Marco Khaleel Zamboni (born 7 December 1977) is an Italian professional

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defender who plays for an amateur side Pedemonte.

Club career

Zamboni was born in

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, Italy. After starting his career with

Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona. History The name came from t ...

in 1995, he played for

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between 1997 and 1999, but immediately after he was signed by the Turin club in the summer of 1997, he was loaned to

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of Serie A in October and subsequently back to Chievo (Serie B) in January. After he was loaned to

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, he was spotted by Serie A team

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. He was signed in co-ownership deal for €1.29M (2.5 billion lire) .Udinese also signed

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in co-ownership deal also for €1.29M (2.5 billion lire). After not playing in 2001–02 season, he left on loan again to

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of Serie A, then

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(Serie B). In summer 2003, he was signed by Napoli again, then time played 37 games in Serie B. In summer 2004, he returned to Serie A football, for

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. He then spotted by

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, signed him on loan. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, 41-year old Zamboni joined AC Garda.

International career

Zamboni has been capped for

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. He was an unused member of the Italy squad that won the gold medal at the

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Football Tournament, on home soil.

Style of play

Zamboni is a reliable defender who possesses great physical strength, although he is not particularly skilful from a technical standpoint; his characteristics led him to be compared to

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in his youth. He is capable of playing both as a

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and as a

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Honours

Udinese *

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References

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National Team stats.
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zamboni, Marco Living people 1977 births Footballers from the Province of Verona Men's association football defenders Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers AC ChievoVerona players Juventus FC players SSC Napoli players US Lecce players Udinese Calcio players Modena FC 2018 players Hellas Verona FC players AS Reggina 1914 players UC Sampdoria players Spezia Calcio players FC Crotone players SPAL players AC Trento 1921 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Italian sportsmen