Marco Rigoni (born 5 January 1980) is an Italian retired

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who played as a midfielder. He played over 150 matches in Serie B.

Career

Born in Montegrotto Terme, Province of Padua, Rigoni started his career at hometown club Padova. He then joined

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, at first as a

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, but after just one appearance in Serie A (on 17 January 1999), he was loaned to Ravenna in January 2001 and Cittadella in January 2002 of Serie B, before joining

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in January 2003. He terminated his contract with Juve in order to join Triestina. He played regularly at Triestina, but in January 2006 he was sold to fellow Serie B team

Ternana Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...

. After the team was relegated to

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, he joined Pescara of Serie B on loan. He went back to Terni in 2007–08 season, but failed to make the club reaching front position. He was offered a new 2-year contract in 2008. In summer 2009, he joined Novara of

2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione The 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season was the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It was divided into two ph ...

, rejoining Attilio Tesser his coach at Triestina. He follow the team through 2 consecutive promotion, first to Serie B in 2010 and then to Serie A in 2011. In the

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season, Rigoni had arguably his best season as a professional, scoring a team high 11 goals and assisting in 8 others. In May 2012, he scored a hat-trick against A.C. Cesena in a 3–0 home win. Despite Rigoni's efforts, Novara was relegated back down to Serie B that season. Rigoni was officially loaned to Chievo for the 2012–13 Serie A season, with Chievo having the option to purchase his rights in full at the conclusion of the season. At international level, he capped for U15, U17 and U18 level. He capped for U18 team at

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qualification.

References

External links

Profile at Football.it

Profile at Novara

Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2006–07)

Profile a Figc.it
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rigoni, Marco Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Calcio Padova players Juventus FC players Ravenna FC players AS Cittadella players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players Ternana Calcio players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Novara FC players AC ChievoVerona players Genoa CFC players Serie A players Serie B players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from the Province of Padua 1980 births Living people