Christian Puggioni (born 17 January 1981) is an Italian former

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who played as a

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Career

In January 2007, Puggioni joined Reggina. On 2 July 2015, Puggioni signed with

Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa, Liguria. Sampdoria was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the ...

on a free transfer. He made his debut with

on 22 October 2016, in a 2–1 home win against cross-city rivals

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, at the

Stadio Luigi Ferraris The Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, also known as the Marassi from the name of the neighbourhood where it is located, is a multi-use stadium in Genoa, Italy. The home of Genoa C.F.C. and U.C. Sampdoria football clubs, it opened in 1911 and is t ...

. On 28 November 2019, he joined

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club

Vis Pesaro Vis Pesaro dal 1898 S.r.l., commonly referred to as Vis Pesaro, is an Italian association football club located in Pesaro, Marche. The club currently plays in Serie C. The team is the largest in the city and among the oldest in Italy. Vis Pesa ...

. In October 2020 he gave an interview in which he criticized Vis Pesaro's coaching and management team, after which the team issued an official statement of their position. His contract was set to expire in June 2021, but he was not released from the contract and continued to train individually, separately from the team. He never played another competitive game and retired at the end of the season.

References

1981 births Living people Footballers from Genoa Italian men's footballers Footballers from Sardinia Men's association football goalkeepers AS Reggina 1914 players AC Perugia Calcio players Pisa SC players SSD Varese Calcio players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players AC ChievoVerona players UC Sampdoria players Benevento Calcio players Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-goalkeeper-stub