Renato Dossena (born 14 April 1987) is an

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who plays as a

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Career

Born in

Savona Savona (; ) is a seaport and (municipality) in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, and the capital of the Province of Savona. Facing the Ligurian Sea, Savona is the main center of the Riviera di Ponente (the western se ...

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, Dossena started his career with Ligurian club

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but was released in 2002; in the 2001–02 season Dossena and Danilo Russo were the two keepers for Genoa's under-15 team. He then spent his youth career at

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. He played 17 games (out of a possible 52 games) during the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons for Empoli F.C.'s reserve team. In the 2005–06, he was also promoted to the first team as a backup keeper, and awarded the shirt number 37. He spent 2 seasons with

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club

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in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, and played as a regular starter. Rovigo also signed him in a co-ownership deal in 2007. In 2008–09 Serie B season, Dossena returned to Empoli and played as the understudy of Davide Bassi, ahead of Gianmarco D'Oria, and then ahead Alberto Pelagotti, in 2009–10 Serie B. In the

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season, Empoli loaned Bassi to Torino and sent Dossena to Barletta in another co-ownership deal; Empoli signed Jasmin Handanovič as a replacement and promoted Pelagotti to second choice keeper. At Barletta, he was the backup of Andrea Tesoniero, ahead of Giuseppe Di Masi. He also played twice in the Coppa Italia Lega Pro. On 31 January 2011, he was exchanged with defender Giovanni Bruno of

Calcio Como Como 1907 () is an Italian professional football club based in Como, Lombardy. The club competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football league system, Italian football, after achieving promotion in the 2023–24 Serie B, 2023–24 Se ...

; Dossena's co-ownership deal also terminated in favour of Empoli. On 1 July 2011 he returned to Empoli. Although he was allowed to pick the number 1 shirt, the team's first choice was the fellow youth graduate Pelagotti. On the 30th matchday of the season, however, Dossena became the team's first choice keeper and was the protagonist in the club's victory in the relegation "play-out", which enabled his team to avoid relegation. Dossena only conceded 13 goals in his 14 appearances throughout the season, averaging fewer goals conceded per appearance than Pelagotti. In the 10th round of 2012–13 Serie B season, Dossena became the understudy of Bassi once again. On 2 September 2013, Dossena was signed by

Venezia Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...

in a one-year deal. On 12 August 2014, Dossena was signed by Carpi F.C. 1909; however, he missed most of the season due to injury.

References

External links

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