Biagio Pagano (born 29 January 1983) is an Italian

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who currently plays as a

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for Ghivizzano Borgoamozzano. Pagano had made 250 appearances in Italian

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, including 2 in the playoffs in

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Career

Atalanta

Pagano started his career at

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. He made his Serie A debut on 17 June 2001 against

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He played a few more Serie A games for Atalanta in October 2003, after he was returned from loan to

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of the third division in

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Sampdoria

In January 2004, he was signed by fellow Serie A club

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on loan with option to co-own the player, which the club did in June 2004, for €500,000. He scored his first Serie A goal against

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, which gave the team a 1–0 lead, but the game ended in 1–1 draw after

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scored a penalty 3 minutes later, in

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. He was loaned back to Atalanta in January 2005. Atalanta were relegated at the end of the season, so Pagano went on loan to

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instead of staying with the ''Nerazzurri''.

Rimini

In June 2006, Sampdoria bought Atalanta's rights in a blind auction between the two clubs, for €205,000. But he was sold to

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in a co-ownership deal in July 2006 for €400,000.U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2006 (in Italian)
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in June 2007 for €220,000. But in the third season, Rimini failed to win the relegation playoffs against

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, and subsequently got relegated back to Lega Pro 1st Div. (ex–Serie C1) after being promoted 4 years ago. Pagano took part in the playoffs.

Reggina

In July 2009, he was signed by

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of Serie B, who had recently been relegated from Serie A, in a co-ownership deal. In June 2010, Reggina acquired the remain 50% registration rights from Rimini .

Livorno

In July 2010 Pagano was signed by

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Torino

In January 2011 Pagano was swapped with Luca Belingheri of

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; both players were tagged for €300,000. Pagano signed a -year contract.

Modena

In August 2012 Pagano was signed by Serie B club

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for free.

Lega Pro clubs

In 2014, he was signed by third-level club

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He spent the first half of the season in

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club

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. On 5 July 2014 Pagano was signed by

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. On 22 January 2015 he joined

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International

Pagano took part in

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qualifying. (now renamed to under-17 with same age limit) He was also capped for Italy U17 (equivalent to current U18), U20 and Italy U21 team.

References

External links

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FIGC National Team Archive
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pagano, Biagio Italian men's footballers Atalanta BC players UC Sampdoria players SSC Bari players Rimini FC 1912 players AS Reggina 1914 players ASG Nocerina players Torino FC players Modena FC 2018 players US Catanzaro 1929 players FC Ponsacco 1920 SSD players US Grosseto 1912 players Lucchese 1905 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Naples 1983 births Living people 21st-century Italian sportsmen