Elvis Abbruscato (born 14 April 1981) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a

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; he was a youth coach at

Arezzo Arezzo ( , , ) , also ; ett, 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌, Aritim. is a city and ''comune'' in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about southeast of Florence at an elevation of above sea level. ...

as of 2016–17 season.

Club career

Abbruscato played for

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Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...

(loan), Vicenza Virtus,

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Cremonese Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' (Po Valley). It is the capital of the ...

, and FeralpiSalò in his career.

Verona

After making his professional debut with his hometown club Reggiana, he joined

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in 1999. He went on loan to

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

and

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from 2000 to 2002. In July 2002 he was included in the pre-season camp of the first team of Verona, making his club debut during

2002–03 Serie B The 2002–03 Serie B was the 71st season since its establishment in 1929. It is the second highest football league in Italy. Teams Livorno, Ascoli, Triestina and Catania had been promoted from Serie C, while Hellas Verona, Lecce, and Vene ...

season.

Arezzo

In summer 2003 he was signed by

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club

on a co-ownership deal. On 22 June 2004 Arezzo signed Abbruscato outright from Verona.

Torino

In January 2006 Abbruscato was signed by

on a temporary basis, for €800,000 fee. In June 2006 he was signed outright for €3.6 million, on a four-year contract. However, in summer 2007 he was sold to

Lecce Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...

on a co-ownership deal for €1.65 million. In June 2008, Torino bought back the 50% registration rights of Abbruscato from Lecce for €2 million. In summer 2009, he left Turin again for

on a temporary basis for free.

Vicenza

In summer 2010, Abbruscato was signed by

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on a three-year contract for €1.2 million fee, as part of a swap that Alessandro Sgrigna went to Turin for €1.32 million.

Late career

In June 2012, Abbruscato was sold to

from Vicenza for a cashless swap with Stefano Giacomelli. Both players were tagged for €2.3 million. Abbruscato signed a two-year contract. However, Abbruscato was released at the end of season. He joined

on a free transfer. In July 2014 he moved from Cremonese to join FeralpiSalò.

Managerial career

Abbruscato became the head coach of

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team ViaEmilia in the second half of 2015–16 season. He was signed by

for their under-19 team on 19 July 2016. In June 2017 he was enrolled in a course for

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References

External links

''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' profile (2007–08 season)
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