Ronaldo Vanin (born 31 January 1983) is a
Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for Alpignano Calcio.
Career
Vanin started his playing career in Italy with
Torino
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, as part of the team's youth system. He made his professional debut in the 2002–03 season, playing three
Serie A
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games with his club before being sent out on loan to minor league teams
Benevento and
Avellino. Since then, he spent almost his whole career in the lower ranks of Italian football, including a season at recently relegated
Serie B
The Serie B (), currently named Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been ...
club
U.S. Lecce
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in 2012. In 2013, he left Italy to join Slovenian club
ND Gorica
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, on loan from
Parma
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(due to the two clubs being in a sort of partnership by the time being).
On 9 January 2015, he returned to Italy and signed a short-term contract with
Lega Pro
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The unification of the Lega Pro ...
club
Arezzo.
References
External links
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PrvaLiga profile
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1983 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Torino FC players
Benevento Calcio players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
US Avellino 1912 players
US Catanzaro 1929 players
AC Perugia Calcio players
Manfredonia Calcio players
Sorrento Calcio 1945 players
Parma Calcio 1913 players
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
ND Gorica players
Footballers from São Paulo
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