Massimo Gotti (born 27 May 1986) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Udinese

Gotti signed with Udinese in June 2005. Gotti made his

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debut on 5 November 2006 playing for Ascoli in a 2–0 loss against

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. In January 2007 he returned to

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. He then left for

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clubs, winning

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Group B in 2010 and promotion to

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Empoli (loan)

In July 2010 left for

club

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. He was the starting left back of the team (in the first half of the season), only missed a few games to Marco Gorzegno who arrived on 31 August but injured in November.

Ternana

In 2011–12 season he returned to

. Despite awarded a shirt number of no.30, he was excluded from the 25-men squad that submitted to

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for

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play-off round. On 25 August 2011, he moved to

side

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in co-ownership deal, the day after eliminated by

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. Ternana won promotion to Serie B in June 2012. On 23 June 2012, Ternana signed him outright. Gotti picked no.4 shirt for Ternana in

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, which he played once.

Grosseto

On 22 September 2013, he was signed by

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on a free transfer.

Matera

L'Aquila

In December 2014 he was signed by

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Honours

: 2010

References

External links

AIC profile (data by www.football.it)

Lega Serie B profile

La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile

FIGC National Teams Archive
Italian men's footballers Serie A players Serie B players Atalanta BC players Udinese Calcio players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Calcio Padova players Portogruaro Calcio ASD players Empoli FC players Ternana Calcio players US Grosseto 1912 players Men's association football defenders Footballers from the Province of Bergamo 1986 births Living people 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-defender-1980s-stub