Felice Centofanti (born 23 May 1969) is an Italian former

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who played as a left-back.

Career

Football

Centofanti was born in

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. In his long career, he played with many teams, including Internazionale (Inter) during the middle of his career. In Massimo Moratti's first season as owner of Inter, he signed many Italians such as Benito Carbone, Salvatore Fresi, and Maurizio Ganz, along with Centofanti himself. Despite being a defender, Centofanti chose the number 9 jersey, when in 1995, the league introduced the selection of personal numbers. During Centofanti's tour of duty with Inter, he debuted in his first

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game. Centofanti also explored the midfield position as he saw his knack for goal scoring increase. When playing for Inter, he saw his role in the defence decrease as

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began to overthrow him for the left-back position. Manager

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also preferred Brazilian Roberto Carlos over Centofanti. In 2004 he concluded his career and became the director of

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. In 2009 he returned to football, as director of

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Television

In 2005, he left the football world for the television, when he was invited to join the hit Italian show ''

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''. Centofanti gained fame for his antics on the television screen, rather than his work on the pitch. He appears on the popular Italian television show ''Striscia la Notizia'', where he makes skits and jokes with football players. Some of his targets include football stars

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, Francesco Totti,

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, and many more. Usually, in the skit, the player has a life or football related problem, and Centofanti magically appears to help them out.

Honours

Awards

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Champion: 2 :Teramo: 1985-1986 (Serie C2/C) :Padova: 2000-2001 (Serie C2/A)

Notable Results

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final with Ancona: 1993-1994

References

External links

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Centofanti, Felice 1969 births Living people People from Teramo Men's association football fullbacks Italian men's footballers Italian television personalities SSD Città di Teramo players Genoa CFC players Inter Milan players Calcio Padova players AC Ancona players Ravenna FC players Palermo FC players Bassano Virtus 55 ST players ASD Barletta 1922 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Footballers from the Province of Teramo