Carlo Gervasoni (born 4 January 1982) is a former Italian
footballer
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who played as a
defender. His career ended in 2011 after a ban from football due to his involvement in the
2011 Italian football match-fixing scandal; the ban is set to end in 2018.
Career
Gervasoni started his career at a small Lombard club
Como
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Its proximity to Lake Como and ...
. In mid-2001, Gervasoni and
Marco Mallus
Marco Mallus (born 24 January 1982) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club AS Ciabbino.
Career
Mallus started his career at hometown club Como. After a loan spell with Legnano of Serie C2, he joined South Tyrol of ...
joined
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous province
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of
Serie C2
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; concurrently
Luigi Crisopulli returned to Como. During his three seasons with Tyrol, Gervasoni was a regular starter. In June 2004 Como bought back Gervasoni outright for €120,000
[ but sold to Geona for free.]Verona
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in another co-ownership deal, for €500,000.[ Although he just played 24 matches, Verona sign him permanently. After he played another 24 matches, he left for fellow Serie B ]Bari
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in co-ownership deal. Luigi Anaclerio also joined Verona also in co-ownership on the same day. In June Verona bought back Gervasoni.
In August 2007, he joined Albinoleffe in another co-ownership deal, for €560,000.[UC Albinoleffe Srl Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008 ] He signed a 3-year contract. Gervasoni back to play as a regular starter and he secured a permanent deal in June 2008 for another €95,000.[
On 31 August 2009, Gervasoni was exchanged with Dario Passoni. After the relegation and bankruptcy of Mantova, he joined ]Cremonese
Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...
. In January 2011 he left for Serie B
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club Piacenza
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. Francesco Bini also joined Cremonese in exchange.
He was banned from football activity for five years due to involvement in the 2011 Italian football scandal; an additional one-year and 8 months was added in May 2012; four more months were added in August,
References
External links
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Official Albinoleffe Player Profile
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1982 births
Living people
People from Legnano
Italian men's footballers
Como 1907 players
Hellas Verona FC players
SSC Bari players
UC AlbinoLeffe players
Mantova 1911 players
Serie B players
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Milan