Davide Zomer (born 21 October 1977) is an Italian former

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Biography

Born in

Rovereto Rovereto (; "wood of sessile oaks"; locally: ''Roveredo'') is a city and ''comune'' in Trentino in northern Italy, located in the Vallagarina valley of the Adige River. History Rovereto was an ancient fortress town standing at the fronti ...

, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region (''Trentino – South Tyrol'' in English and ''Trentino – Alto Adige'' in Italian), Zomer started his career at

Veneto Veneto, officially the Region of Veneto, is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the Northeast Italy, north-east of the country. It is the fourth most populous region in Italy, with a population of 4,851,851 as of 2025. Venice is t ...

club

Hellas Verona Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Hellas Verona (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Verona, Veneto, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won ...

. Zomer returned to

Trentino Trentino (), officially the Autonomous Province of Trento (; ; ), is an Autonomous province#Italy, autonomous province of Italy in the Northern Italy, country's far north. Trentino and South Tyrol constitute the Regions of Italy, region of Tren ...

for

Trento Trento ( or ; Ladin language, Ladin and ; ; ; ; ; ), also known in English as Trent, is a city on the Adige, Adige River in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy. It is the capital of the Trentino, autonomous province of Trento. In the 16th ...

, then moved to

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side

Siena Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...

. In 2000–01 season, he left for South Tyrolean club

Südtirol South Tyrol ( , ; ; ), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The provinc ...

. He then returned to Verona as backup keeper and competed with

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. In 2004–05 season, he left for Serie B side

Treviso Treviso ( ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 87.322 inhabitants (as of December 2024). Some 3,000 live within the Venetian wall ...

. After the team promoted due to

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, he was exchanged with

Adriano Zancopè Adriano Zancopè (born 19 November 1971) is an Italians, Italian Association football, football manager and former association football, footballer. He spent most of his career in Serie C2 (179 matches) and Serie C1 (94 matches). He also briefly ...

of Siena. He worked as the backup of young keeper

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and competed with

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. In May 2006, he had a surgery. In March 2007, he left for Serie C1 side

Ancona Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...

. At the start of 2007–08 season, he was offered a new annual contract. In January 2008, he swapped club with Luca Brignoli, to Serie C2 side

Lumezzane Lumezzane (, locally ) is a town and (municipality) in the province of Brescia, in the Italian region of Lombardy. With a population of 22,255 (), it is one of the largest towns in its province. It is situated in the Gobbia Valley, which is a s ...

. (which Ancona eventually promoted back to Serie B). In March 2009, he was signed by Serie B side Ascoli. On 2 July 2009, Zomer returned to South Tyrol for the second time, winning group a of

2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione The 2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season was the thirty-second football league season of Italian Lega Pro Seconda Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the second since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It was divided into tw ...

. On 31 March 2010, his contract was extended to 30 June 2012. On 20 July 2011 he was sold to FeralpiSalò.

References

External links

Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zomer, Davide Italian men's footballers Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Hellas Verona FC players Siena FC SSD players Treviso FBC 1993 players AC Ancona players FC Lumezzane players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players AC Mezzocorona players Men's association football goalkeepers Sportspeople from Rovereto Footballers from Trentino 1977 births Living people