Geoffrey Angelo Rosario Galatà (born 6 March 1984) is a Dutch former professional
footballer who played as a
centre back.
Career
Born in
Amsterdam to an Italian father and a Dutch mother,
Galatà started playing football for local clubs
Blauw Wit
FC Blauw-Wit Amsterdam ( en, Blue-White) was a Dutch football club from Amsterdam. The name referred to the colours of their uniform, blue and white.
History
Founded on 10 May 1902 as a local club in the Kinkerbuurt area of Amsterdam, from 1928 ...
and
AFC
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Organizations
* Action for Children, a UK children's charity
* AFC Enterprises, the franchisor of Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits
* Africa Finance Corporation, a pan-African multilateral development finance institution
* A ...
.
After some years, he joined the
Ajax youth academy. His professional career started at
Stormvogels Telstar
Sport Vereniging Argon is a Association football, football and basketball club from Mijdrecht, Netherlands. Its male first football squad plays in the Hoofdklasse.
History 20th century
The club was founded in 1971 as a merger of RKSV Stormvog ...
, where he made his debut in the 2003–04 season. In the summer of 2008, his contract with Telstar expired and he left on a free to
TOP Oss. There, he initially played on an amateur basis, but on 17 November 2008, Galatà signed a professional contract until mid-2009. Three days later, he scored a
bicycle kick against
AGOVV Apeldoorn. In 2011, Galatà moved to
Sparta Nijkerk and a year later to
Quick Boys.
From 2013 to 2016 he played for his former side, AFC. He announced his retirement on 11 May 2016 before a match against
Koninklijke HFC
Koninklijke Haarlemsche Football Club (Royal Haarlem Football Club) is a football club based in Haarlem, Netherlands. It is the oldest existing club in Dutch football, founded by Pim Mulier in 1879. During the club's early years the team only ...
, after suffering a series of knee injuries.
Honours
Club
FC Oss
*
Topklasse Sunday:
2010–11
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References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Amsterdam
Men's association football defenders
Dutch men's footballers
Dutch people of Italian descent
Blauw-Wit Amsterdam players
Amsterdamsche FC players
AFC Ajax players
SC Telstar players
TOP Oss players
Sparta Nijkerk players
Quick Boys players
Eerste Divisie players
Derde Divisie players