Daniel Semenzato (born 11 January 1987) is an Italian

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who plays as a defender for club Viterbese.

Club career

Internazionale

Born in

Montebelluna Montebelluna is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, Italy, approximately northwest of Venice. It has an estimated population of 32,000. Montebelluna borders the following municipalities: Altivole, Caerano di San Marco, Cornuda, Crocetta del Montello ...

, Veneto, Semenzato started his career at

Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

, as first as a midfielder, played from ''Giovanissimi Nazionali'' team to the top team of the youth rank – '' Primavera'' (from 2004 to 2006). He also played for the first team in friendlies in 2004–05, 2005–06 season and 2006–07 season.

Lega Pro clubs

On 31 August 2006, he was sold to

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club

Montichiari Montichiari (Brescian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on December 27, 1991. The town is home to the Gabriele D'Annunzio airport (Italian: ''Aer ...

in co-ownership deal. He was the regular of the team, however he was on the bench in relegation play-out against PortoSummaga, and replacing right back Paolo Zaccagnini in the return leg. Montichiari relegated to

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that season. In June 2007, he was bought back by Internazionale. and re-sold to PortoSummaga. Inter also bought Montichiari team-mate Marco Filippini from the relegated side. Semenzato only made 1 league appearance for the promotion playoffs winner. In July 2008, he left for

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(ex-Serie C1) club

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. He often played as the starting XI, but again put on the bench in relegation playout. He played 90 minutes in the return leg, this time Venezia survived from the play-out but expelled from professional league due to bankrupt in July.

Frosinone

In July 2009, he was signed by

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club

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 ...

as free agent. He made his club debut on 15 August 2009, the second match of the season and of the

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. He was the starting right back in that narrowly win

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club

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

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. But in the next match, he lost the starting place to Lorenzo Del Prete on 21 August, the opening match of Frosinone in Serie B. Semenzato replaced left midfielder Simone Basso in the 81st minute on that match. That match Frosinone winning

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2–1. He waited until round 5 to play his first match as starter, due to Del Prete was unavailable in the last minute. He started again in round 13 (7 November 2009) against

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due to Del Prete's fitness and again in round 15 (28 November 2009), and from round 21 (9 January 2010) to round 23 (23 January) Coach

Francesco Moriero Francesco "Checco" Moriero (; born 31 March 1969) is an Italian football former player and current manager, who played as a midfielder, usually as a winger on the right flank. He is the current head coach of the Maldives national football team ...

also used

Nicholas Guidi Nicholas Guidi (born 25 June 1983) is an Italian former football defender. Club career After 2 years of experience with Cuiopelli, Guidi was bought by A.S. Lucchese Libertas 1905 and he played for them for 4 years in Serie C1. In 2008, he pass ...

as emergency right back but soon used Semenzato since round 21. After left back Antonio Bocchetti was unavailable in round 25, he changed to play as an emergency left back and replaced suspended Del Prete in the next round. Semenzato ahead healthy Del Prete as right back from round 32 to 36 (missed round 35). Since round 37, Moriero took Del Prete back to starting XI and new coach

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resumed the same line-up for the relegation threatening team. He started his 13th in Serie B and the last one with Frosinone on 15 May (round 40), to replace the unavailable Del Prete. then the coach used Guidi as emergency right back again. Frosinone finished as the 16th that season, just 2 points above the teams that had to play relegation playout.

Cittadella

In August 2010, he was sold to fellow Serie B team

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. He was the understudy of

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but started as emergency right back at the first match of the season (also the first match in the

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). In the next match, the opening match of Cittadella in Serie B, coach

Claudio Foscarini Claudio Foscarini (born 19 November 1958) is an Italian football coach who last was in charge of Padova. Career Early career He started his coaching career as youth coach for Virescit Boccaleone (who later merged with Alzano to form Alzano Vire ...

used Gianluca Nocentini as right back instead. On 31 January 2011, Semenzato was signed by

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco dialect, Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and ...

Return to Serie C

In June 2011 he was exchanged with Ferdinando Vitofrancesco of

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. In October 2012 he joined

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and moved to

Treviso Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Veneti ...

in January 2013. In summer 2013 Semenzato played for

Vicenza Calcio L.R. Vicenza, commonly referred to as Vicenza, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. Founded in 1902 as Associazione del Calcio in Vicenza, they became Lanerossi Vicenza in 1953, then Vicenza Calcio from 1990 ...

as a trialist. On 30 August 2013 he was signed by Bassano Virtus 55 Soccer Team. His contract was renewed on 23 May 2014. In the summer of 2016 he moved to

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. On 11 July 2017 he signed a two-year contract with

Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by ...

. He returned to

on 17 July 2018. On 29 September 2020 he signed a two-year contract with

Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

. On 20 January 2022 he moved to Viterbese.

International career

Semenzato capped for ''Azzurrini'' in under-17 and under-19 level. He played for U17 team at 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualification (2 games) and in the elite round (2 games). For U19 team, he capped once at 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification (called-up along with team-mate

Giacomo Bindi Giacomo Bindi (born 2 January 1987) is an Italian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Early career Born in Siena, Tuscany, Bindi started his career at Arezzo the nearby province. In summer 2003, he joined Internazionale's ...

and

Matteo Momentè Matteo Momentè (born 26 February 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays for Cjarlins Muzane. Biography Youth career & Inter Born in Jesolo, the Province of Venice, Momentè started his career at Montebelluna. In 2002, he was signed by Inter ...

). That match Italy would qualify if winning

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, and Semenzato ahead

Alessio Cerci Alessio Cerci (; born 23 July 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger. Cerci started his professional football career at Roma, playing four times for the first team before serving periods on loan at Brescia, Pisa an ...

as starter. Semenzato was replaced by Cerci in the 30th minute and Cerci scored the only goal for ''Azzurrini'', eventually Italy lost 1–4 and failed to qualify to the elite round.

Honours

;Inter Primavera *

Coppa Italia Primavera The Coppa Italia Primavera (Italian for Spring Italian Cup) is an Italian football competition played by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972–73 season. Due to sponsorshi ...

: 2006

References

External links

La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile

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FIGC
{{DEFAULTSORT:Semenzato, Daniel 1987 births Living people People from Montebelluna Italian footballers Men's association football fullbacks Serie B players Serie C players Inter Milan players A.C. Montichiari players Portogruaro Calcio A.S.D. players Venezia F.C. players Frosinone Calcio players A.S. Cittadella players Como 1907 players U.S. Cremonese players U.S. Lecce players Treviso F.B.C. 1993 players Bassano Virtus 55 S.T. players Pordenone Calcio players Catania S.S.D. players S.S.C. Bari players U.S. Viterbese 1908 players Italy men's youth international footballers Sportspeople from the Province of Treviso Footballers from Veneto