Alessandro Carrozza (born 1 February 1982 in
Gallipoli, Apulia
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) is a retired
Italian
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former
footballer
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who played as
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Biography
Carrozza's footballing career began later on than usual. He had aspirations of becoming a footballer when he was 18 years old, but instead he became a carpenter. When watching a
Serie C
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game on television one day, he didn't think his abilities were any inferior to what he was watching. He joined his local team; the now defunct Gallipoli Calcio, playing in
Italian football's eighth tier, working his way up through the leagues with various clubs. His dream of becoming a
Serie A
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player came true in January 2012 when he joined
Atalanta
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on loan, aged 30.
On 2 July, he signed a contract with
Verona
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.
Coaching career
In July 2021, Carrozza ended his career as player and was appointed manager of
Città di Gallipoli. Ahead of the 2023-24 season, Carrozza secured promotion to the Italian
Serie D
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.
CD GALLIPOLI – È SANDRO CARROZZA IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEI GIALLOROSSI
salentosport.net, 19 June 2023
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1982 births
Living people
Italian men's footballers
ASD Città di Gallipoli players
Taranto FC 1927 players
Pisa SC players
SSD Varese Calcio players
Hellas Verona FC players
Atalanta BC players
Spezia Calcio players
US Lecce players
SS Juve Stabia players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Serie D players
Eccellenza players
People from Gallipoli, Apulia
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from the Province of Lecce
21st-century Italian people
Italian football managers
ACD Nardò players
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