Simone Cavalli (born 10 January 1979) is a former Italian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simone Cavalli | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-01-10) 10 January 1979 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Parma, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–1999 | Modena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Modena | 7 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Montevarchi (loan) | 34 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | Chievo | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Carrarese (loan) | 30 | (8) |
| 2002–2004 | → Lecco (loan) | 34 | (15) |
| 2002–2003 | → Messina (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Teramo (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Cesena | 74 | (30) |
| 2005–2006 | Reggina | 13 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Vicenza | 50 | (9) |
| 2007–2010 | Bari | 37 | (9) |
| 2009 | → Frosinone (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Mantova (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2010 | Andria | 9 | (1) |
| 2011 | Gloria Bistriţa | 9 | (3) |
| 2011 | FCM Târgu Mureş | 5 | (1) |
| 2012 | Voghera | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | Colorno | ||
| 2013 | Savignanese | ||
| 2013–2016 | Castelvetro | ||
| Total | 303 | (85) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2012 | |||
Cavalli made his Serie A debut on 28 August 2005 against Roma and his Liga I debut against Astra Ploiesti on 28 February 2011.
Cavalli left for A.C. ChievoVerona in co-ownership deal circa 2000. In June 2001 Chievo acquired Cavalli outright as well as bought back defender Nicola Legrottaglie.[1]
Cavalli was signed by Cesena in June 2004 for €150,000 in co-ownership deal.[2] In June 2005 Cesena acquired Cavalli outright for an undisclosed fee.[2]
In August 2005 he was signed by Reggina Calcio for an undisclosed fee. Cesena also signed defender Giovanni Morabito from Reggina as part of the deal. Cavalli made his Serie A debut for Reggina.
In January 2006 he was signed by Vicenza Calcio for €775,000.[3] In August 2005 Reggina also acquired Davide Biondini for €500,000 in co-ownership deal.[3] Circa January 2006 Reggina acquired Biondini outright for another €700,000.[nb 1] Reggina also signed Luca Rigoni for €900,000 in August[3] and sold back to Vicenza in June for €1 million,[4] as well as Vicenza signed Ricardo Esteves from Reggina for €500,000 in August[3] and sold back to Calabria in June for the same fee.[4]
Cavalli was signed by A.S. Bari on 31 August 2007 in another co-ownership deal for €500,000.[5] In June 2008 Bari acquired Cavalli outright for another €280,000.[nb 2] On 2 January 2009 he was signed by Frosinone.[6] On 14 August 2009 he was signed by A.C. Mantova.[7][8]
In mid-2010 he left for the third division club A.S. Andria BAT. In December 2010 he was released.[9] Cavalli spent a year in Romania[10] before he was signed by Italian Serie D club Voghera circa November 2011.
In July 2012 Cavalli was signed by Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna club Colorno. In December 2012 he joined another Eccellenza club Savignanese.[11] In 2013, he joined Promozione club Castelvetro.
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