Andrea Parola (born 22 April 1979) is a retired Italian football

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Football career

He started his career at native club Pisa Calcio at Serie C2. He was loaned to

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in summer 1999, and then to Bulgarian A PFG team

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in summer 2000. He returned to Pisa in summer 2001, this time at Serie C1, before loaned out again at

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of Serie C2. He was signed by

Triestina Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to as Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Originally founded in 1918, the club has been re-established several times in its history. As of the ...

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in summer 2003 in co-ownership deal, and Triestina took over the full ownership a year later. On 24 August 2005, he was spotted by newly promoted team

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, and made his Serie A debut four days later, against

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on 28 August. After impressing performances in first half of the 2005–06 season,

Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a foo ...

bought half of Parola's right in January 2006, and kept Parola on loan at Acsoli. But at the end of season, Ascoli bought back half of the right and sold all the rights to

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. His teammate

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also sold from Udinese. He joined Cagliari next season, on a three-year contract. He was released by Cagliari on 1 July 2010 and signed a six months contract with

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on 3 January 2011, the first working day of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parola, Andrea 1979 births Living people Italian footballers Association football midfielders Italian expatriate footballers Pisa S.C. players Neftochimic Burgas players U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players U.C. Sampdoria players Cagliari Calcio players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players A.S.G. Nocerina players A.C. Reggiana 1919 players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Sportspeople from Pisa Footballers from Tuscany