Silvano Raggio Garibaldi (born 27 March 1989) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club Sestri Levante. Born in

Chiavari Chiavari (; ) is a seaside comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, in Italy. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It has a beachside promenade and a marina and is situated near the river Entella (river), Entella. History Pre-Rom ...

, he has represented

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at Under-18, Under-19 and Under-20 levels.

Club career

Raggio Garibaldi made his

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debut on 14 April 2008 in a 3–0 home win for his side against

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. He spent the 2008–09 season on loan to

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side

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. He then spent three consecutive seasons on loan, first to

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of the

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and then for two consecutive seasons to

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(the first in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, the second in Serie B). In July 2012 he was reacquired by his hometown club

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, where he had already been a youth player. His stint with the Chiavari-based club was already marred by injuries, as he struggled to gain a regular first-team place. On 3 November 2018, he signed with

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club

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. On 20 June 2019, following Como's promotion to

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, he signed a new 2-year contract with the club. On 9 October 2020 he joined

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 ...

. On 5 August 2021 he signed with

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* 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Chiavari Footballers from Liguria Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Genoa CFC players Pisa SC players Sorrento Calcio 1945 players AS Gubbio 1910 players Virtus Entella players Mantova 1911 players USD Lavagnese 1919 players Como 1907 players Calcio Foggia 1920 players US 1913 Seregno Calcio players US Sestri Levante 1919 players Italy men's youth international footballers Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub