Alessio Manzoni (born 10 April 1987) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for Scannabuese .

Career

Early years

Manzoni made his senior debut for

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in a

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match towards the end of the

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season. The game ended 1–0 to

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. Since then, Manzoni has been on loan at both Padova and Spezia.

Parma

In February 2009, he left for Parma in temporary deal. In summer 2009 Manzoni was signed by

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in three-year contract for €1.5 million (counter-weight

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transfer fee); Atalanta also retained 50% registration rights. Since January 2010 Manzoni was farmed to various clubs in Serie B and

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. In June 2011 Atalanta gave up the remain half of the "card" to Parma. In July 2012 Manzoni was signed by

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. That season Parma signed

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for undisclosed fee and

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for €595,000 from Gubbio; Gubbio signed Manzoni,

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and

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in temporary deals, subsidized by Parma by performance bonuses ( it, premi di valorizzazione). Eventually Gubbio received €548,000 from the loan of Manzoni, Baccolo and Galimberti.

Pavia

In November 2013 he was signed by

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as free agent.

Serie D and return to Serie C

After leaving Pavia, he spent the next 5 seasons in the

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, 4 of them at Pergolettese, which advanced back to

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for the 2019–20 season.

References

External links

Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Manzoni, Alessio 1987 births People from Crema, Lombardy Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Italy men's youth international footballers Atalanta BC players Calcio Padova players Spezia Calcio players Parma Calcio 1913 players Brescia Calcio players UC AlbinoLeffe players Frosinone Calcio players AS Gubbio 1910 players AC Pavia 1911 SSD players US Pergolettese 1932 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Footballers from the Province of Cremona