B season was the seventy-seventh since its establishment. A total of 22 teams will contest the league, 15 of which will be returning from the 2007–08 season, four of which will have been promoted from Serie C1 (now Lega P ...

Pomini was the backup of

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, along with Andrea Pinzan (since January 2009). Pomini was the understudy until

2010–11 Serie B The 2010–11 Serie B (known as the Serie bwin for sponsorship reasons) is the seventy-ninth season since its establishment in 1929, and the first one under the rule of the new Lega Serie B. A total of 22 teams contest the league, 15 of which ret ...

, which Pomini played 23 games. Pomini also played in the playoffs round of

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, losing to

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. In

2011–12 Serie B The 2011–12 Serie B (known as the Serie bwin for sponsorship reasons) was the eightieth season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams will contest the league: 15 of which returning from the 2010–11 season, four of which promo ...

, Sassuolo signed former youth internationals

Davide Bassi Davide Bassi (born 12 April 1985) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Sarzana, Liguria, Bassi was a product of Empoli's youth system, joining the team in 2002, but started his professional career at Tuscan c ...

, however Pomini was able to become the first choice. Pomini wore no.17 shirt from 2008 to 2012. In 2012, he received number 1 shirt from departing

. In June 2015 he signed a new 1-year contract with Sassuolo. In May 2016 he signed a new 1-year contract again.

Palermo

In the summer of 2017, he signed for

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club

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. After starting the season behind

Josip Posavec Josip Posavec (born 10 March 1996) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AaB. Career Palermo On 31 August 2015, the Serie A club Palermo announced that they had finalised the signing of Posavec, and that he will join the Italia ...

, he became the first choice by the end of the season. He was confirmed as a reserve keeper for the club's 2018–19 campaign, with Posavec out on loan to

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and

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in as a replacement.

Venezia

On 17 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Venezia.

SPAL

On 27 August 2021, he joined SPAL in

on a one-year contract.

Honours

* Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione: 2008 (Sassuolo) **

Lega Pro Prima Divisione Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978� ...

: 2008 (Sassuolo)

References

External links

Lega Serie B profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pomini, Alberto 1981 births Sportspeople from the Province of Verona Footballers from Veneto Living people Italian footballers Association football goalkeepers Hellas Verona F.C. players A.S.D. Victor San Marino players A.C. Bellaria Igea Marina players U.S. Sassuolo Calcio players Palermo F.C. players Venezia F.C. players S.P.A.L. players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players