Francesco Russo (born 23 December 1981) is an
Italian footballer who currently plays for USD CasateseRogoredo as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
.
Biography
Russo left for
Lecco
Lecco (, , ; lmo, label= Lecchese, Lècch ) is a city of 48,131 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). ...
from
Torino
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. T ...
in 2001 in
co-ownership deal, along with
Marco Andreotti. In 2002, he left for
Alzano and in 2003 for
Solbiatese. In January 2004 he was signed by
Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa.
The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...
and immediately left for
Palazzolo.
In 2004, he was transferred to Swiss Challenge League side
Chiasso
Chiasso (; lmo, Ciass ) is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
As the southernmost of Switzerland's municipalities, Chiasso is on the border with Italy, in front of Ponte Chiasso (a frazione of Co ...
. In 2007 Russo returned to Italy for
Lanciano.
In March 2019, Russo returned to Italy and joined FC Parabiago. In the summer 2019, he moved to USD CasateseRogoredo.
Intervista al nuovo arrivato in casa biancorossa Francesco Russo
casateserogoredo.it, 24 October 2019
References
External links
at aic.football.it
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Living people
1981 births
Italian footballers
Italian expatriate footballers
Swiss Super League players
Swiss Challenge League players
Serie C players
S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924 players
A.S. Melfi players
A.S.D. SolbiaSommese Calcio players
Virtus Bergamo Alzano Seriate 1909 players
Calcio Lecco 1912 players
S.S.D. Pro Sesto players
U.S. Avellino 1912 players
FC Chiasso players
FC Aarau players
FC Lugano players
Association football goalkeepers
Sportspeople from the Province of Varese
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
Footballers from Lombardy
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