Alessandro Budel (born 25 February 1981) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Milan

Born in

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, in the Province of Milan, Budel started his career at

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. However, he never played for the team in Serie A. He spent two seasons on loan at

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club

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from 2000 to 2002. In June 2002, Budel, Ferri, and Baù were signed by

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club

Triestina Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to US Triestina or just Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the northern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Originally established in 1918, Triestina was one of the fo ...

in co-ownership deals for a total fee of 1

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lire (about €516,457).

Triestina

Budel spent a season with Serie B club

from June 2002 to June 2003. On 11 June 2003 Milan bought back Budel.

Return to Milan

In June 2003 Milan bought back Budel for €2 million fee, with Ferri moved to Trieste outright for a fee of another €2 million, making the deal an effective cashless swap. However, Budel spent two seasons on loan to 3 Serie A and 1 Serie B clubs. On 1 July 2005,

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signed him outright, after the expiry of a loan at the Sardinian club.

Cagliari

Budel was signed by Cagliari on 31 January 2005, initially in a season-long loan deal. On 1 July 2005, the club signed him outright for a reported three-year contract. After a bar fight between Davide Marchini and allegedly

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, Budel was sided with Marchini. However, both Budel and Marchini were suspended by the club, according to his personal statement on TV in March 2008. Budel was fined €1,000 for his statement as well as public opinion he gave on Cagliari chairman

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, by the

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in September 2008. Budel was released by Cagliari in January 2008.

Empoli

Budel was signed by

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in January 2008. He only spent 6 months with the club.

Return to Parma

Budel was signed by

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as a free agent in 2008.

Brescia

In January 2010, Budel (50% rights tagged for €2.5 million) and Nicolás Córdova (50% rights tagged for €1 million) were part of a cashless player swap with

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for Andrea Rispoli (50% rights tagged for €3.5 million). Both Parma and Brescia made a capital gain of about €7 million for 2009–10 financial year, but in term of the value of the registration rights of their new signings.Brescia Calcio S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2010, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (in Italian) The two clubs retained the 50% registration rights of the three players. Budel signed a -year contract. In June 2011, Parma and Brescia acquired the remaining rights for free. He also signed a new contract in 2011, but with wage reduction. On 9 September 2014, Budel signed a new contract with Brescia again. However, he sustained a season-long injury in October 2014.

Pro Vercelli

On 1 February 2016, Budel joined

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on a free transfer.

International career

Budel and fellow Milan youth products Baù and Antonini were included in Italy under-21 Serie B representative team in 2003. They won 2–1 against Belgium U21 team.

References

External links

''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' player profile (2005–06)

''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' player profile (2006–07)

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Budel, Alessandro Italian men's footballers AC Milan players Spezia Calcio players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players US Lecce players Genoa CFC players Parma Calcio 1913 players Cagliari Calcio players Empoli FC players Brescia Calcio players FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Milan 1981 births Living people 21st-century Italian sportsmen