Marco Giancarlo Andreolli (born 10 June 1986) is a retired Italian professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Padova and Internazionale

Andreolli began playing with Padova's youth system before being signed by

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in 2003. He made his

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debut against

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in May 2005, aged 18, and made two more appearances in the

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. On 29 November 2006, during a

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match against

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, Andreolli scored his first professional goal in the 6th minute. Inter won this game 4–0.

Roma

On 27 July 2007 he signed with

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on a co-ownership deal as part of the agreement that brought

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to Inter, he was tagged as €3M for half of the rights. He spent the second half of the 2007–08 season on loan to

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. His transfer was later fully acquired by Roma during the 2008 summer transfer window, for free, and Andreolli was subsequently loaned out to newly promoted

side

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for the entire 2008–09 season in order to gain first team experience. On 22 October 2009, he scored a 93th-minute equaliser for Roma against

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in a

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group stage fixture.

Chievo

On 24 August 2010, Andreolli completed a transfer to fellow

side

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to gain more playing time. As he only had one-year left in his contract, he was sold for €800,000. With the number 3, Andreolli made his competitive debut five days after the transfer in the opening matchday by starting in a 2–1 win against

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. On 24 January 2011, Inter bought back half of Andreolli's registration rights from Chievo, for €885,000. He also returned to Chievo on loan. However, on 22 June he was sold back to Chievo for €500,000. In the same window,

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joined Inter for €500,000 outright.Inter Milan Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian
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(in Italian) Andreolli spent two more seasons with Chievo before returning to Inter again in 2013 as a free agent.

Return to Internazionale

On 11 May 2013 it was announced, that Andreolli would move back to Inter on a free transfer. He was also eligible to one of the four club-trained players in the squad for UEFA competitions, otherwise Inter would be force to vacant the quota and the squad would be reduced as a consequence. He made his return debut on 3 November, playing the last 9 minutes of 3–0 away win against

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. On 18 May 2014, Andreolli scored his only goal of the season, opening a 2–1 loss away to Chievo. On 11 January 2015, in Inter's 3–1 home win over

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, Andreolli captained Inter for the first time in his career, playing full-90 minutes in the process. In the post-match interview, Andreolli said that "it was a dream come true" to captain Inter at

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. On 31 August 2015, after totalling just 10 league appearances in two years at Inter, Andreolli moved abroad for the first time, being loaned to Spain's

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for the upcoming campaign. Inter also failed to qualify to the European stage that season, thus Andreolli was not require to fill UEFA quota. Due to injury to

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, he made his

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debut on 11 September, partnering

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in a 1–1 draw at

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. On 21 November, he tore his

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in a 2–0 loss to

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, putting him out for the rest of the season. On 30 June 2017, Andreolli become a free agent after Inter decided not to extend his contract.

Cagliari

After becoming a free agent, on 7 July 2017, Andreolli joined

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by signing a two-year contract.

Return to Chievo

On 31 January 2019, Andreolli signed to

International career

Andreolli played from 2006 to 2009 for the Italy U-21 national team under coach

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Personal life

In an interview in June 2006, Andreolli stated that he was a fan of

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since he was a kid. He also said that he grew up idolising ex-Inter defenders

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and

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, but added that his favourite player was

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Career statistics

''Updated 5 June 2019''

Honours

;Inter Reserves *

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: 2005–06 ;Inter *

: 2005–06 *

Supercoppa Italiana The Supercoppa Italiana ( en, Italian Super Cup) is an annual football match contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season. If the same team wins both the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in the previous seaso ...

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: 2005–06, 2006–07 Italy U21 *

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bronze:

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http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19078.pdf

References

External links

Internazionale official profile

FIGC
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andreolli, Marco 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Piacenza Italian footballers Italy youth international footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Association football central defenders Inter Milan players Calcio Padova players A.S. Roma players L.R. Vicenza players U.S. Sassuolo Calcio players A.C. ChievoVerona players Sevilla FC players Cagliari Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players La Liga players Italian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Footballers from Emilia-Romagna