Davide Petrachi (born 14 August 1986) is an Italian former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...
.
Career
Petrachi grew out of the Lecce youth system, winning the
''scudetto'' in 2005 with Lecce reserve squad, as the second keeper.
On 27 August 2014 Petrachi signed a new 1-year contract with
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce () is a Football in Italy, professional Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. The club play in Serie A in the 2023–24 Serie A, 2023–24 season, the top level of the Italian football league system, Italian footb ...
. However, on 21 January 2015 he was released. on 11 February 2015 he was signed by
Lanciano
Lanciano (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 33,944 inhabitants as of 2023. The town is known for the first recorded Catholic Church, Catholic Miracle of Lanciano, Eucharis ...
, after the injury of
Nícolas. Petrachi picked no.22 shirt for his new team.
He won the "Saracinesca d'oro" award as the best youth goalkeeper.
Legal issues
In June 2018 he has been accused of drug trade. On 6 November he reached an agreement for a plea bargain: he has been jailed for 1 year and 4 months, and he also has been fined of €1.400 .
References
External links
AIC profile (data by football.it)
1986 births
Living people
Italian men's footballers
US Lecce players
US Sambenedettese players
AS Melfi players
Serie B players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Footballers from Lecce
21st-century Italian sportsmen
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