Attilio Nicodemo (born 25 January 1974) is a former Italian

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

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region, Nicodemo started his senior career at Serie D side

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, located at

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region. He then played 5 seasons at

Serie C1 Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978 ...

, for

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, then

Juve Stabia Società Sportiva Juve Stabia is an Italian football club based in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania. Juve Stabia currently plays in Serie C, the third tier of Italian football system. History The football in Castellammare di Stabia From St ...

and

Foggia Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also know ...

. He followed Foggia relegated to Serie C2 in 1999. In 2000, he was bought by

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along with

Giuseppe Di Masi Giuseppe Adriano Di Masi (born 16 July 1981) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Di Masi started his career at hometown club Foggia where he became the first choice in 1999–2000 Serie C2 season, after Foggia were rele ...

and

Franco Brienza Franco Brienza (; born 19 March 1979) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder. Throughout his career, he played for several Italian clubs, but is mainly known for his time with Palermo. At int ...

, and joined sister club

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in co-ownership deal along with

Luca Ferri Luca Ferri (born 19 March 1980) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender. Career Ferri started his professional career at A.S. Roma. He played his first Serie A match against Juventus on 21 March 1999, replaced Fabio Petruzzi ...

, for 300 million

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. Brienza and Roma player

Daniele De Vezze Daniele De Vezze (born 9 January 1980) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Roma De Vezze began his football career with hometown club Roma. He was part of Primavera U20 youth team and made his Serie A debut ...

also joined the Sicily side on loan. He then loaned to French

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side

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, where he played 17 times. In June 2001, Palermo acquired the remained 50% registration rights for 5 billion lire. In 2001–02 season, he was loaned to

Chieti Chieti (, ; , nap, label= Abruzzese, Chjïétë, ; gr, Θεάτη, Theátē; lat, Theate, ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Central Italy, east by northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region. ...

. In August 2002, after Roma's president Franco Sensi sold Palermo to

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, Nicodemo and

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joined

. He went to

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for newly re-found Florentia Viola, along with Roma's

Raffaele Longo Raffaele Longo (born 6 September 1977) is an Italian football coach and former player who is assistant manager at Olympique Lyonnais. Playing career Longo was born in Naples. A midfielder, he started his career with hometown club Napoli, making ...

, Luigi Panarelli and

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. In 2003–04 season, he was loaned to Serie C1 side

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. In mid season he deal became permanent. In summer 2006, he joined Serie C2 side

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. In July 2007 for Serie C1 side

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References

External links

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Profile at AIC.Football.it
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicodemo, Attilio Italian men's footballers Italian expatriate men's footballers Ligue 2 players Serie C players SS Juve Stabia players Calcio Foggia 1920 players OGC Nice players SS Chieti Calcio players ACF Fiorentina players SSD Città di Teramo players ASD Sorrento players Expatriate men's footballers in France Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Rome 1974 births Living people ASD Termoli Calcio 1920 players