Nicola Silvestri (born 21 November 1985) is an Italian

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Biography

Born in

Gavardo Gavardo (Brescian: ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. As of 2011 Gavardo had a population of 11,786. Cyclist Marco Frapporti and Italian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varyin ...

, the

Province of Brescia The province of Brescia (; Brescian: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as of January 2019) and its capital is the city of Brescia.With an area of 4,785 km2, it is the ...

, Silvestri started his career with

Brescia Calcio Brescia Calcio, commonly referred to as Brescia (), is an Italian football club based in Brescia, Lombardy. The team currently plays in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football, but will play in Serie C in 2025–26 due to financial contro ...

. In mid-2004, he left for Viterbese but the loan pre-matured in January 2005. In 2005–06 season, he left for Hungarian side

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, joining

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and manager

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. In July 2006 he was signed by

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club

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but was loaned to

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clubs Massese (along with Massimo Gazzoli) and

Lanciano Lanciano (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 33,944 inhabitants as of 2023. The town is known for the first recorded Catholic Church, Catholic Miracle of Lanciano, Eucharis ...

. In August 2008 he left for Serie B side

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from Genoa, now a Serie A club on free transfer. However, he was loaned back to

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(ex-Serie C1) for

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. On 1 July 2009 he returned to

but only played 3 Serie B matches. He started his first Serie B match as central midfielder and partnered with

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. However, he only collected 3 appearances in

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. On 31 August 2011 he was signed by ''Prima Divisione'' club

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on free transfer. However, he was injured in October.

References

External links

La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile

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Piacenza Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silvestri, Nicola Italian men's footballers Italian expatriate men's footballers Serie B players Brescia Calcio players US Viterbese 1908 players FC Sopron players Genoa CFC players US Massese 1919 players SS Virtus Lanciano 1924 players Piacenza Calcio 1919 players FC Lumezzane players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players Venezia FC players FC Matera players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from the Province of Brescia Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Italian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary 1985 births Living people 21st-century Italian sportsmen