Fausto Ferrari (born 9 March 1980) is an Italian

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who plays for an amateur club Cimone.

Biography

Born in

Pavullo nel Frignano Pavullo nel Frignano ( Frignanese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Modenese Apeninnes. It is home to the medieval Castle of Montecuccolo, birthplace of the 17th century condottiero Raimondo Mont ...

, Emilia–Romagna, Ferrari started his professional career at Carpi, then moved to regional capital side

Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...

. He never appeared for Bologna in

Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...

and his only appearance for Bologna came in a

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game against Zenit St. Petersburg in September 1999. In January 2000, he was loaned to

Pisa Pisa ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Tuscany, Central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for the Leaning Tow ...

, then spent 2000–01 season at Lucchese and

Montichiari Montichiari (Brescian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on December 27, 1991. The town is home to the Gabriele D'Annunzio airport (Italian: ''Aer ...

. In mid-2001 he moved to

Sassuolo Sassuolo (; ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna. Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town is best known for being the centre of the Ita ...

in co-ownership deal, which in June 2002 Bologna gave up the remain 50% registration rights to Sassuolo. However, he moved to

Brescello Brescello (; in the local dialect, in the Reggio Emilia dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about northwest of Reggio Emilia. ...

and scored a career high of 10 league goals. In July 2003 he was signed by

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side Ascoli but loaned to Rosetana and

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennine Mountains, Apennines. History Prehistory The ol ...

. He failed to score regularly and in mid-2004 sold to

Pavia Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was a major polit ...

in another co-ownership deal. At Pavia and San Marino Calcio, Ferrari did not score either and Ascoli gave up the rights in June 2005. He then moved to

Valenzana Valenzana Mado is an Italian football club, based in Valenza, Piedmont. Currently it plays in Promozione Piedmont and Aosta Valley. History Valenzana Mado The club was founded in 2012 after the merger of Valenzana Calcio and G.S. Mado. It ...

and finally found his scoring shoes in 2006–07 Serie C2 season. In the next season he was re-signed by Montichiari, by-then a

Serie D The Serie D () is the highest level of semi-professional football in Italy, and the fourth tier of the Italian national league system. It sits beneath the third and lowest fully professional league, Serie C, and feeds in to it through promotion ...

team. He scored 22 league goals and Montichiari finished as the losing semi-finalists of promotion playoffs. However, as some team in

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was expelled due to financial problems, Montichiari promoted back to professional league to fill the vacancy. He scored 21 goals in 2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, however he did not score in relegation playoffs and Montichiari relegated. In 2009–10 Serie D he scored 26 goals and promoted as Group C champion. On 23 July 2010 he was signed by

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club

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 ...

in 2-year contract., which he lasted played in that level in 2004–05. He scored 10 league goals as team top-scorer. On 27 June 2011 he added one more year to his current contract to 30 June 2013. Ferrari left for

Alessandria Alessandria (; ) is a city and commune in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. It is also the largest municipality of the region. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, ...

in another temporary deal on 3 July 2013.

References

External links

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Football.it Profile

Lumezzane Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrari, Fausto 1980 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Modena Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards AC Carpi players Bologna FC 1909 players Pisa SC players Lucchese 1905 players AC Montichiari players US Sassuolo Calcio players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players AS Gubbio 1910 players AC Pavia 1911 SSD players San Marino Calcio players Valenzana Mado players FC Lumezzane players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Serie C players Serie D players 21st-century Italian sportsmen