Natale Gonnella (born 19 January 1976) is an
Italian
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retired
footballer
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.
Gonnella played more than 250 matches at
Serie B
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.
Club career
Born in
Colleferro
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, in the province of Rome, Gonnella started his career at northern giant
Internazionale
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. In 1995, he left for Serie C1 side
Gualdo then
Ravenna
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of Serie B.
In 1997, he joined
Hellas Verona
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His ...
where he played until 2003. In January 2003 he joined
Atalanta
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of Serie A, in exchange with
Mauro Minelli
Mauro Minelli (born 2 April 1981) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender for Cremonese.
Football career
Minelli started his career in Atalanta, the most famous club near his birthplace. He spent 2001–02 season at Lumezzane ...
. After the team relegated in June 2003, partnered with
Gianpaolo Bellini
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he played as a regular starter in Serie B and won promotion back to Serie A. Since the return of
Cesare Natali
Cesare Natali (born 5 April 1979) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Club career
Atalanta
Natali started his career at Atalanta. He scored the opening goal in the relegation playoffs second legs in June 20 ...
, he just played 9 league matches before left on loan to
Arezzo
Arezzo ( , , ) , also ; ett, 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌, Aritim. is a city and ''comune'' in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about southeast of Florence at an elevation of above sea level. ...
in January 2005. Since 2005–06 season he left on loan at
Pescara
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of Serie B and turned permanent in January 2007. After Pescara relegated, in July 2007 he left for
Grosseto
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It is the m ...
of Serie B.
In January 2008, he returned to Hellas Varona on loan to play at Serie C1. In March 2009, he canceled his contract with Grosseto.
In November 2009, he signed a contract until end of season for
Como
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Its proximity to Lake Como and ...
. In the next season he was signed by
Casale.
International career
Gonnella capped for Italy at
1992 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship
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qualification and final phase. He also played for the
Italy Under-18 side during their
campaign, and was a member of the side that lost to
Russia U-18 in the qualification playoffs.
References
External links
Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2007–08)
Profile at FIGC
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1976 births
Living people
People from Colleferro
Italian men's footballers
Inter Milan players
AS Gualdo Casacastalda players
Ravenna FC players
Hellas Verona FC players
Atalanta BC players
SS Arezzo players
Delfino Pescara 1936 players
US Grosseto 1912 players
Como 1907 players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Men's association football central defenders
Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital