Carlo Zotti (born 3 September 1982) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Zotti was born in

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. He started his career at

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, but his first-team experience was limited due to the presence of experienced goalkeepers

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and Cristiano Lupatelli. He also had to compete with other young keepers such as

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. In 2004, he signed a five-year contract with Roma. In 2005, he was loaned to

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to seek first team football. He was back at Roma in the summer of 2006, but because Roma signed Julio Sergio Bertagnoli, Zotti became the 4th choice goalkeeper. Loaning him out proved a difficult task, so Zotti played for the Primavera side in the 2006–07 season. Due to this, he was finally sent on loan to

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in January 2007. Zotti signed for

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team

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in 2008, which Zotti terminated the contract with Roma by mutual consent, he joined than on 28 January 2009 to AC Bellinzona. Zotti joined in 2012. In September, during a 3–2 away against

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, he was substituted off due to an injury.

International career

Zotti was in the Italy U21 squad that won the

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, but was an unused sub.

References

External links

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National Team stats. at FIGC official site

Carlo Zotti Interview (1)

Carlo Zotti Interview (2)

Zotti: "I could have made another career: AC Milan is my great regret"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zotti, Carlo 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Benevento Association football goalkeepers Italian footballers Italy youth international footballers Italy under-21 international footballers A.S. Roma players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players U.C. Sampdoria players AC Bellinzona players A.S. Cittadella players FC Wil players FC Locarno players Serie A players Serie B players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Italian expatriate footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Footballers from Campania