Michelangelo Minieri (born 29 May 1981) is an

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former

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who played as a defender.

Career

Minieri started his career at

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youth team. He was loaned to

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before being signed by reformed Florentia Viola (ex-Fiorentina) in

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. He then played for

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. In January 2006, he was signed by league rival

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but failed to avoid relegation. In July 2006, he was signed by Serie A team Ascoli which aim to protect its place in the top division. he played his first Serie A match on 24 September 2006 against

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. He played 19 times in his first Serie A season, including 13 starts. He followed Ascoli relegated to Serie B but only played 5 league appearances. In January 2008, he was transferred to

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along with

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and in summer 2008 loaned to

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but in January 2009 back to Vicenza without any appearances after.

External links

*http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1798&squadra=6 *http://aic.football.it/scheda/4605/minieri-michelangelo.htm 1981 births Living people Footballers from Rome Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Italy men's youth international footballers SS Lazio players Catania FC players ACF Fiorentina players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players US Avellino 1912 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players LR Vicenza players AC Perugia Calcio players ASD Barletta 1922 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-defender-1980s-stub