Stefano Di Berardino (born 11 January 1987) is an Italian professional

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who plays in the role of defender.

Career

Early career

On 30 August 2006, Di Berardino was transferred to

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giants

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, where he was sent to the

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. In exchange, Andrea Luci went to

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on loan. He was awarded no. 2 shirt in the second half 2005–06 season, to fill for the vacancy of Nicola Diliso.

Lega Pro

In 2007, Di Berardino graduated from the Juventus youth system, and was soon sold to

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in a co-ownership deal, along with Giuseppe Rizza and Matteo Trini. He made 21 appearances and scored one goal for the club during the

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season. In June 2008, Juventus bought back Di Berardino for €8,000. For the 2008–09 season, he was once again sent on loan to the Italian

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(ex-

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); this time he joined A.C. Pistoiese, where the defender was consistently part of the starting line-up, making, in total, 28 appearances with 1 goal. He returned to Juventus again in the summer of 2009, but was sold to A.S. Pescina Valle del Giovenco in a co-ownership deal. He made just 6 appearances in 5 months, and was loaned to

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club F.C. Pro Vasto, where he has since made 10 league appearances. In June 2010, Juventus did not extended the co-ownership deal and gave up rest of the player's rights to Valle del Giovenco; however, the club soon went bankrupt, and Di Berardino moved to another Seconda Divisione club, Sacilese. In 2011 he played in the same tournament to

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Serie D

Since 2012 he has played in interregional tournaments with the teams of

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and

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; in regional tournaments in

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with A.S.D. Pucetta.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Berardino, Stefano 1987 births People from Avezzano Living people Italian men's footballers ASD Celano Calcio players Juventus FC players SS Juve Stabia players SS Maceratese 1922 players FC Pistoiese SSD players ASD Sacilese Calcio players Vastese Calcio 1902 players US Vibonese Calcio players Men's association football defenders Footballers from the Province of L'Aquila 21st-century Italian sportsmen