Nicola Silvestri (born 21 November 1985) is an Italian

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Biography

Born in

Gavardo Gavardo (Brescian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. As of 2011 Gavardo had a population of 11,786. Cyclist Marco Frapporti and Italy women's national football team, Italian Women's association football, football ...

, the

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, Silvestri started his career with

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. In mid-2004, he left for Viterbese but the loan pre-matured in January 2005. In 2005–06 season, he left for Hungarian side

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, joining

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and manager

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. In July 2006 he was signed by

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club

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but was loaned to

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clubs Massese (along with

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) and

Lanciano Lanciano (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Langiàne ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 36,304 inhabitants as of 2011. The town is known for the first recorded Catholic Eucharistic ...

. In August 2008 he left for Serie B side

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from Genoa, now a Serie A club on free transfer. However, he was loaned back to

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(ex-Serie C1) for

Lumezzane Lumezzane (Brescian: ; locally ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. With a population of 22,255 () it is one of the largest towns in the province of Brescia. It is situated in the Gobbia Valley, which is a side val ...

. On 1 July 2009 he returned to

but only played 3 Serie B matches. He started his first Serie B match as central midfielder and partnered with

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. However, he only collected 3 appearances in

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. On 31 August 2011 he was signed by ''Prima Divisione'' club

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on free transfer. However, he was injured in October.

References

External links

La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile

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Piacenza Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silvestri, Nicola Italian footballers Italian expatriate footballers Serie B players Brescia Calcio players U.S. Viterbese 1908 players FC Sopron players Genoa C.F.C. players U.S. Massese 1919 players S.S. Virtus Lanciano 1924 players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players F.C. Lumezzane V.G.Z. A.S.D. players U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players Venezia F.C. players F.C. Matera players Association football midfielders Sportspeople from the Province of Brescia Expatriate footballers in Hungary Italian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary 1985 births Living people Footballers from Lombardy