Stefano Fortunato (born 15 January 1990) is an Italian
footballer
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who plays as a goalkeeper.
Biography
Son of former footballer
Daniele Fortunato
Daniele Fortunato (born 8 January 1963) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player, who played as a midfielder.
Playing career
Fortunato was born in Samarate. He played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, and had ...
, Fortunato started his career at
Veneto
Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona.
Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...
club
Montecchio Maggiore
Montecchio Maggiore ( vec, Montécio Majore) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is situated approximately west of Vicenza and east of Verona; SP 246 provincial road passes through it.
Montecchio Maggiore bord ...
. Fortunato was selected by Veneto Regional Allievi Representative Team in 2006. He made his senior debut in
2006–07 Serie D
The 2006–07 Serie D was the fifty-ninth edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represented the fifth tier in the Italian football league system.
The regular season started September 17, 2006 and continued t ...
season. In August 2008 he was signed by
Serie A
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club
Parma
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...
. He was the backup of Andrea Gasparri in Campionato Nazionale Primavera, the "spring" under-20 league. In 2009, he left for Lega Pro Prima Divisione, Italian third tier club Aurora Pro Patria 1919, Pro Patria. In 2010–11 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, Fortunato was the fourth keeper behind Luca Anania, Matteo Andreoletti and Andrea Sala (footballer), Andrea Sala.
In July 2011 he was signed by Serie B club Modena F.C., Modena. He was the understudy of Nicholas Caglioni and Matteo Guardalben. He made his club debut in 2011–12 Coppa Italia against top division club A.C. ChievoVerona, Chievo. Both team fielded with inferior squad and Modena losing to the Veneto side 0–3. Fortunato also played for Modena "spring" in round 2 to 4, round 10, 15 and 17 as overage player. He wore no.88 shirt in the first team. Fortunato made his Serie B debut as sub on 20 May 2012.
In August 2012 he started to train with Vicenza Calcio. On 19 August Fortunato appeared for Vicenza as unused bench in 2012–13 Coppa Italia.
On 31 August 2013 he was signed by the third-tier club F.B.C. Unione Venezia, Venezia in 1-year contract.
After 8 months without a club, on 25 February 2016, Fortunato was signed by Novara Calcio, Novara. U.S. Arezzo, Arezzo also announced the signing of Fortunato on 9 June 2015. However, the deal did not materialize.
On 1 September 2016 Fortunato joined F.C. Südtirol, South Tyrol, replacing Achille Coser.
In 2017 Fortunato returned to Vicenza Calcio on a two-year contract.
References
External links
Lega Serie B Profile
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1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Turin
Italian footballers
Parma Calcio 1913 players
Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players
Modena F.C. players
Association football goalkeepers