Roberto Goretti (born 28 May 1976) is an Italian professional

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technical director and former player, who is the technical director of

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. He played as a

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. Goretti spent most of his career at

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, and also played 85

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matches.

Club career

Goretti started his career at hometown club

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, where he won promotion to

in 1996. After Perugia were relegated in 1997, he was signed by

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, who in next season faced another relegation. In the next one-and-a-half Serie B seasons, Goretti only played eight league matches, before joining

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of Serie A in mid-season. He only played 11 league matches in two Serie A seasons, before joined Serie C1 side

in January 2003. After having played two-and-a-half seasons, he left for Serie A side

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. In 2004, he signed for Serie B side

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. In 2006, he was signed by

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of Serie B, where he played 10 games as a starter in 22 league appearances. Arezzo were then relegated to Serie C1, where Goretti played one more season. He terminated his contract with the club in May 2008. In 2008, he was signed by

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, where he won the promotion play-offs. In 2009, Goretti signed a one-year contract with

Foggia Foggia (, ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere delle Puglie, Tavoliere, also know ...

. In mid-season, he returned to Como. In the 2010–11 season, Goretti returned to Perugia again, winning promotion back to the professional league.

Managing career

In 2012, Goretti became technical director of Perugia's youth sector. In 2022, he was made technical director of Reggiana.

References

External links

Profile at AIC.Football.it

Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2006-07)

LaSerieD.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goretti, Roberto Italian men's footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players AC Perugia Calcio players SSC Napoli players Bologna FC 1909 players AC Reggiana 1919 players AC Ancona players SSC Bari players SS Arezzo players Como 1907 players Calcio Foggia 1920 players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Perugia AC Perugia Calcio non-playing staff 1976 births Living people