Francesco Lunardini (born 3 November 1984) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Lunardini began his career with

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in 2001, where he spent loan spells at

Val di Sangro Atessa Val di Sangro A.S.D. 2012 is an Italian association football club from Atessa, Abruzzo. It currently plays only in the youth sector: the main team is that of ''Allievi Regionali Abruzzo'' in the group B. History The former Atessa Val ...

and

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 ...

. He signed for

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

in January 2009 for €1 million along with

Daniele Vantaggiato Daniele Vantaggiato (born 10 October 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie D club Avezzano as a striker. Career Bari Vantaggiato started his career at Bari. He made his Serie B debut on 26 January 2003, against Triestina. He w ...

(€1.9M) in a co-ownership deal. In June 2010 Parma acquired Lunardini outright for €100,000 (and Vantaggiato for €1.9M in January). Lunardini then moved to Serie B outfit

Triestina Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to US Triestina or just Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the northern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. Originally established in 1918, Triestina was one of the fo ...

in August 2010 for a season-long loan. In summer 2011 he was signed by

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 ...

along with Daniel Ciofani. Parma subsidized Gubbio €170,000 as '' premi di valorizzazione''. On 22 August 2012 he was signed by

San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microsta ...

. In 2013 Parma mutually terminated the contract of Lunardini.Parma FC SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 He was signed by

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club

Fano Fano () is a city and ''comune'' of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort southeast of Pesaro, located where the ''Via Flaminia'' reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is the third city in the region by pop ...

on 22 August 2013.

References

External links

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* 1984 births Living people Italian men's footballers Rimini FC 1912 players Parma Calcio 1913 players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players AS Gubbio 1910 players AC Pavia 1911 SSD players San Marino Calcio players Serie A players Serie B players Serie D players Footballers from Cesena Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub