Giorgio Frezzolini (born 21 January 1976) is a retired Italian

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who played as a

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Career

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youth system product, Frezzolini never played for the '' biancocelesti'' and was instead sent on loan to several minor league teams. In 1995, he was signed by

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as a reserve choice, and then sent on loan to Serie C1 club

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in 1996, and

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side

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one year later. In November 1997 he was acquired by

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and managed to finally make his

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debut on 26 April 1998, in a league game against

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. He was successively sent on loan again, this time to Cosenza, later in the summer of 1998, and spent the second half of the 1998–99 season on loan with

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, who went on to win the Serie A title. After another spell on loan, this time with

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, in June 2001, he was sold to Lecce in a co-ownership deal, for 2,500 million lire (€1,291,142).FC Internazionale Milano SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2002 In June 2002 Lecce acquired him outright for free. From 2004 to 2009 he was first choice at

club Modena, playing 176 games for the ''canarini''. After a lacklustre season with

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, Frezzolini joined

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in 2010 as Andrea Consigli's backup. He retired from professional football on 1 July 2015.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frezzolini, Giorgio 1976 births Living people Footballers from Rome Italian footballers S.S. Lazio players Inter Milan players S.S. Fidelis Andria 1928 players Udinese Calcio players Cosenza Calcio 1914 players A.C. Milan players A.C. ChievoVerona players U.S. Lecce players Venezia F.C. players Modena F.C. players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players Atalanta B.C. players Serie A players Serie B players Association football goalkeepers