Alex Pederzoli (born 6 March 1984) is a former Italian
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Club career
Youth career
Born in
Piacenza
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, Emilia–Romagna, Pederzoli started his career with Emilia–Romagna side
Bologna
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. In mid-2000, Juventus signed Pederzoli (€516,457 or 1 billion lire),
Giacomo Cipriani (€2.324M for 50% rights or 4.5 billion lire),
Alessandro Gamberini
Alessandro Gamberini (; born 27 August 1981) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He is working as assistant coach for Virtus Verona.
He spent most of his professional career with Fiorentina, appearing ...
(€2.324M for 50%rights or 4.5 billion lire) from Bologna and sold the remaining
50% registration rights of
Jonatan Binotto to Bologna for 10 (short) billion Lire (€5.16 million), which the Emilia–Romagna club also retained
50% registration rights of Gamberini and Pederzoli.
In June 2002, Bologna bought back Gamberini for free and Pederzoli to Juventus for about €260,000. It made Juventus received a financial income of €257 thousands for Pederzoli, a disposals loss of €1.502 million and financial income of €2.324 million for Gamberini.
Juve, Como & Serie C1
In mid-2003, he was sold to
Serie B
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side
Como
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in a co-ownership deal, along with
Felice Piccolo (for a total fee of €1.6 million alleged by FIGC or €20,000 in Juventus financial report), made Juventus losses €393 thousand and €39 thousand respectively. Como finished as the bottom at the end of season, and Pederzoli was loaned to Serie C1 side
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 ...
. In June 2004, Juventus bought back both players for a nominal fee of €10,000 each and their registration rights now only €20,000 each in Juventus's account, signed a 3-year contract.
Both players were then farmed out again, and Pederzoli joined
Serie C1
Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions.
History
Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Se ...
club
Reggiana, often as a substitute. In mid-season he left for
Lucchese Lucchese may refer to:
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from Serie C1/B (i.e. Group B) to Serie C/A (i.e. Group A).
In
2005–06 season, Pederzoli remained in Serie C1/B but for
Sassari Torres along with
Andrea Luci and
Giovanni Bartolucci
Giovanni Bartolucci (born 27 February 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays for Gubbio as a defender.
Career
A youth product of Fiorentina, Bartolucci made his Serie A debut on 10 June 2001, in a 0–3 away loss to Lazio. Bartolucci signed ...
, made Juventus gained €20 thousands, €30 thousands and €15 thousands respectively from the loan. However, Pederzoli was sent to Serie C1/A side
Pro Sesto in mid-season. Pro Sesto lost relegation playoffs that season and re-admitted; Sassari Torres entered the promotion playoffs but went bankrupt and relegated.
In mid-2006, the liquidator of
Como Calcio 1907
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Founded in 1907 as Como Foot-Ball C ...
(which went bankrupt in 2005, 2 years after
Enrico Preziosi
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Toys
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sold the team) claimed Juventus still had to pay the company €1,580,000 for the fees to bought Pederzoli and Piccolo back (as the price dropped from €1.6 million to €20,000 but in 2004 Juve acquired youth players
Criscito and
Volpe for €1.9million from Genoa, Preziosi's new club), but Juventus said the sum already paid and started a legal defense, but still budgeted that sum in the balance sheet few years later for ongoing legal process.
In the last year of his contract, Pederzoli at first left for
Pistoiese
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of Serie C1/A. After a limited chance, he left for Serie C1/B side
Manfredonia
Manfredonia () is a town and Comune, commune of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, from which it is northeast by rail. Manfredonia is situated on the coast, facing east, to the south of Monte Gargano, and gives its name to the Gulf of Manf ...
. Both teams finished in mid-table.
At the start of season, Pederzoli was signed by Serie C1/A side
Venezia
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but on 31 August 2007 left for Serie C1/B
Crotone
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Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( or ; ), it became a great Greek city, home of the renowned mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras amongst other famous citizens, and one ...
. Pederzoli made a break through that season, played 31 league matches with the same club and played additional 2 with the club in playoffs, in although lost to
Taranto
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Founded by Spartans ...
in the first round (semi-final).
At the start of season he signed a 2-year contract with
Lega Pro Prima Divisione
Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy
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/A (ex-Serie C1/A) side
Padova
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. He followed the team entered into the promotion playoff, this time won
Pro Patria in the final.
Serie B
Pederzoli was signed by
Serie B
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newcomer
Gallipoli
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Gallipoli is the Italian form of the Greek name (), meaning ' ...
in August 2009, the club at that time recently invested by businessmen from
Udine
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. Before the investment, the team did not hire enough first team member and was forced to fill youth team players for the
Coppa Italia
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Juventus is the competition's most successf ...
opening match. Gallipoli finished as the 21st, just ahead
Salernitana
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. After the season (formally on 16 July) Gallipoli was expelled from professional league due to its financial record, the club went bankrupt and all players were released.
In July 2010, he signed a 3-year contract with Serie B side
Ascoli. He made his debut in the opening match of the season (and the first match in
2010–11 Coppa Italia
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). He partnered with
Daniele Di Donato as the defensive midfielders in the "4–2–3–1" formation, which won
Lumezzane
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3–1 on 15 August.
2011 Italian football scandal
On 31 May 2012 Pederzoli was suspended for 1 year and 4 months due to involvement in
2011–12 Italian football scandal.
Return to Serie C
On 18 September 2013 he was signed by
South Tyrol
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in a 2-year contract.
On 19 July 2014 he was signed by
Pavia
Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086.
The city was a major polit ...
.
On 26 August 2015 Pederzoli was signed by
Pordenone
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The name comes from Lati ...
on a 3-year contract.
In the summer of 2016 he moved to
Venezia
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. On 28 July 2017, Pederzoli moved to
Piacenza
Piacenza (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Piacenza, eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more ...
on a temporary deal. It was reported that the loan deal was terminated in January 2018, as well as Pederzoli leaving Venice in the same month.
International career
Pederzoli was capped for the
Italy under-16 side at the
2001 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship
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, losing out to eventual champions
Spain
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in the quarter-finals of the competition. In that match, he was replaced by
Paolo Facchinetti
Paolo Facchinetti (born 6 March 1984) is an Italian people, Italian association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Calcinate, the Province of Bergamo, Facchinetti started his career with hometown club Atalanta B ...
in the 35th minute. He partnered with
Gabriele Perico
Gabriele Perico (born 11 March 1984) is an Italian former professional association football, footballer who played as a right back (association football), right back for Virtus Bergamo Alzano Seriate 1909, Virtus Bergamo in the Serie D. He is a f ...
,
Francesco Lodi
Francesco Lodi (born 23 March 1984) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He usually played as a deep lying playmaker, and was known for his passing qualities and free-kick skills.
Club career
Empoli
Lodi started his ca ...
and
Alessandro Moro in the team's midfield, while
playmaker
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Alberto Aquilani
Alberto Aquilani (; born 7 July 1984) is an Italian football manager and former player. Mainly a central midfielder, he usually operated as a deep-lying playmaker but was also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder.
Aquilani began h ...
played as a defender at the time. During the match, the Italian coach fielded five defenders (with
Giorgio Chiellini
Giorgio Chiellini (; born 14 August 1984) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back or Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back. Consi ...
serving as a
wing-back) and only one striker. Italy lost 3–4 in a
penalty shootout
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.
References
External links
National Team data
La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pederzoli, Alex
1984 births
Sportspeople from Piacenza
Footballers from the Province of Piacenza
Living people
Italian men's footballers
Italy men's youth international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Bologna FC 1909 players
Juventus FC players
Como 1907 players
Rimini FC 1912 players
AC Reggiana 1919 players
Lucchese 1905 players
Pro Sesto 1913 players
FC Pistoiese SSD players
Manfredonia Calcio players
FC Crotone players
Calcio Padova players
ASD Città di Gallipoli players
Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
FC Südtirol players
AC Pavia 1911 SSD players
Nuovo Pordenone 2024 FC ASD players
Venezia FC players
Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
Serie B players
Serie C players
SEF Torres 1903 players
21st-century Italian sportsmen