Pierluigi Brivio (born 21 May 1969 in

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) is an Italian former professional

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who last played for Unione Sportiva Pergocrema 1932 as a

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Career

Brivio started his career at

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youth team. He then played for Palazzolo of Serie C2, and won promotion to Serie C1 in summer 1991. He transferred to

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of Serie B in summer 1994. He played first 3 seasons as second choice behind

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and then Luca Mondini. He took the regular place from Mondini in mid-1997 and played in the final when they won the

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. He played 70 Serie A games for Vicenza from 1995 until 1999. He transferred to

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of Serie B in summer 2000. He lost his first team place after Venezia promoted to Serie A in summer 2001. In summer 2002, he transferred to

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of Serie B, as first choice. In summer 2003, he transferred to

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to replace the left of Francesco Mancini, as

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's backup. Due to Napoli's bankruptcy in summer 2004, Brivio signed for

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of Serie B, where he competed with Andrea Ivan. In summer 2005, he left for newly promoted Serie B team

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, in the first season he was the backup of

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. In the second season, he became the regular with

as backup. In summer 2007, he left for

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of Serie C1, following the signing of Slovenian international Jasmin Handanovič. In summer 2008, he was signed by Unione Sportiva Pergocrema 1932 in the Italian Serie C1 championship.

Honours

;Vicenza * Coccarda Coppa Italia

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: 1996–97

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brivio, Pierluigi 1969 births Living people Italian men's footballers LR Vicenza players Venezia FC players Genoa CFC players SSC Napoli players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Mantova 1911 players AC Monza players US Pergolettese 1932 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Milan Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff