Matteo Giordano (born 23 October 1984) is an Italian
footballer who plays as a
defender.
Career
Born in
Sanremo,
Liguria region, Matteo Giordano started his career at
Torino Calcio, then
AC Milan,
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
and played on their
Primavera Team.
In summer 2003, he was involved a swap deal with
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is t ...
, in which Giordano,
Ronny Diuk Toma,
Simone Brunelli and
Matteo Deinite moved to Internazionale, while
Salvatore Ferraro,
Alessandro Livi,
Giuseppe Ticli and
Marco Varaldi moved to A.C. Milan. Later, the deal was criticized by the press as making false profit on the
balance sheet, as the transfer fees were paid via player exchange, but in the balance sheet, the
nominal value could be adjusted by two clubs. The tactic is commonly used to make the transfer fees larger in Italian football.
He then left on loan to
Castel di Sangro,
A.C. Montichiari
Associazione Calcio Montichiari was an Italian association football club based in based in Montichiari, Lombardy.
The last owner and president were respectively Francesco De Pasquale and Maurizio Soloni.
In 2012 Carpenedolo from the nearby tow ...
and
Olbia at
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...
, and
Lugano at
Swiss Challenge League
The Challenge League is the second-highest tier of the Swiss football league system and lower of two professional leagues in the country. Ten teams play in the Challenge League; the winners of the league are promoted to the Super League, while the ...
.
In June 2007, the co-ownership agreement ended with Inter fully contracted with Giordano,
but he was released to join hometown club
Sanremese
Società Sportiva Dilettantistica Sanremese Calcio, commonly referred to as Sanremese, is an Italian association football club, based in Sanremo, Liguria.
The historical U.S. Sanremese was liquidated in 1987. The present-day club was establishe ...
of
Serie D.
References
External links
*
Profile at Calciatori.com/
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giordano, Matteo
1984 births
Living people
People from Sanremo
Italian men's footballers
Italian expatriate men's footballers
Swiss Challenge League players
Torino FC players
AC Milan players
FC Lugano players
AC Montichiari players
SSD Sanremese Calcio players
Men's association football defenders
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Sportspeople from the Province of Imperia
Footballers from Liguria