Antonio Langella (; born 30 March 1977) is an Italian

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who played as a forward or winger on either flank.

Club career

After playing for a number of lower-rank Sardinian clubs in the beginning of his career, Langella joined

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in March 2002, then in

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. With this team, he made his Serie A debut on 12 September 2004, against

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. In December 2004, his contract with Cagliari was renewed until 2008. However, he made just 16 goalless appearances in 2006–07, subsequently moving to Atalanta on 10 July 2007. In 2008, he joined

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on reported free transfer, being however immediately loaned out to

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, where he failed to impress throughout the season. During the 2009 summer transfer window, he left Udinese to join newly promoted Serie A outfit Bari in 3-year deal. He only played 9 Serie A games in the first season. In the next two seasons, he was left out of the first team by coach

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, and failed to make any appearances. In September 2011, he terminated his contract with Bari, and subsequently retired from professional football.

International career

Langella made three appearances for the Italian national team under Marcello Lippi, all in 2005. He made his senior international debut on 9 February, in a 2–0 friendly home win over

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, and later appeared in a 0–0 friendly home draw against

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on 30 March, and in a 1–1 friendly draw against

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, in New York on 11 June, which was his final appearance for Italy.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Club

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: 1999–00

References

External links

NFT profileGazzetta dello Sport profile

AIC profile

FIGC profile
1977 births Living people Italian footballers Italy international footballers Cagliari Calcio players Atalanta B.C. players A.C. ChievoVerona players S.S.C. Bari players Serie A players Serie B players Association football forwards Footballers from Naples S.E.F. Torres 1903 players {{Italy-footy-forward-1970s-stub