Diego De Ascentis (born 31 July 1976) is an Italian former

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who played as a

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Club career

De Ascentis started his career at

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 ...

in 1993 before moving to

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 ...

in 1996. Three years later, he transferred to AC Milan for a season. In 2000, he transferred to Torino. After Torino went bankrupt in 2005 he moved to

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...

, joining the club in July 2005; however, Genoa was demoted to Serie C1 later that month as punishment for match-fixing, prompting De Ascentis to transfer to

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

. After the reformed Torino regained promotion to Serie A, he rejoined the Turin club for another season. He signed a three-year contract with

Atalanta Atalanta (; grc-gre, Ἀταλάντη, Atalantē) meaning "equal in weight", is a heroine in Greek mythology. There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily known ...

in the summer of 2007 and was released in the summer of 2009. He re-signed with the club on 8 October that year,Official: Atalanta Re-Sign Midfielder Diego De Ascentis – Goal.com
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International career

De Ascentis was capped for the U-21 and Olympic teams (the former of which won the

1997 Mediterranean Games The XIII Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1997 Mediterranean Games, were the 13th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Bari, Italy, from 13 to 25 June 1997, where 2,956 athletes (2,166 men and 790 women) from 21 countries partici ...

References

External links

Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile

Diego De Ascentis
at FIGC.it {{DEFAULTSORT:De Ascentis, Diego 1976 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Como 1907 players SSC Bari players AC Milan players Torino FC players US Livorno 1915 players Atalanta BC players Serie A players Serie B players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Como Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games