Alessio Sarti (born 8 September 1979) is an

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former

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who played as a

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Career

Prato

Born in

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, Sarti started his career at Tuscany club

Prato Prato ( ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') in Tuscany, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Prato. The city lies in the northeast of Tuscany, at an elevation of , at the foot of Monte Retaia (the last peak in the Calvana ch ...

. He then sold to

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

and loaned back to Prato. In 1998–99 season, he played as a regular of the team at Serie C2 after the left of Gabriele Aldegani.

Parma, Milan and loans

During the 1999–2000 season, he left for

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side

Ravenna Ravenna ( ; , also ; ) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its Fall of Rome, collapse in 476, after which ...

, as Giovanni Cervone's backup. In October 2000, he swapped club with

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but remained at Ravenna. At Ravenna, he competed with Alex Calderoni and

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and none of them were absolute starter. Ravenna relegated that season and concerned the second highest goals. In 2001–02 season, he left for Serie C1 side

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, he competed with Massimo Lotti and Marco Giannitti, again none them were the absolute regular starter. In 2002–03 season, he returned to Prato and played as regular and earned a switch to Lucchese in co-ownership deal. At Lucchese he was the regular starter and helped the club reach the promotion playoffs, although they lost to

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in the first round (semi-final). In June 2004 Milan bought back Sarti and loaned him back to Lucchese as the 1st choice.

Cesena

In July 2005, he was loaned to Serie B side

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, as

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's backup. In March 2006 he deal became permanent. In 2006–07 season he was the regular starter along with Turci. In 2007–08 season he competed with

Gianluca Berti Gianluca Berti (born 20 May 1967) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a football goalkeeper. Football career Berti was born in Florence. He started playing professionally with A.C. Prato, in the third division, represent ...

then injuries made him unable to play. In January 2008 the club signed

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as the new first choice. He had an operation on his left knee in March 2008. In his last season with Cesena, he faced injuries problem and unable to play the whole season. After the team won

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, he was released.

References

External links

Alessio Sarti Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarti, Alessio Italian men's footballers Serie B players AC Prato players Ravenna FC players SS Arezzo players Lucchese 1905 players AC Cesena players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Florence 1979 births Living people