Gianluca Giovannini (born 9 December 1983) is an Italian footballer who plays for

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Biography

Ternana

Born in Amelia, the Province of Terni, Umbria region, Giovannini started his career at the capital of the province – Terni, for

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. Since 2003 Giovannini left for

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clubs in temporary deals. In 2005 Giovannini was signed by

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club

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in co-ownership deal.

Manfredonia & Foligno

In June 2006 Ternana bought back Giovannini and re-sold Giovannini to

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also in co-ownership. In June 2007 Manfredonia acquired Giovannini outright. However, in August he left for

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Padova

In 2008, he was signed by

Padova Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of ...

in 3-year contract. On 31 August 2010 Giovannini returned to the city of

, Umbria as part of the deal that Padova signed half of the registration rights of Marco Gallozzi.

Ascoli & Venezia

On 18 August 2011 Ascoli signed Giovannini outright for free in 1-year deal as part of the deal that Padova acquired another 50% registration rights of

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from Ascoli. In July 2012 he trained with

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but refused to sign a contract on 23 July. In September 2012 he joined

in 2-year contract.

References

External links

Lega Serie B profile
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