Fausto Rossini (born 2 March 1978) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Atalanta

Rossini started his career at

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. In 2003, he joined

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along with

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in a co-ownership deal, but bought back in June 2004. He then left on loan to

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, along with

Vitali Kutuzov Vitali Vladimirovich Kutuzov ( be, Віталь Уладзіміравіч Кутузаў; born 20 March 1980) is a Belarusian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Kutuzov was born in Pinsk. He signed with BAT ...

as the replacement of

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Udinese

In June 2005, he left for

Udinese Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a foo ...

for €450,000 in a co-ownership dealAtalanta B.C. S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2006 (in Italian)
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(50% for €2.05 million),

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(50%) and Michele Rinaldi (loan), in exchange Atalanta signed

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and

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(50%) for a total for €2 million. Along with Barreto, he played as a backup of

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and

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(Di Michele left the club in January 2006). He played once at

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group stage. He also played all four matches at

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as the Udine club rested number of regular starter. In June 2006, Udinese signed Rossini outright for free and Morosini for undisclosed amount; Atalanta also signed D'Agostino for free.

Catania & Livorno

On 3 August 2006, he joined Serie A newcomer

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in a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He played 16 matches and left for Livorno in next season, to replace the left of flagship striker

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. With presence of

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and

Francesco Tavano Francesco "Ciccio" Tavano (born 2 March 1979) is an Italian football coach and former striker. He is currently in charge as head coach of Eccellenza amateurs Tuttocuoio. Playing career Tavano started his professional career with Pisa, befor ...

, Rossini played 20 league matches in the first season, while 15 of them were substitutes. Along with

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, they followed Livorno relegated to Serie B and played 16 starts in 24 league appearances, behind the starting pair

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and Tavano. He then released in June 2009.

Bellinzona & Como

On 2 February 2010, Swiss side

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announced the signing of Rossini, which located in

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, an Italian speaking region. He joined the

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team on free transfer. On 31 August 2010, he signed a contract with

Calcio Como Como 1907, commonly referred to as Como, is an Italian football club based in Como, Lombardy, Italy. The club currently plays in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football, following promotion from the 2020–21 Serie C season. The club was f ...

after trailed with the club since July.

References

External links

Profile at FIGC

Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport 2007–08
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