Antonio Bocchetti (born 11 June 1980) is an Italian retired

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who played as defender.

Club career

Bocchetti started his career at

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. He played his first Serie A match on 3 December 2000. In July 2003, he was sold to

Piacenza Piacenza (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Piacenza, eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more ...

then in Serie B in a co-ownership deal; Vittorio Tosto moved to Naples in exchange. He signed by

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of Serie A in co-ownership deal in mid-2006, for €400,000. In June 2007 Parma bought Bocchetti outright for another €220,000.Parma F.C. SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2007
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of Serie B in another co-ownership deal for €450,000. In June 2008 Frosinone acquired Bocchetti outright for another €250,000.Parma F.C. SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008
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International career

Bocchetti was capped for the Italy U-20 team at the 2000

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After retiring

From 2016 until December 2017, Bocchetti worked as a coordinator for Paganese. From 8 December 2017, he was appointed as sporting director for the club. He worked for the club until the end of the 2017/18, where he joined

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, also as a sporting director. On 11 March 2019, Bocchetti decided to resign., almajuventusfano1906.com, 11 March 2019

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FIGC profile
1980 births Living people Footballers from Naples Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders SSC Napoli players FC Crotone players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Parma Calcio 1913 players Frosinone Calcio players US Sassuolo Calcio players Delfino Pescara 1936 players US Salernitana 1919 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Italy men's youth international footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-defender-1980s-stub