Giuseppe Agostinone (born 6 April 1988) is an Italian
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for club
Siena
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.
Career
Agostinone started his career in local
Foggia
Foggia (, ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere delle Puglie, Tavoliere, also know ...
, where he played more than 100
third
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* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
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Places
* 3rd Street (di ...
-and
fourth-tier matches. He was loaned several times to smaller teams like
Martina Franca
Martina Franca, or just Martina (Bari dialect, Martinese: ), is a town and ''comune, municipality'' in the province of Taranto, Apulia, Italy. It is the second most populated town of the province after Taranto, and has a population (2016) of ...
,
Pro Vercelli
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and
Montichiari
Montichiari (Brescian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on December 27, 1991.
The town is home to the Gabriele D'Annunzio airport (Italian: ''Aer ...
, before he left his hometown and signed to
Piacenza
Piacenza (; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Piacenza, eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with more ...
in 2016. He spent half year in
Lecce
Lecce (; ) is a city in southern Italy and capital of the province of Lecce. It is on the Salentine Peninsula, at the heel of the Italian Peninsula, and is over two thousand years old.
Because of its rich Baroque architecture, Lecce is n ...
, then another half year in the
Virtus Francavilla, before
Alessandria
Alessandria (; ) is a city and commune in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. It is also the largest municipality of the region. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, ...
signed him.
On 31 January 2020 Agostinone signed with
Lecco
Lecco (, , ; ) is a city of approximately 47,000 inhabitants in Lombardy, Northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). The Bergamasqu ...
.
On 9 October 2020, he returned to
Foggia
Foggia (, ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere delle Puglie, Tavoliere, also know ...
.
In September 2021, he moved to
Novara
Novara (; Novarese Lombard, Novarese: ) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont (Italy), Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants (on 1 January 2021), it is the second most populous ...
.
On 11 August 2022, Agostinone joined
Sambenedettese in
Serie D
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.
References
Sources
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1988 births
Living people
Footballers from Foggia
Men's association football defenders
Italian men's footballers
Serie C players
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione players
Serie D players
Calcio Foggia 1920 players
SSD Martina Calcio 1947 players
FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
AC Montichiari players
Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
US Lecce players
Virtus Francavilla Calcio players
US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
Calcio Lecco 1912 players
Novara FC players
US Sambenedettese players
21st-century Italian sportsmen
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