Matteo Guardalben

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Matteo Guardalben
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-06-05) 5 June 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Nogara, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1991–1994 Verona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Verona 30 (0)
1994–1995Massese (loan) 27 (0)
1997–2001 Parma 3 (0)
2001–2004 Piacenza 80 (0)
2004–2006 Palermo 43 (0)
2006Parma (loan) 6 (0)
2006–2008 Vicenza 13 (0)
2008–2009 Treviso 25 (0)
2009–2010 Sampdoria 0 (0)
2010–2012 Modena 17 (0)
Total 244 (0)
International career
2005 Italy 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matteo Guardalben (born 5 June 1974) is an Italian former professional football goalkeeper.

Club career[edit]

Guardalben was born in Nogara, Province of Verona. After five seasons with Parma, Guardalben (along with Nicola Mora and Matuzalém) joined Piacenza in a co-ownership deal. Half of Guardalben's rights was valued for 3 billion lire.[1]

Guardalben was exchanged with Cristiano Lupatelli in January 2006.

Guardalben signed a three-year contract with Vicenza of Serie B in July 2006,[2][3] as Adriano Zancopè's backup, but he was injured in October[4] and back to squad in May 2007.[5]

In the next season, he became the first choice since November 2007, until February 2008 the arrival of Marco Fortin.

In summer 2009, he was signed by Serie A club U.C. Sampdoria as third-choice keeper, and never played a single game during his stay with the blucerchiati. In July 2010 he was signed by Serie B club Modena in a free transfer.

International career[edit]

In 2005, Guardalben was called up three times by the Italy national football team, all as unused substitute.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Parma AC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2002 (in Italian)
  2. ^ "Guardalben ceduto al Vicenza". US Città di Palermo (in Italian). 13 July 2006. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Matteo Guardalben in biancorosso". Vicenza Calcio (in Italian). 13 July 2006. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Aggiornamento condizioni Matteo Guardalben" (in Italian). vicenza.com. 15 October 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Bentornato Matteo Guardalben!" (in Italian). vicenza.com. 7 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.

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