Michele Tardioli (born 7 November 1970) is an

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former

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who played as a

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and current football coach. He spent 18 seasons at clubs of the

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and the

Province of Arezzo The province of Arezzo ( it, provincia di Arezzo) is the easternmost province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Arezzo. The province is bordered by the regions of Marche, Emilia-Romagna, Umbria, and the provinces ...

Career

Born in

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, the

, Umbria, Tardioli started his career at

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and played 9 seasons. He first played for Petrignano and Umbertide which both located in the Province of Perugia, then left for

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side

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, which is located in

, the

, border the Province of Perugia. From 1994 to 97, he played 88 league matches. In 1997, he was signed by Serie C2 side

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which he won the league promotion playoffs and played 2 more seasons as a regular starter. In 2000, he was signed by hometown club, Serie A side

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as backup keeper. In the first 2 seasons he was the backup of Andrea Mazzantini then

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in January 2002 and

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In July 2002. In the last season, he played 5 leagues matches and 3 Coppa Italia matches, then the coach preferred

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in the league and the Cup after the unavailable of Kalac. After Perugia relegated in 2004, both Pardini and Tardioli left the club and Tardioli was signed by Serie C1 side Sangiovannese, which is located in the

. In July 2005, he was signed by

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side

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, as the first time left

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and

. He worked as

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's backup. In the next season, he was the backup of

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, then

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in January 2007. In June 2007, he was released by Pescara, and in December signed with

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side Sansovino which also located in the Province of Arezzo. He became the regular starter ahead Antonio Saviano. But Tardioli did not avoided the relegation. In July 2008, he was signed by

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side

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as their backup keeper

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was injured and the first choice

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returned to Siena from loan. He worked as backup of youth product of Nicola Ravaglia, then as

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's backup.

Honours

Perugia *

UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...

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Cesena *

: 2009

References

External links

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Michele Tardioli Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tardioli, Michele 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Foligno Italian men's footballers Serie A players Serie B players SS Arezzo players AC Perugia Calcio players Delfino Pescara 1936 players AC Sansovino players AC Cesena players ASD Sangiovannese 1927 players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from the Province of Perugia