Iacopo Balestri (born 21 June 1975) is an

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er who played for

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team

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in the role of a defender. He is 178 cm tall.

Career

Balestri started his career at hometown club Pisa, where he won the

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champion. After just played twice at Serie C2, he returned to

for Castelfiorentino. In mid-1999 he moved to

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of Serie C1, where he was spotted by Modena. At Modena he won two promotion in two season, from Serie C1 to

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the Italian top division. At Serie A he was the regular starter in the two seasons. After Modena finished as the second least and relegated, Balestri was signed by another Serie A struggler

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. With Reggina, he played 37 out of possible 39 matches for the club and finished in mid-table. After played the first match of 2005–06 season, Torino of

signed Balestri. He won promotion with club again, and secured a place in their Serie A campaign. In July 2007 he left for Serie B club Mantova, and continued to play as a regular. Balestri was released in June 2009. After without a club for 6 months, he signed a 6 months contract with option of 1 more year with Serie B bottom club

Honours

* Serie C1: 2001 *

: 1996

References

External links

Balestri's profile
from ''

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