Salvatore Giardina (born 3 June 1981) is an Italian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1981-06-03) 3 June 1981 (age 41) | ||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2012 | |||
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]