Antonio Bocchetti (born 11 June 1980 in
Naples
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) is an Italian retired
footballer
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who played as
defender.
Club career
Bocchetti started his career at
Napoli
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
. He played his first Serie A match on 3 December 2000. In July 2003, he was sold to
Piacenza
Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...
then in Serie B in a
co-ownership deal;
Vittorio Tosto moved to Naples in exchange.
He signed by
Parma
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...
of Serie A in co-ownership deal in mid-2006, for €400,000.
[ In June 2007 Parma bought Bocchetti outright for another €220,000.][Parma F.C. SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007 ]
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/ref> In mid-2007, he was sold to Frosinone
Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the Va ...
of Serie B in another co-ownership deal for €450,000.[ In June 2008 Frosinone acquired Bocchetti outright for another €250,000.][Parma F.C. SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 ]
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International career
Bocchetti was capped for the Italy U-20 team at the 2000 Toulon Tournament
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.
After retiring
From 2016 until December 2017, Bocchetti worked as a coordinator for Paganese. From 8 December 2017, he was appointed as sporting director for the club. He worked for the club until the end of the 2017/18, where he joined Fano
Fano is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort southeast of Pesaro, located where the ''Via Flaminia'' reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is the third city in the region by popula ...
, also as a sporting director. On 11 March 2019, Bocchetti decided to resign.IL DIRETTORE SPORTIVO ANTONIO BOCCHETTI RASSEGNA LE DIMISSIONI
almajuventusfano1906.com, 11 March 2019
References
External links
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FIGC profile
1980 births
Living people
Footballers from Naples
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
SSC Napoli players
FC Crotone players
Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
Parma Calcio 1913 players
Frosinone Calcio players
US Sassuolo Calcio players
Delfino Pescara 1936 players
US Salernitana 1919 players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Italy men's youth international footballers
Italy men's under-21 international footballers
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