| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Cento, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| ?–2010 | SPAL | ||
| 2009–2010 | → Sampdoria (loan) | ||
| 2010– | Juventus | ||
Marco Costantino (born 5 May 1991) is an Italian football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Latina on loan from Juventus.
Career
editCostantino began his youth career with SPAL 1907, and remained with the central Italian club's junior squad until July 2009, when he was transferred to Serie A side U.C. Sampdoria's youth side.[1]
Following the appointment of the new board and staff at Juventus at the conclusion of the 2009-10 Serie A season, Costantino was one of many new faces brought to Turin, joining Juventus for just €100,000.[citation needed] Ex-Sampdoria head coach Luigi Delneri and sports director Giuseppe Marotta were appointed as the same positions in Juve and played a role in bringing the youngster to Turin. He joined Juventus in order to strengthen the Primavera team but was immediately promoted to the senior squad as their no.1 Italian internationals Gianluigi Buffon injured since June 2010. He was registered in Juventus's 24-men UEFA Europa League first team squad as the fourth (or fifth) keeper, behind Gianluigi Buffon, former Sampdoria teammate Marco Storari andAustrian internationals Alex Manninger.[2] Juventus also registered young Primaveraplayer Marco Bonassi in B list in qualifying and playoffs phase.[3] However, in although not registered in group stage, any players who eligible to B list (U21 youth products) could play without registered on 1 September, which Bonassi will compete with Costantino for the fourth keeper role (de facto third keeper as Buffon injured). In July 2011 Marco Costantino was loaned to Latina.
International career
editHe received some call-up from Italian youth teams[4] but never made a debut.
References
edit- ^ "Chi è Marco Costantino, nuovo portierino blucerchiato". UC Sampdoria (in Italian). 14 July 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "The UEFA list for the Europa League group phase". Juventus FC. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "The UEFA list for the Europa League preliminaries". Juventus FC. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "Under 19, da domenica stage a Roma in vista delle amichevoli autunnali". FIGC (in Italian). Rome. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
External links
edit- http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/marco-costantino/profil/spieler_119240.html
- http://www.soccerway.com/players/marco-costantino/138352/
- http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team?id=111&cc=5901
- http://www.juventus.com/site/eng/TAS_schedagiocatoreprimasquadra_DD335FC8B8554C9C8AE9782496C5CC95.asp
- http://www.goal.com/en/people/italy/40654/marco-costantino
[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Italian footballers]]
[[Category:Association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Serie A footballers]]
[[Category:SPAL 1907 players]]
[[Category:U.C. Sampdoria players]]
[[Category:Juventus F.C. players]]