Nicola Santoni (born 18 January 1979) is an Italian former professional
footballer who played as a
goalkeeper.
Career
Santoni started his professional career at native club
Cesena of
Emilia-Romagna region. He was on loan to
Chieti (Serie C1) in 2000–01 season.
Palermo
In 2002, he was signed by
Palermo
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, at that time in
Serie B.
He made his Serie A debut on 29 May 2005, against
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio (; ; ''Lazio Sport Club''), commonly referred to as Lazio, is an Italian professional sports club based in Rome, most known for its football activity. The society, founded in 1900, plays in the Serie A and have spent ...
.
In January 2006, he was involved in
David Di Michele transfer, which seen Santoni,
Simone Pepe and
Salvatore Masiello went to
Udinese Calcio in co-ownership deal. Santoni's half was valued €1 million at that time.
[US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2006 ]
But he was involved in another transfer, which Santoni transferred to
Brescia and
Federico Agliardi (who valued for €4 million
[) went to Palermo.][US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2007 ] Which means Udinese and Brescia shared the played since January 2006.
Spezia
In summer 2006, Brescia bought the rights from Udine, but he was loaned to newly promoted Serie B team Spezia.
In summer 2007, he remained in Spezia, and awarded No.1 shirt.
Bari
Santoni signed for Spezia who won the blind auction to Brescia in June 2008, but Spezia faced bankrupt. In July 2008, he signed a three-year contract with A.S. Bari. He played only twice during his time at AS Bari.
Retirement
In July 2009 Santoni agreed a loan move to his hometown club Ravenna; however, the move was later suspended after a medical revealed a heart pathology, and Santoni consequently announced his immediate retirement from football at the age of 30.
Coaching career
After his retirement, Santoni was appointed to a non-playing role as coordinator of the youth goalkeeping coaches at Ravenna. In July 2010 Santoni was then named as new Ravenna goalkeeping coach, working alongside head coach Vincenzo Esposito. He was banned for four years due to 2011 Italian football scandal
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On 18 June 2012, he was banned another five years.
References
External links
ACSpezia.com
Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport
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1979 births
Living people
Italian men's footballers
AC Cesena players
SS Chieti Calcio players
Palermo FC players
Brescia Calcio players
Spezia Calcio players
Serie A players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Footballers from the Province of Ravenna