Simone Loria (born 28 October 1976) is an Italian former

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who played as a

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. Loria is known for having scored a spectacular bicycle kick from the edge of the penalty area against

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while playing for

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Career

Loria began his career at

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, club giant of his hometown Turin. After graduation from youth teams, he spent 5 seasons in

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and

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. In mid-2002, he was signed by

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. He quickly became a regular starter and contributed to the team's promotion to

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in summer 2004. In his first Serie A season, he played 20 matches. At the end of season, he joined Atalanta (with

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moving in the opposite direction), a club which had just been relegated to Serie B. He won the Serie B championship with the club and played in Serie A again the following season.

Siena

In July 2007, he signed a 4-year contract with

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for €750,000 transfer fee.

Roma

Loria completed a transfer to Roma from Siena along with his teammate

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on 25 June 2008 in an exchange deal which saw Roma goalkeeper

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move to Siena in a co-ownership deal and Roma midfielder

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move on loan to the Tuscan-based club.

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, owned by both Roma & Siena, also became an exclusively Siena player as a part of the deal. He signed a 3-year deal and he was valued €2.8 million. After disappointing performances, Loria was loaned to

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which recently sold

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on 6 July 2009. During

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Loria spent most of his time on the bench or even the stands until the classic match against Inter. Substituting

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in the second half he scored the (temporary) 4–3, his second goal for Roma.

Bologna

He moved to Serie A club

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in July 2011. He scored his first goal for Bologna on 30 October, against Atalanta. Bologna won 3:1.

Cuneo

On 19 February 2013 Loria was signed by

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club

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in a -year deal. On 4 July he was released.

Honours

Atalanta *

: 2005–06

References

External links

Profile at Football.it
{{DEFAULTSORT:Loria, Simone 1976 births Italian footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Juventus F.C. players Olbia Calcio 1905 players Calcio Lecco 1912 players Cagliari Calcio players Atalanta B.C. players A.C.N. Siena 1904 players A.S. Roma players Torino F.C. players Bologna F.C. 1909 players A.C. Cuneo 1905 players Association football defenders Footballers from Turin Living people