Carlo Gervasoni (born 4 January 1982) is a former Italian

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who played as a defender. His career ended in 2011 after a ban from football due to his involvement in the 2011 Italian football match-fixing scandal; the ban is set to end in 2018.

Career

Gervasoni started his career at a small Lombard club

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. In mid-2001, Gervasoni and Marco Mallus joined

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; concurrently Luigi Crisopulli returned to Como. During his three seasons with Tyrol, Gervasoni was a regular starter. In June 2004 Como bought back Gervasoni outright for €120,000 but sold to Geona for free. But Genoa immediately sold him to

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in another co-ownership deal, for €500,000. Although he just played 24 matches, Verona sign him permanently. After he played another 24 matches, he left for fellow Serie B

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in co-ownership deal. Luigi Anaclerio also joined Verona also in co-ownership on the same day. In June Verona bought back Gervasoni. In August 2007, he joined Albinoleffe in another co-ownership deal, for €560,000.UC Albinoleffe Srl Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008 He signed a 3-year contract. Gervasoni back to play as a regular starter and he secured a permanent deal in June 2008 for another €95,000. On 31 August 2009, Gervasoni was exchanged with Dario Passoni. After the relegation and bankruptcy of Mantova, he joined

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. In January 2011 he left for

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club

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. Francesco Bini also joined Cremonese in exchange. He was banned from football activity for five years due to involvement in the

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; an additional one-year and 8 months was added in May 2012; four more months were added in August, meaning Gervasoni will serve a 7-year ban.

References

External links

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Official Albinoleffe Player Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gervasoni, Carlo 1982 births Living people Footballers from Legnano Italian men's footballers Como 1907 players Hellas Verona FC players SSC Bari players UC AlbinoLeffe players Mantova 1911 players Serie B players Men's association football defenders 21st-century Italian sportsmen