Antonio Rizzo (born 28 March 1981) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender. Rizzo holds a certificate in youth coaching.

Career

Early career

Rizzo started his career at

AS Roma Associazione Sportiva Roma (''Rome Sport Association''; Italian pronunciation: Help:IPA/Italian, ) is a professional Association football, football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier ...

. He joined Serie C2 side

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennine Mountains, Apennines. History Prehistory The ol ...

in co-ownership deal. In summer 2003, he joined Serie B side

Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Florence, Tuscany. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while ...

who promoted from

Serie C2 Serie C2 was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. History Before the 1978–79 season, there were only three professional football leagues in Italy, the third being Serie C. The league menaging t ...

in co-ownership for €77,500 from Roma. In June 2004, Roma gave up the remain 50% registration rights to ''La Viola'' for free. ''La Viola'' loaned him to Serie C1 side

Spezia La Spezia (, or ; ; , in the local ) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguri ...

, which he won

Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Serie C (), formerly named Coppa Italia Lega Pro, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C in Italian football first held in 1972. Format There are a total of six rounds in the competition. It begins i ...

Perugia

In summer 2005, he joined Serie C1 side

Perugia Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 ...

in co-ownership deal for a peppercorn of €500, but failed to play regularly in the first season. In June 2006 Perugia acquired all the rights. He signed a contract extension in April 2007 which last until June 2009.

Reggina and loans

In January 2008, he was signed by Serie A side Reggina but loaned back to Perugia. In summer 2008, he joined

Cremonese Cremona ( , , ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po (river), Po river in the middle of the Po Valley. It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local city a ...

Lega Pro Prima Divisione Serie C1 was the third highest football league in Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into ...

. But in mid-season, he joined league rival

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 ...

, swapped with

Fabrizio Anzalone Fabrizio Anzalone (born 24 July 1978) is an Italian former footballer. He played over 140 games in Serie C1 and over 110 games in Serie C2. He only briefly played in Serie B in 2006–07 season. Biography Early career Born in Genoa, Liguria, A ...

. In July 2009, he remained at

and joined with Reggina "team-mate" Tommaso Squillace and Josias Basso Lisboa on loan.

Cosenza and retirement

On 13 January 2011 Alessandro Bernardi moved to

Reggio Calabria Reggio di Calabria (; ), commonly and officially referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the List of cities in Italy, largest city in Calabria as well as the seat of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. As ...

; Rizzo left for

Cosenza Cosenza (; Languages of Calabria#Northern Calabrian (Cosentian), Cosentian: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city located in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000, while the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. ...

as part of the deal. On 30 June 2012 he qualified as a youth coach.

References

External links

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Profile at AIC.Football.it
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rizzo, Antonio 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Civitavecchia Italian men's footballers Serie B players AS Roma players ACF Fiorentina players Spezia Calcio players AC Perugia Calcio players AS Reggina 1914 players US Cremonese players Ravenna FC players Men's association football defenders AS Gubbio 1910 players Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital 21st-century Italian sportsmen