Inzaghi Donígio (born 25 April 1985), known as Inzaghi, is a former Bissau-Guinean

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who played as a

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Football career

Inzaghi was born in

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. After solid displays still in his teens at C.F. União de Lamas – the club was at the time in the

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– he signed with country giants S.L. Benfica in January 2006, after beginning the season at

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also in the second level. Inzaghi never appeared officially for the first team, being loaned to PFC Cherno More Varna the following month and reaching the final of the

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in his first year. From January 2007 to June 2008 he would serve two loans, the first one at

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, making his

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debut on 25 February 2007 as he started in a 1–1 home draw against

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and playing in a further six matches as a substitute. Released from Benfica in the summer of 2008, Inzaghi resumed his career in the lower leagues of

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. After an unassuming spell in the

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, he retired at the age of only 28 due to recurrent knee injuries.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Inzaghi Donigio 1985 births Living people Footballers from Bissau Bissau-Guinean men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players C.F. União de Lamas players A.D. Ovarense players S.L. Benfica footballers Vitória F.C. players G.D. Chaves players A.D. Sanjoanense players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Cherno More Varna players FC Minyor Pernik players Kategoria Superiore players FK Kukësi players Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria G.D. Peniche players