Matteo Pelatti (born 17 March 1978) is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a

forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm ...

for

Formigine Formigine ( Modenese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. As of 2007, Formigine had an estimated population of 31,643. History Formigine originates from the foundation of its castle in 1201 by the Comune of ...

of the Italian Serie D, the top level of the amateur league.

Career

Pelatti played the last 2 games of

1996–97 Serie A The 1996–97 Serie A title was won by Juventus, under head coach Marcello Lippi. Cagliari, Perugia, Hellas Verona and Reggiana were relegated. Teams Bologna, Hellas Verona, Perugia and Reggiana had been promoted from Serie B. Events Follow ...

season for

AC Milan Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 and 1982–83 seasons ...

. Since age 19 he left for 2 difference Serie C1 club,

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco dialect, Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and ...

and

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in temporary deal. He also spent 5 months for

Sassuolo Sassuolo (; egl, label=Modenese dialect, Modenese, Sasól ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna. Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town ...

in the second half of 1999–2000 Serie C2. In June 2000 he left for

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in co-ownership deal for a peppercorn fee, re-joining former teammate Simone Bonomi. Both players returned to Milan in June 2001 with

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moved to Prato for peppercorn fee as compensation. However, both players were re-sold back to Serie C1. Pelatti joined

Monza Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...

in new co-ownership deal for 400 million lire (€206,583),AC Milan SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2002 as a compensation for the return of

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. The club gave another 50% registration rights to Monza in June 2002 for free. Since 2003 he started his journeyman career, which changed his employer once a year until 2009. He left

Spezia La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second largest city ...

in temporary deal in 2006 after the club won promotion to Serie B as one of the champion of

2005–06 Serie C1 The 2005–06 Serie C1 was the twenty-eighth edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from 28 August 2005 to 7 May 2006, and the playoff phase ...

. In 2007, he joined Reggiana along with Giuseppe Alessi, Vito Grieco and

Paolo Ponzo Paolo Ponzo (11 March 1972 – 24 March 2013) was an Italian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Liguria club Imperia. Career Early career Born in Cairo Montenotte, Liguria, Ponzo started his senior career with Serie D club Vado. In ...

. He settled in 2009 for

Eccellenza Emilia–Romagna Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is competed amongst 36 teams, in two different groups (A and B). The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D. The club who finishe ...

, the top level of Emilia–Romagna regional football. He won promotion for the club in 2012 to

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

, the interregional league and top level of non-professional football. he remained in the squad as one of the forward for

2012–13 Serie D The 2012–13 Serie D was the sixty-fifth edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represented the fifth tier in the Italian football league system. It consisted of 162 teams divided into nine 18-team divisions. ...

season.

Honours

Spezia * Supercoppa di Serie C1: 2006 *

Serie C1 Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football (soccer), football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1 ...

: 2006 Reggiana * Supercoppa di Serie C2: 2008 *

Serie C2 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...

: 2008 Formigine *

: 2012

References

External links

*
Football.it profile

Serie A profile
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