Raffaele Imparato (born 3 September 1986) is an Italian

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who plays as a defender for USD Vis Ariano Accadia.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Campania, Imparato started his senior career with

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club Sangiuseppese. He would make 6 appearances for his club during his first season as a professional.

Salernitana Calcio

Ahead of the

2005–06 Serie C1 The 2005–06 Serie C1 was the twenty-eighth edition of Serie C1, the third highest league in the Italian football league system. It was divided into two phases: the regular season, played from 28 August 2005 to 7 May 2006, and the playoff phase ...

season, he was signed by

Salernitana Calcio 1919 Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919, commonly referred to as Salernitana, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Salerno, Campania. The original club was founded in 1919 and has been reconstituted three times in the course of its hi ...

, the team that replaced bankrupted ''Salernitana Sport'' and represented the town of

Salerno Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...

. In January 2006, Imparato was loaned to Nocerina and made just 4 league appearances during the second half of the 2005–06 season. Ahead of the 2006–07 season, he was loaned to

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, where he made 22 league appearances in the former

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. He returned to Salerno ahead of the 2007–08 season, but after making just 8 appearances, he was again loaned out. In January 2008 he joined S.S. Juve Stabia on a 6-month loan deal, along with teammates Roberto Magliocco (loan) and

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(permanent deal). On 3 July 2008, along with Magliocco, Salernitana terminated the player's contracts with club, although Salernitana won promotion to

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Group B champions.

Calcio Catania

On 10 July 2008, he was signed by

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club

Calcio Catania Catania S.S.D., commonly known as Catania, is an Italian football club based in the city of Catania, Sicily, that plays in . Originally founded in 1908 as ''Associazione Sportiva pro Educazione Fisica'', the club boasts 17 appearances in the ...

, on a 5-year contract. He was immediately loaned to

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side,

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ahead of the 2008-09 Serie A campaign. On 1 July 2009, Imparato returned to

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and on 31 July 2009 was transferred to

A.S. Taranto Calcio Taranto Football Club 1927, commonly referred to as Taranto, is a professional Italian football club, based in Taranto, Apulia. Originally founded in 1927 by the union of two pioneering clubs that created the first city squad, Taranto currently p ...

on a season long loan deal along with Marco Di Fatta and Adriano Mezavilla who joined the club in co-ownership deals. Imparato's loan was, however, terminated on 1 February 2010. He returned to

for the remainder of the campaign, although he failed to feature in any official matches for the club. Ahead of the 2010–11 statistical season, Imparato remained with Catania until January 2011, when he re-joined former club,

on another 6-month loan deal. He earned regular playing time once more with the

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club and made 15 appearances during his stay. On 30 June 2011, he returned to Catania. Prior to the 2011-12 Serie A campaign, Calcio Catania once again loaned out Imparato, this time to

Lega Pro Seconda Divisione Lega Pro Seconda Divisione was the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consisted of 36 teams, but in the 2011–12 season, there were 41 teams divided geographically into two divisions of 2 ...

outfit

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. With Milazzo, Imparato went on to make 24 league appearances, and was notably sent-off twice throughout the campaign.

Vicenza Calcio

On 6 July 2012, Imparato officially completed a transfer to

outfit,

Vicenza Calcio L.R. Vicenza, commonly referred to as Vicenza, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. Founded in 1902 as Associazione del Calcio in Vicenza, they became Lanerossi Vicenza in 1953, then Vicenza Calcio from 1990 ...

on a permanent transfer, as part of the deal that saw

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transfer to Catania on a co-ownership basis. Vicenza Calcio have made several transfers as they look to limit their stay in the

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following their

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from

due to a play-out loss to Empoli F.C. on aggregate. However Vicenza readmitted to Serie B after U.S. Lecce was expelled. On 2 September 2013, he left for

Sorrento Sorrento (, ; nap, Surriento ; la, Surrentum) is a town overlooking the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. A popular tourist destination, Sorrento is located on the Sorrentine Peninsula at the south-eastern terminus of the Circumvesuviana rail ...

in temporary deal, re-joining forward Pasquale Maiorino who left for the same club on 29 August, with forward Roberto Esposito moved to Vicenza also in temporary deal on 2 September.

Torres

On 13 August 2014 Imparato and Maiorino were signed by

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. The club was re-admitted to Lega Pro on 1 August.

Perugia

He reached the highest level of his career so far in the 2016–17 season, when he played 5 games for

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...

in the second-tier

Agropoli

In January 2019, Imparato joined Agropoli.

Vis Ariano Accadia

On 11 September 2019, Imparato signed with Italian club USD Vis Ariano Accadia.Calcio – La Vis Ariano Accadia ha ingaggiato l’ex difensore del Perugia Raffaele Imparato
arianonews24.it, 11 September 2019

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Imparato, Raffaele 1986 births People from Avellino Footballers from Campania Living people Italian footballers Association football defenders U.S. Salernitana 1919 players A.S.G. Nocerina players S.S. Juve Stabia players Catania S.S.D. players Paganese Calcio 1926 players Taranto F.C. 1927 players S.S.D. 1937 Milazzo players L.R. Vicenza players A.S.D. Sorrento players A.C. Perugia Calcio players S.S.D. Città di Teramo players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players U.S. Agropoli 1921 players Sportspeople from the Province of Avellino