Alberto Savino (born 1 September 1973) is an
Italian
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former
footballer
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who played for
Nola
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as a
defender.
Career
Born in
Pompei
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History
...
, the
Province of Naples
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, Savino started his professional career at
Serie C2
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side
Savoia which is based in
Torre Annunziata
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History
The city was destroyed in the Vesuvius e ...
, located in the Province of Naples. In the summer of 1995, he was signed by
Serie B
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side
Brescia
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. He made his league debut on 10 September 1995, substituting
Giandomenico Costi
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Career
Costi played for several Italian clubs throughout his career; he most notably played 2 games in the Italian Serie ...
, in the 31st minute. He played for Brescia for 4 seasons, winning a
Serie B championship and Serie A promotion in 1997, and followed the team as they were relegated back to Serie B in
1998
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. After Brescia failed to promoted back to
Serie A
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, Savino was sold to
Lecce
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in
co-ownership deal in 1999, at the end of the
1998–99 season, during which Lecce won promotion to Serie A as Serie B 3rd place.
In summer 2002, he followed Lecce as they were
relegated back to Serie B. He played the opening match of the
season
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as
Lorenzo Stovini's backup, coming on in the 60th minute. He made 4 more starts in 7 more league appearances in October and in November, before leaving on loan to league rivals
Napoli
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in January 2003. Savino returned to Lecce, who had been promoted back to Serie A, but remained an unused sub throughout the
entire season, before joining
Serie B
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side
Ternana
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The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...
in January 2004.
In summer 2004, he joined
Serie C1
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side
Napoli Soccer (a new company/team founded to replace the recently bankrupted S.S.C. Napoli), but played a half season before joining
Serie B strugglers Venezia
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. The club were relegated and went bankrupt in 2005. He subsequently played a season for his first professional club
Savoia but in the non-professional Italian league
Serie D
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. In December 2006, he was signed by
Serie C1
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side
Pavia
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. In December 2007, he was signed by Serie C2 side
Scafatese along with
Vincenzo Bevo. In September 2008, he joined
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
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Before the 1978 ...
(ex-Serie C1) side
Gallipoli
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.
Honours
;Brescia
*
Serie B
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:
1996–97
;Gallipoli
*
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
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Before the 1978 ...
: 2009
References
External links
*
Profile at AIC.Football.it
Profile at Laseried.com
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1973 births
Living people
People from Pompei
Italian men's footballers
Serie A players
Serie B players
SS Turris Calcio players
Brescia Calcio players
US Lecce players
SSC Napoli players
Ternana Calcio players
Venezia FC players
AC Pavia 1911 SSD players
Scafatese Calcio 1922 players
ASD Città di Gallipoli players
FC Matera players
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Naples