Manuel Daffara (born 22 June 1989) is an Italian
footballer who plays as a
left-back for club
Virtus Verona.
Club career
Born in
Milan, Lombardy, Daffara started his career at
Palazzolo of the
Province of Brescia, Lombardy.
AlbinoLeffe
In August 2007, he signed a youth contract with
AlbinoLeffe of
Province of Bergamo
The Province of Bergamo ( it, provincia di Bergamo; lmo, proìnsa de Bèrghem) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,112,187 (2017), an area of , and contains 243 ''comuni''. Its capital is the city of Bergamo.
...
, Lombardy.
Daffara made his Serie B debut on 18 October 2008, replaced
Roberto Previtali
Roberto Previtali (born 3 August 1981) is a former Italian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Born in Trescore Balneario, the Province of Bergamo, Previtali started his professional career with Atalanta. He made hi ...
in the 68th minute, who received a
caution a few minutes before. AlbinoLeffe eventually lost 0–4. He also finished as the losing side of the round 16 of the reserve league, as a forward.
In June 2009, he graduated from AlbinoLeffe's
Primavera under-20 team and left for
Lega Pro 2nd Divisione side
Pavia. He played 23 league matches for the Lombardy side, and fulfill the requirement set by FIGC, which he now eligible to sign a contract of maximum of 5-year instead of 3 year in protection period. Daffara was the starting defender in the promotion playoffs. Despite the club lost 0–2 in aggregate, the club promoted to fill the vacancies.
On 29 July 2010, he signed a new 5-year contract for AlbinoLeffe along with youth products
Alessandro Salvi
Alessandro Salvi (born 5 June 1988) is an Italian footballer. He plays for club Cittadella.
Biography
Born in Bergamo, Lombardy, Salvi signed a youth contract with AlbinoLeffe in summer 2007 from local side of Treviolo, the Province of Berg ...
and
Enrico Geroni. His loan with Pavia also extended a weeks before.
Daffara returned to AlbinoLeffe for
2011–12 Serie B
The 2011–12 Serie B (known as the Serie bwin for sponsorship reasons) was the eightieth season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams will contest the league: 15 of which returning from the 2010–11 season, four of which promo ...
. He wore no.25 shirt for the first team. The club relegated in 2012.
On 31 August 2012 Daffara was signed by
Nocerina of fellow third division. Daffara played both matches in the first round of promotion playoffs. Daffara and
Vincenzo Pepe (midfielder) were substitutes for
Vincenzo De Liguori (left midfielder) and
Marco Chiosa (left-back) in the first game respectively in the 56th minute. in the second match Daffara was the right-back, with De Liguori was on the bench, being replaced by
Desiderio Garufo
Desiderio Michele Garufo (born 22 April 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Serie D club Akragas.
Biography
Born in Grotte, Sicily, Garufo started his career at Nissa. He won Eccellenza Sicily with team in 2008 (Italian ...
who moved from right-back to right midfielder, as well as
Francesco Corapi who moved from right to left midfielder.
Perugia
On 2 September 2013 he was signed by
Perugia outright in 2-year contract.
On 28 January 2014 he left for Portuguese club
Beira-Mar
Sport Clube Beira-Mar () is a Portuguese sports club based in Aveiro, Portugal. Its football team currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth national level, having gained promotion by winning the Aveiro FA First Division 2018/19 ...
along with former AlbinoLeffe team-mate
Andrea Cocco
Andrea Salvatore Cocco (born 8 April 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for club Trapani.
Club career Cagliari
Cocco made his Serie A debut on 21 December 2005 for Cagliari in a 1–0 defeat away to Parma F.C. On 31 January 2 ...
.
Padova
On 15 July 2019, he signed with
Padova.
Virtus Verona
On 31 January 2020, he joined
Virtus Verona.
References
External links
Football.it Profile
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1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Milan
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Serie B players
Serie C players
UC AlbinoLeffe players
AC Pavia 1911 SSD players
ASG Nocerina players
AC Perugia Calcio players
US Catanzaro 1929 players
Lupa Roma FC players
AC Ancona players
Siracusa Calcio players
Calcio Padova players
Virtus Verona players
Liga Portugal 2 players
S.C. Beira-Mar players
Italian expatriate men's footballers
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal