Fernando Spinelli is an

Italian Argentine Italian Argentines ( it, italo-argentini; es, ítalo-argentinos, or ''tanos'' in Rioplatense Spanish) are Italy, Italian-born people (born in Argentina or Italy) or non-Italian citizens of Italian people, Italian descent residing in Argentina. It ...

footballer who plays for Italian

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club

S.C. Palazzolo A.S.D. Sport Club Palazzolo, known as S.C. Palazzolo or just Palazzolo, is an Italian football club based in Palazzolo Acreide, in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily. As of 2019–20 season, the club played in the Eccellenza Sicily division. found ...

. He played for a number of Italian

Serie C The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

clubs in the 2000s and 2010s.

Club career

Early career

Spinelli played for

Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...

's youth team in 2000–01

Campionato Nazionale Primavera The Campionato Nazionale Primavera – Trofeo Giacinto Facchetti, was an Italian football youth competition. It is organised by the Lega Serie A and the participating teams that take part in Serie A and Serie B: the first edition was held in th ...

season. Spinelli joined Malaysian club

Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

in December 2003.

Italian clubs

Spinelli went back to Italy and joined

Eccellenza Calabria Eccellenza Calabria is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the Southern Italian region of Calabria, Italy. It is competed among 16 teams, in one group. The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The club who finishes sec ...

club Paolana in 2004–05 season. He then left for Ragusa after released by Paolana. From 2006 to 2008 he played for

Andria Andria (; Barese: ) is a city and ''comune'' in Apulia ( southern Italy). It is an agricultural and service center, producing wine, olives and almonds. It is the fourth-largest municipality in the Apulia region (behind Bari, Taranto, and Fogg ...

. In July 2008 Spinelli and Emanuele Catania were signed by another club

Cosenza Cosenza (; local dialect: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000; the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Province of Cosenza, which has a populati ...

. In January 2009 Spinelli left for

Taranto Taranto (, also ; ; nap, label= Tarantino, Tarde; Latin: Tarentum; Old Italian: ''Tarento''; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto, serving as an important com ...

. Spinelli was signed by

Cavese Cavese 1919 S.r.l., commonly known as just Cavese, is an Italian football club based in Cava de' Tirreni, Campania, that currently plays in . The first city club was founded in 1919 as Unione Sportiva Cavese. It was refounded as Pro Cavese in 1 ...

in December 2009. He made his debut for that club in league in January 2010. At the start of

2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2010–11 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-third football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the third since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It will be divided into two ...

season, he joined

U.S. Siracusa U.S. Siracusa S.r.l., commonly referred to as simply Siracusa, was an Football in Italy, Italian association football club located in Syracuse, Sicily. The club withdrew from professional football in 2012. An illegitimate phoenix club, was pro ...

. The first team of that club folded in 2012. In the same transfer window, Spinelli joined

Trapani Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an impor ...

. The club won a promotion to

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in 2013. Spinelli was assigned number 5 shirt at the start of

2013–14 Serie B The 2013–14 Serie B (known as the Serie B Eurobet for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contested the league: 15 of which were returning from the 2012–13 season, 4 of which were p ...

season. After half a season without any league appearance, Spinelli joined

Pavia Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the capit ...

in January 2014, along with Trapani new signing

Marcello Mancosu Marcello Mancosu (born 15 April 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Tuttocuoio. Career Born in Cagliari, Sardinia, Mancosu started his career at Cagliari Calcio, where his elder brother Matteo was a member of the first te ...

, which Trapani decided to loan out the player. In mid-2014, he joined Viterbese Castrense. Spinelli joined

Lega Pro The Serie C () is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that runs the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro ...

club AlbinoLeffe in January 2015. In August 2015, Spinelli return to the city of Syracuse for A.S.D. Città di Siracusa, an illegitimate phoenix club of 2012 folded

. The club was relocated from

Palazzolo Acreide Palazzolo Acreide ( Sicilian: ''Palazzolu'', in the local dialect: ''Palazzuolu'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (southern Italy). It is from the city of Syracuse in the Hyblean Mountains. History The area aroun ...

to Syracuse in 2013 and then renamed. The club won the Group I of 2015–16 Serie D season. The club also renamed to Siracusa Calcio circa 2016. Spinelli remained in Syracuse for

2016–17 Lega Pro The 2016–17 Lega Pro Divisione Unica was the third season of the unified Lega Pro division, the third highest division in the Italian football league system. The championship name, which is ''Divisione Unica'' according to the FIGC regulations, i ...

season. He signed a new contract in June 2017. In 2018 Spinelli left for

Eccellenza Sicily Eccellenza Sicily ( it, Eccellenza Sicilia) is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Sicily, Italy. It is competed amongst 32 teams, in two different groups (A and B). The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The clubs w ...

club

, an illegitimate phoenix club of the 2013 relocated

A.C. Palazzolo Associazione Calcio Palazzolo S.r.l. is an Italian association football club located in Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Lombardy. It currently plays in Serie D. History It was founded in 1913. Between 1989 (when it acquired the sports title of ''G.S ...

. It was reported that he was released in September 2019, however, he returned to the squad in the same season.https://www.facebook.com/asdpalazzolo.calcio/photos/a.1551719995050723/2643125592576819/

References

External links

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AIC profile (data by football.it)
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Spinelli, Fernando Argentine footballers Sri Pahang FC players S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 players Cosenza Calcio players Taranto F.C. 1927 players Cavese 1919 players U.S. Siracusa players Trapani Calcio players F.C. Pavia players U.S. Viterbese 1908 players Siracusa Calcio players A.S.D. S.C. Palazzolo players Serie C players Serie D players Association football midfielders Argentine expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Footballers from Buenos Aires 1982 births Living people