Francesco Valiani (born 29 October 1980) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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Career

Rimini

Valiani joined

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along with

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. Valiani spent two-and-a-half seasons in

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with the club. His final game (and goal) for

was on 2008-01-26 and, ironically, against the team he would join the next week.

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won the match 2–1.

Bologna

Valiani joined

in January 2008 for €2.5 million and helped them to promotion. On 31 August 2008 he made his Serie A debut by scoring the winning goal in a shocking 2–1 win for

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against

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Parma

On 29 January 2010

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signed the midfielder from Bologna in return for winger

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on joint ownership deals, both 50% registration rights of the players were tagged for €2.5 million. Valiani signed a -year contract. In June 2011 Parma acquired Valiani outright and co-currently

jointed Bologna outright. Co-currently Alessandro Elia and

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returned to their mother club. Elia was valued an aggressive price of €1.5 million It made Parma received a financial income of €500,000 as its retained half was increased to €1.5 million but co-currently a financial cost for Bologna as it cannot capture the €500,000 profit While Pasi's 50% rights was valued an aggressive price of €1.6 million; It made Parma a financial cost of €600,000 and financial income to Bologna Valiani cost Parma €2.8 million It made Parma had a financial cost of €300,000 as the price of the other half had raised from €2.5M to €2.8M but on Bologna side a financial income as a bonus and co-currently Parma sold

outright for €2.5 million. The four deals made Bologna received €200,000 in net.

Siena

On 14 July 2012, Parma sold Valiani outright to fellow Serie A club

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for just €100,000.AC Siena SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2012 In June and July 2012 Siena and Parma also made cash-less players only swap, namely:

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, Iacobucci, Pacini and Rossi of Siena for a total of €5.6 million; Coppola, Dellafiore, Doumbia and Galuppo of Parma also for a total of €5.6 million.

Return to Pistoiese

On 14 July 2019, he returned to his first club

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, signing a 2-year contract.

Footnotes

References

External links

Profile at Gazzetta.it
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valiani, Francesco 1980 births Living people People from Pistoia Sportspeople from the Province of Pistoia Italian footballers Association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players S.S. Maceratese 1922 players Imolese Calcio 1919 players Rimini F.C. 1912 players Bologna F.C. 1909 players Parma Calcio 1913 players A.C.N. Siena 1904 players Latina Calcio 1932 players S.S.C. Bari players U.S. Livorno 1915 players Footballers from Tuscany