Francesco Russo (born 23 December 1981) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for USD CasateseRogoredo as a

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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

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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 C ...

. In 2007 Russo returned to Italy for

Lanciano Lanciano (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Langiàne ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 36,304 inhabitants as of 2011. The town is known for the first recorded Catholic Eucharistic ...

. 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

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at aic.football.it * * 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 {{Italy-footy-goalkeeper-stub