Giovanni Loseto (born 16 February 1963) is an Italian former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who played as a
defender.
Career
Loseto started his career with Italian side
Bari
Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
. He helped the club achieve promotion. In 1993, he signed for Italian side
Pescara
Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...
. In 1997, he signed for Italian side
Barletta
Barletta () is a city, ''comune'' of Apulia, in south eastern Italy. Barletta is the capoluogo, together with Andria and Trani, of the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani. It has a population of around 94,700 citizens.
The city's territory belong ...
. In 1998, he signed for Italian side
Audace Cerignola. In 1999, he signed for Italian side Civitas Conversano.
Style of play
Loseto mainly operated as a defender. He was described as a "grim stopper, all heart and charisma".
Personal life
Loseto was born in 1963 in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. He is the brother of Italian footballer
Onofrio Loseto.
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Men's association football defenders
Italian men's footballers
SSC Bari players
Serie A players
Footballers from Bari