Mirco Gasparetto (born 2 February 1980) is an Italian

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who played as a

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. Gasparetto has played over 100 matches in

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. Although contracted for by then Serie A clubs

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and Chievo, he played very few match in the Italian top division.

Football career

Early career

Born in Asolo,

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, Gasparetto started his career at A.C. Milan, club giant of

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. In 1999–2000 season, he left for

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club Padova on loan, stayed for 2 seasons. He then left for

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

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. In 2002, he was signed by

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in co-ownership deal for a peppercorn fee. He scored a career high of 20 goals, and secured a move to Serie A club

Empoli

Although Gasparetto failed to play as the regular starter, Empoli bought all remain registration rights from Milan in June 2005. After just played 6 times in 2005–06 season, he left for

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on loan with option to purchase. In the next season, he left for

on loan for €75,000 with option to purchase,Empoli FC SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007
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/ref> while he scored 6 goals, behind Adaílton (11 goals) Marco Di Vaio (9 goals) and the same as Giuseppe Greco.

Chievo

Genoa choose to purchase Gasparetto at the end of season, for €500,000 in co-ownership deal. He played the opening match for Genoa, but on 31 August 2007, he was transferred to Chievo of Serie B re-joining Greco. Gasparetto was valued €1.8 million, while €900,000 of them was received by Empoli. After Chievo promoted to Serie A, he was sent back to Serie B for

Pisa Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the cit ...

. In January 2010, he was loaned to Padova of Serie B after not played in the first half of 2009–10 season. In January 2011 he was signed by

Cremonese Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...

Lumezzane

In summer 2011 Gasparetto was signed by Lumezzane for free.AC ChievoVerona Srl ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012
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amateur career

Footnotes

References

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