Giovanni Piccolomo (born 4 April 1994, in

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), sometimes known as just Giovanni, is a Brazilian

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who plays as an

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for Brasileirão Série B club Paysandu.

Career

Giovanni Piccolomo was on the squad of

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in the 2012

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. He was also part of the squad who won the

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and

2013 Campeonato Paulista The 2013 Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1 (officially the Paulistão Chevrolet 2013 for sponsorship reasons ) was the 112th season of São Paulo's top professional football league. It was won for the 2 ...

. Whilst under contract with Corinthians, he was loaned out several times. Firstly, to Ponte Preta in June 2013 for

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. Then to Portuguesa in 2014 for 2014 Campeonato Paulista, where he stayed only two months before returning to Corinthians. In 2015 he appeared at first for São Bento in 2015 Campeonato Paulista, and then for

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. For the last 6 months of his Corinthians contract he was loaned to

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and played in

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. With his Corinthians contract over, Giovanni Piccolomo signed for a second time with São Bento in July 2016, agreeing a contract until the end of the

2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 68 clubs. The competition started on 12 June and is ended on 1 October. The four teams in the semifinals, CSA, Moto Club, São Bento and Volta ...

. He played in six of the second phase games, scoring twice, helping São Bento gain promotion and agreeing to stay at the club in 2017. In May 2017, Giovanni Piccolomo joined Náutico to play in

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. After playing 21 times he asked for contract to be terminated. According to his manager this was due to personal problems, but Giovanni himself blamed lack of payment of wages. In December 2017 he signed for

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. His 33 appearances and 5 goals helped the club win promotion from

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, but a new contract could not be agreed and he signed for

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in January 2019.

Honours

;Corinthians *

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;Ponte Preta *

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runner-up:

;Goiás *

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: 2018 ;Coritiba *

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runner-up : 2018 ;Avaí *

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: 2021 ;Cruzeiro *

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runner-up: 2022 ;Paysandu *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Piccolomo, Giovanni 1994 births Living people Footballers from Sorocaba Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazil men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Esporte Clube São Bento players Club Athletico Paranaense players Esporte Clube Tigres do Brasil players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Goiás Esporte Clube players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Cruzeiro EC players Avaí FC players Sport Club do Recife players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Liga I players FC U Craiova 1948 players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen