Alex Nodari (born 15 February 1982) is an
Italian
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footballer
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who plays for
Virtus
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in San Marino.
Biography
Born in
Ravenna
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, Nodari played 5 matches for
Ravenna Calcio
Ravenna Football Club is an Italian association football club, based in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. It currently plays in Serie D after relegation from Serie C in the 2020–21 season.
The club was founded in 1913.
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The club ...
in
2000–01 Serie B. Nodari played the first match of that season on 23 December 2000 (round 17), substituted
Emanuele Pellizzaro in the last minutes. That match Ravenna won
Ancona
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1–0. He played his first start on 22 April (round 32), losing to
Sampdoria 0–2 and started the last 3 matches of the season (round 36 to 38). Ravenna as the second from the bottom and relegated.
In the next season he left for
Alessandria
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He then left for non-professional teams including Cattolica and
Derthona, which he won promotion to Serie D from
Eccellenza
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for the latter team in 2004.
He also played a charity match as a member of European star against the Rest of the World in 2004, which he was picked by
Harry Redknapp
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, the football manager of
Portsmouth
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and the coach of the World team.
[ He was also had a trail for Portsmouth at that time. After failed to secure a contract after the left of Redknapp, Nodari played another season for Derthona.]Rimini
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Sprawling along the Adriatic Sea, Rimini is situated at a strategically-important north-south passage along the coast at the southern tip of the Po Valley. It is ...
, Nodari remained in Riccione
Riccione (; ) is a (municipality) in the Province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.
Riccione is centred on the Rio Melo, a minor river that flows into the Adriatic Sea. In the decades following the construction of the Bologna–Ancona r ...
for newly found Eccellenza
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club A.S.D. Riccione 1929.
References
External links
LaSerieD.com Profile
Riccione Profile
Calciatori.com Profile
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Italian men's footballers
Serie B players
Ravenna FC players
US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from Ravenna
1982 births
Living people
Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio players
Expatriate men's footballers in San Marino
USD Novese players
21st-century Italian sportsmen