Andrea Tesoniero (born 28 January 1988) is an

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footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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Career

Born in

Vallo della Lucania Vallo della Lucania (commonly known simply as ''Vallo'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It lies in the middle of Cilento and its population is 8,680. History A settlement calle ...

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, Tesoniero started his career at

Melfi Melfi ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geographically, it is midway between Naples and Bari. In 2015 it had a population of 17,768. Geography On a ...

. In the 2005–06 season, he left for

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, but subsequently left the club for

Ternana Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria and currently compete in the Serie C. The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A ...

mid-season. He then left for

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club Arrone in the 2007–08 season. He then played with

Potenza Potenza (, ; ; , Potentino dialect: ''Putenz'') is a ''comune'' in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata (former Lucania). Capital of the Province of Potenza and the Basilicata region, the city is the highest regional capital and one of ...

for two seasons. After the club's bankruptcy, he signed a 2-year contract with

Barletta Barletta (; Salentino: ''Varrétte'' or ''Barlétte'') is a city and ''comune'' in Apulia, in southeastern Italy. Barletta is the '' capoluogo'', together with Andria and Trani, of the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani. It has a population of a ...

in 2010. He was the team's first choice goalkeeper, ahead

Giuseppe Di Masi Giuseppe Adriano Di Masi (born 16 July 1981) is an Italian Association football, football coach and a former Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Career Di Masi started his career at hometown club U.S. Foggia, Foggia where he became t ...

and

Renato Dossena Renato Dossena (born 14 April 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Born in Savona, Liguria, Dossena started his career with Ligurian club Genoa but was released in 2002; in the 2001–02 season Dossena and Danilo Ru ...

, until he was injured. He was released on 30 August 2011.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tesoniero, Andrea Italian men's footballers SS Arezzo players Ternana Calcio players Potenza SC players ASD Barletta 1922 players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from the Province of Salerno 1988 births Living people 21st-century Italian sportsmen