Federico Balzaretti
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| Federico Balzaretti | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Federico Balzaretti | |
| Date of birth | December 6, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Left Back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Palermo | |
| Number | 42 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2001 2001-2002 2002-2005 2005-2007 2007-2008 2008-present |
Varese Siena Torino Juventus Fiorentina Palermo |
44 (0) 16 (0) 94 (0) 56 (2) 6 (0) 12 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000-2002 2002 |
Italy U-20 Italy U-21 |
23 (1) 4 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Federico Balzaretti (born 6 December 1981 in Turin) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Serie A side U.S. Città di Palermo. He plays in the role of a left sided full-back.
Known as 'Balzac' by most fans, he grew up since the age of 6 in the Torino youth system, debuting for the granata in season 2002-03. After a couple of seasons on loan to Varese and Siena, 'Balzac' was heavily involved in the 2004-05 Serie B campaign of Torino, which brought the team to a Serie A promotion.
However, as Torino disbanded right after that promotion, 'Balzac' was released in a free transfer, and was signed by city arch-rivals Juventus. In 2005-06 he was part of the first team for the bianconeri, often playing as regular under orders of coach Fabio Capello, and finally winning the Serie A league.
'Balzac's' first ever senior goal game on 17 February 2007, in Serie B, as Juventus beat Crotone 5-0. He was sold to Fiorentina on July 2007, but failed to impress with the viola as he made only six appearances in the first half of the Serie A 2007-08, and was subsequently signed by Palermo in a permanent move during the January transfer market.[1]
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