Marco Biagianti (born 19 April 1984) is an Italian former

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who played as a

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Club career

A.C.F. Fiorentina

Biagianti began his career with former

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giants

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, in 2002, during the club's financial troubles that led to their relegation to the

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. After spending his early career with the club's youth system, the central midfielder was promoted to the first team for the 2003–2004 season, but was instantly loaned out to

side Fano Calcio. During his first full season as a professional footballer, Biagianti managed 30 first team appearances, and returned to

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for the start of the 2004–2005 season. However, Fiorentina again opted to loan the youngster out, and he joined A.S.D. Chieti, who were playing in the

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at the time. In his lone season with Chieti, Biagianti made 26 league appearances and scored a single goal. It was his first professional goal. Following his return to

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, after the second loan deal expired, Biagianti was surprisingly sold to another third division club, in the form of F.C. Pro Vasto.

Pro Vasto

In August 2005, Biagianti officially transferred to F.C. Pro Vasto of the Italian

. He made a total of 31 league starts, and scored 1 league goal, but it was not enough to save his club from relegation to the

. He started the new season as a regular starter and racked up 15 appearances in all competitions, before transferring to

club,

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in January 2006.

Calcio Catania

Biagianti was scouted by

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chief, Pierto Lo Monaco in 2005, and negotiations began in December 2005, and led to his January transfer to the Sicilian club in 2006. In his first half-season with

, Biagianti made just 2 league appearances, but in his second season, became a more integral part of the team. He appeared in over 20 matches in all competitions, during the 2007–2008 season, and earned a guaranteed starting place for the 2008–09 season, under then-coach

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. Biagianti made 34

appearances alone, and helped

to safely avoid relegation concerns. Biagianti maintained his status as a starter during the 2009–10

campaign and went on to make 36 league appearances, appearing more than any other player in the first team. He also managed to score 3 league goals, helping lead

to a 12th place league finish, a record high points total for the club in

and to a quarter final position in the

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. Since joining

he has been one of their most influential players. Because of his superb performances, Biagianti has been linked with moves to Serie A giants

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, and

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, but despite these rumours Biagianti has reiterated his desire to remain in

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. Biagianti, unfortunately missed much of the Serie A 2010-11 campaign due to injury, and made just 13 appearances, his fewest in a season with the

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since his first at the club. The club did however reach a record points total in a

season for a third consecutive season. On 9 July 2011, Biagianti was assigned

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at the club. However, the midfielder missed much of the

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season through injury, although his club continued their league surge, by breaking the club's record points total in the top flight for a fourth consecutive season, finishing 11th. He is currently part of a record-breaking Catania outfit that had picked up 56 points from 38

matches. This performance saw the club also break its record number of home victories in a single season, its record number of victories overall in a single top flight campaign, as well as its record points total in Serie A for the fifth consecutive season. In the summer of 2013, he moved to

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, where he remained until 2016. From 2016 to 2020 he returned to Catania. During the 2020–21 season, after being taken out of the squad, he announced his retirement from professional football in a press conference, and began a new adventure with the 5-a-side football club Catania Goal. During the 2021–22 season, he held the position of club manager of the Catania Goal. In August 2022 he became the team manager of Catania SSD.

International career

On 29 May 2009, Biagianti received his first call up to the

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as he was named in the squad for the friendly against

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that took place on 6 June 2009. Also named in the squad was teammate Giuseppe Mascara. Biagianti remained on the bench for that game, however. Biagianti was linked with a possible place in

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's squad for the

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, but eventually failed to make the 23-man roster chosen by Lippi.

External links

Gazzetta Dello Sports player profile

Marco Biagianti Fan Club

Soccer News, Live Scores, Results & Transfers , Goal.com US

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