Federico Vismara (born 9 May 1983) is a retired Argentine professional

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who played as a

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for

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Career

Vismara started in the system of Estudiantes in 2002. He remained with the

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team for two years, making a total of nine appearances in the process.

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side El Porvenir signed Vismara in 2004, with the midfielder subsequently appearing fifty-five times and scoring once in two seasons with them. A move to Aldosivi followed in 2006, prior to Vismara agreeing to sign for fellow second tier outfit

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Greater Buenos Aires. ...

. He scored one goal in thirty-five appearances during 2008–09 as they won promotion to the Primera División. His first top-flight goal arrived in April 2010 against

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as the club were relegated. On 30 June 2010, Vismara completed a move to

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side

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. However, he departed in the following December after not appearing competitively for the Italian club; though was an unused substitute in August for a

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tie with

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and for league matches with

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and

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. Vismara returned to his homeland in January 2011 after joining

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. Having spent two campaigns with them, Vismara left to join Instituto ahead of the 2012–13 Primera B Nacional season. He received twenty-two yellow cards and four red cards in 2012–13 and 2013–14. In total, he featured sixty-eight times for Instituto over that period. July 2014 saw

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become Vismara's eighth senior club. He was selected seventeen times in continental competition throughout his second campaign,

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, which included nine appearances in the

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as Huracán finished as runners-up to Colombia's Santa Fe. He won the

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and

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whilst with Huracán. Vismara switched them for Racing Club in January 2016. Despite participating in fifteen games during

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, the midfielder failed to make an appearance in either 2016–17 or 2017–18. Midway through the latter, Vismara rejoined Chacarita Juniors of Primera B Nacional. In July 2019, Vismara joined

. Although he had a contract until the end of 2022, Vismara confirmed on 18 May 2022 that he had retired from football.Sarmiento confirmó el retiro del fútbol de Vismar
unosantafe.com.ar, 18 May 2022

Career statistics

Honours

;Huracán *

: 2013–14 *

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vismara, Federico 1983 births Living people People from San Lorenzo Department Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Estudiantes de La Plata footballers El Porvenir footballers Aldosivi footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players Rosario Central footballers Instituto footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province