Cesare Rickler (born 18 March 1987) is a former Italian footballer and is currently a

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Career

Chievo

Rickler made his first team debut on 18 April 2007 in an away match against

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, ended in a 0–0 tie. Rickler had only played 4 matches in

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and 17 in

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with Chievo, rest of his Chievo career was spent on loan to ''Serie B'' clubs.

Bologna

In June 2011 Rickler was exchanged with Alessandro Bassoli in co-ownership deal. Both players' 50% registration rights were tagged for €1.5 million. He signed a 5-year contract, which worth €100,000 in net in the first season and would gradually increased to €120,000 in the last 3 seasons, plus bonuses. The deal was criticized as financial trick or even creative accounting, as the aggressive price tag of both players only improved 2010–11 financial result (selling profit nearly €3M) and created an amortization cost of €3 million (€600,000 each for 5 seasons) from 2011 to 2016, with both players performance were impaired with costing the club €600,000. Moreover, following Rickler was banned for 4 years, Bologna would never recovered the residual contract value €2.4M, thus both club gave up the bought back rights in June 2012. Bologna also write-down the contract value of Rickler for a season for €600,985 in the financial year to make his contract residual value "worth" around €1.8 million in accounting on 1 July 2012 (however followed the ban shortened, the write-down reverted).

Italian football scandal

Rickler had been questioned by prosecutor since March 2012. On 18 June 2012 Rickler was suspended for 4 years due to involvement in 2011–12 Italian football scandal. His Piacenza and Chievo teammate

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also request to ban 3-year and 3 months by procurator. However Sbaffo's

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was successful reduced the ban by heavy fine, but Rickler employed the lawyer to defence and failed to acquit the charge. Rickler's appeal to "Corte di Giustizia Federale" was dismissed on 6 July 2012. However his ban was shorten by Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport to 14 months after appeal.

Mantova (loan)

In April 2013 Rickler's ban was shortened; on 21 August 2013 Rickler left for fourth division club Mantova F.C.

Prato (loan)

In July 2014 joined on loan to Prato.

International career

He also made a total two appearances with the Italian Under-20 squad, and was also selected once for the Italian U-21 team.

Motorsport

Rickler has participated in

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events since leaving football, including multiple appearances in the

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in the trucks category.

Dakar Rally results

Personal

His grandfather Gianfranco Dell'Innocenti played almost 300 games in the

in the 1940s and 1950s.

References

External links

La Gazzetta dello Sport career profile
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