Massimiliano Scaglia (born 21 May 1977) is a former Italian defender.

Massimiliano Scaglia
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-05-21) 21 May 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Juventus Turin FC (coordinateur jeunes)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2002 Alessandria 155 (8)
2002–2003 Ancona 3 (0)
2003–2004 Fiorentina 32 (1)
2004–2007 Bari 77 (6)
2007–2009 Treviso 56 (4)
2009–2010 Gallipoli 36 (5)
2010–2012 Hellas Verona 59 (1)
2012–2016 Pro Vercelli 110 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Scaglia started his professional football career as an 18-year-old with Salernitana.[1] Failing to break into the first team, he joined U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912, spending seven seasons with them before moving to Serie B side A.C. Ancona. He had limited game time with Ancona, so returned to Serie C1 with ACF Fiorentina in January 2003, helping them to promotion that season. He then joined A.S. Bari as part of Jaime Valdés's deal.[2]

Scaglia moved to Treviso in the summer of 2007.[3] He joined Gallipoli in August 2009 on a free transfer.

Scaglia represented Padania at the 2008 Viva World Cup.[4] In July 2010, he was signed by Verona.[5]

Personal life edit

Massimiliano is the brother of Valentina Scaglia, a professional ballet dancer based in the Netherlands.

References edit

  1. ^ "Salernitana Player roster 1994-1995". FootballDatabase.Com. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  2. ^ Dunn, Alex (4 August 2004). "Viola sign Chilean". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Maxi Scaglia". ZeroZero. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  4. ^ "II VIVA World Cup 2008: Padonia". VIVA World Cup. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  5. ^ Archived 19 September 2012 at archive.today[permanent dead link]

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