Antonio Bocchetti (born 11 June 1980 in Naples) is an Italian retired footballer who played as defender.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonio Bocchetti | ||
Date of birth | (1980-06-11) 11 June 1980 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Paganese (sporting director) | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–1999 | Napoli | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2003 | Napoli | 69 | (2) |
1999–2000 | → Crotone (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2003–2006 | Piacenza | 79 | (3) |
2006–2007 | Parma | 18 | (0) |
2007–2011 | Frosinone | 134 | (1) |
2011 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Pescara | 14 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Paganese | 43 | (1) |
2015 | → Salernitana (loan) | 15 | (0) |
National team | |||
2000 | Italy U-20 | 3 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Italy U-21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Bocchetti started his career at Napoli. He played his first Serie A match on 3 December 2000. In July 2003, he was sold to Piacenza then in Serie B in a co-ownership deal; Vittorio Tosto moved to Naples in exchange.
He signed by Parma of Serie A in co-ownership deal in mid-2006, for €400,000.[1] In June 2007 Parma bought Bocchetti outright for another €220,000.[1] In mid-2007, he was sold to Frosinone of Serie B in another co-ownership deal for €450,000.[2][3] In June 2008 Frosinone acquired Bocchetti outright for another €250,000.[2][4]
Bocchetti was capped for the Italy U-20 team at the 2000 Toulon Tournament.
From 2016 until December 2017, Bocchetti worked as a coordinator for Paganese. From 8 December 2017, he was appointed as sporting director for the club.[5] He worked for the club until the end of the 2017/18, where he joined Fano, also as a sporting director.[6] On 11 March 2019, Bocchetti decided to resign.[7]
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