Andrea Salvatore Cocco (born 8 April 1986) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Cagliari

Cocco made his Serie A debut on 21 December 2005 for Cagliari in a 1–0 defeat away to Parma F.C. On 31 January 2007 he left for Venezia. and on 31 August 2007 for

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. Cocco was sold to

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in a co-ownership deal in August 2008. In June 2009 Cagliari bought Cocco and

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(from

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) back, but sold them to Alghero immediately in co-ownership deals (later

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also joined), where Cocco also met ex-team-mate

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, Nicola Lai and Enrico Cotza (in January). In June 2010, few week before the bankrupt of Alghero, Cagliari bought back Cocco and Aresti for €500.

AlbinoLeffe

Few days after Cagliari signed

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and Simon Laner from AlbinoLeffe in temporary deals for €750,000 (€375,000 each), Cocco was sold to AlbinoLeffe in co-ownership deal for €50,000 in a 3-year deal, making Cagliari only paid AlbinoLeffe €700,000 in cash.U.C. AlbinoLeffe S.r.l. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011, PDF purchased from

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(in Italian) In June 2011 Cagliari bought back Cocco for €150,000, as well as bought Perico in a co-ownership deal for €375,000, making Cagliari paid AlbinoLeffe €500,000 cash that summer. On 4 July 2011 Cocco returned to AlbinoLeffe in a temporary deal with option to sign outright for €200,000.U.C. AlbinoLeffe S.r.l. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012, PDF purchased from

(in Italian) Despite the club relegated, the option was excised in a 4-year contract. On the same day Perico was acquired outright for another €200,000, thus the two transfer fees were canceled each other. However, Cocco was sold by AlbinoLeffe in the same summer.

Verona and loans

On 30 July 2012, Cocco was signed by Hellas Verona in a co-ownership deal with AlbinoLeffe, for €290,000 fee in a 3-year contract. In June 2013 the co-ownership deal was renewed. After a one-year stint with Verona in August 2013, he joined

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on a loan deal. On 29 January 2014, he was again loaned to Portuguese Segunda Liga side

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. In June 2014 Verona acquired Cocco and Laner outright from AlbinoLeffe for €500 each, with Simone Calvano returned to Verona also for €500.

Vicenza

He moved to

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on 8 August 2014 in a 2-year contract on a free transfer. He missed few weeks of

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due to an injury in pre-season.

Pescara and loans

On 31 August 2015 Cocco was signed by fellow Serie B club

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on a reported 3-year contract for a transfer fee of €600,000. On 3 August 2016 Cocco was loaned to fellow Serie B club

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(with option to buy), which the team was relegated from Serie A. After scoring just 1 league goal for the Lazio-based club, Cocco was loaned to another Serie B team

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on 16 January 2017. He wore number 11 shirt for his new team. On 31 January 2019, he was released from his Pescara contract by mutual consent.

Padova

On 27 February 2019, he signed with Padova.

Olbia

On 19 November 2019, he signed a contract with

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until 30 June 2021.

Seregno

On 20 August 2021, he joined Serie C club

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Return to AlbinoLeffe

On 9 August 2022, Cocco returned to AlbinoLeffe.

Trapani

On 27 July 2023, Cocco signed for

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club

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cocco, Andrea 1986 births Living people Footballers from Cagliari Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Cagliari Calcio players Venezia FC players US Pistoiese 1921 players Rovigo Calcio players UC AlbinoLeffe players Hellas Verona FC players LFA Reggio Calabria players LR Vicenza players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Frosinone Calcio players AC Cesena players Calcio Padova players Olbia Calcio 1905 players US 1913 Seregno Calcio players Liga Portugal 2 players S.C. Beira-Mar players Italian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Italian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal