Salvatore Giardina (born 3 June 1981) is an Italian former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Catania, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Acireale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Belpasso | ||
| 1998–2002 | Acireale | 41 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Rossanese | 18 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Gela | 60 | (2) |
| 2005 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Pisa | 24 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | PortoSummaga | 48 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Cosenza | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Gela | 24 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Alessandria | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Fondi | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Formigine | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Scandianese | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography edit
Born in Catania, Sicily, Giardina started his career with Eccellenza Sicily team Belpasso. He then played for Acireale. In 2002, he left for Serie D team Rossanese and in 2003 signed by Serie C2 club Gela. In 2005, he was signed by Serie A club Chievo along with Matías Claudio Cuffa. Chievo farmed both players to Serie C1 club Pisa in co-ownership deal. In June 2006 Chievo bought back both players and loaned Giardina to Serie C1 team Sassuolo.[1] In July 2007, Giardina reunited Cuffa at Serie C2 club PortoSummaga, which Giardina joined the club in co-ownership deal.[2][3] He follow the team promoted to Prima Divisione in 2008 and the team also bought him outright in June 2008.[4] He was released on 1 July 2009. In August, he left for fellow Prima Divisione team Cosenza.[5] In August 2010, he returned to Gela.[6]
References edit
- ^ "LANDOLINA AL PRATO, CARBONE E MENGONI AL FROSINONE". AC ChievoVerona (in Italian). 7 July 2006. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "La Lucchese fa tre colpi, la Ternana due". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 13 July 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "Sono in arrivo Giardina e Cuffa". Calcio Portogruaro Summaga (in Italian). 11 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ "COMPROPRIETA'. LUCA RIGONI ANCORA IN GIALLOBLU'". AC ChievoVerona (in Italian). 24 June 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2008. [dead link]
- ^ Sica, Stefano (25 August 2009). "UFFICIALE: Giardina al Cosenza". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ "Comunicato Stampa 12 Agosto 2010". Gela (in Italian). 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
External links edit
- Gela Profile (in Italian)
- Football.it Profile (in Italian)