Geoffrey Angelo Rosario Galatà (born 6 March 1984) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
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who played as a
centre back
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.
Career
Born in
Amsterdam
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to an Italian father and a Dutch mother,
Galatà started playing football for local clubs
Blauw Wit and
AFC.
After some years, he joined the
Ajax
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youth academy. His professional career started at
Stormvogels Telstar
Sportclub Telstar () is a Dutch professional football club based in the town of Velsen-Zuid, North Holland. The team competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league system, following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the ...
, where he made his debut in the 2003–04 season. In the summer of 2008, his contract with Telstar expired and he left on a free to
TOP Oss
TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbrevia ...
. There, he initially played on an amateur basis, but on 17 November 2008, Galatà signed a professional contract until mid-2009. Three days later, he scored a
bicycle kick
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against
AGOVV Apeldoorn
AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's men's first squad plays in 2024–25 in the Derde ...
. In 2011, Galatà moved to
Sparta Nijkerk
Voetbalvereniging Sparta Nijkerk, is an association football club from Nijkerk, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1931, is currently (season 2022–23) playing in the Derde Divisie.
History
In one of their most notable matches of recent memor ...
and a year later to
Quick Boys
Quick Boys (Katwijkse Voetbal Vereniging Quick Boys) is an amateur football club from Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands. The club, established on 1 February 1920, is the second most successful amateur football club in the Netherlands, behind IJsselme ...
.
From 2013 to 2016 he played for his former side, AFC. He announced his retirement on 11 May 2016 before a match against
Koninklijke HFC
Koninklijke Haarlemsche Football Club (Royal Haarlem Football Club) is a football club based in Haarlem, Netherlands. It is the oldest existing club in Dutch football, founded by Pim Mulier in 1879. During the club's early years, the team only ...
, after suffering a series of knee injuries.
Honours
Club
FC Oss
*
Topklasse Sunday:
2010–11
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References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Footballers from Amsterdam
Men's association football defenders
Dutch men's footballers
Dutch people of Italian descent
Blauw-Wit Amsterdam players
Amsterdamsche FC players
AFC Ajax players
SC Telstar players
TOP Oss players
Sparta Nijkerk players
Quick Boys players
Eerste Divisie players
Derde Divisie players