Antonio Balzano

Antonio Balzano
Personal information
Date of birth	13 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Bitonto, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	Bari
2006	→ Cisco Roma (loan)
2006–2007	Rieti
2008	→ Cisco Roma (loan)
2008–2011	Cisco/Atletico Roma
2011–2014	Pescara
2014–2017	Cagliari
2016–2017	→ Cesena (loan)
2017–2021	Pescara
2022	Seregno
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2022

Antonio Balzano (born 13 June 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Early career

He grows with juvenile team of Bitonto. He joined at S.S.C. Bari when he was a boy.

Pescara

In July 2011, Balzano moved to Serie B side Pescara when his former club Atletico Roma dissolved.^[1] He made regular appearances for three years in Pescara and also served as a captain in his last term with the team.

Cagliari

Balzano joined Serie A side Cagliari in July 2014, where he was reunited with his former Pescara manager, Zdeněk Zeman.^[2]

On 30 July 2015, Balzano extended the contract until 2018.^[3]

In July 2016, he joined Serie B club Cesena on loan, with a conditional obligation to buy if the club won promotion to Serie A.^[4]

On 4 February 2022, Balzano signed with Seregno in Serie C.^[5]

References

^ Pescara, presi Anania e Balzano (Pescara, take Ananias and Balzano) Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Il centro. 12 July 2011. (in Italian)
^ "Balzano al Cagliari" [Balzano to Cagliari]. cagliaricalcio.net (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 9 July 2014.
^ "Balzano rinnova sino al 2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ "Antonio Balzano al Cesena" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ "In data odierna, il Seregno comunica di aver acquisito il diritto alle prestazioni sportive di Antonio Balzano" (in Italian). Seregno. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

External links

Antonio Balzano at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
Antonio Balzano at Soccerway
AIC profile (data by football.it) (in Italian) ^{[dead link‍]}

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[1] Pescara, presi Anania e Balzano (Pescara, take Ananias and Balzano) Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Il centro. 12 July 2011. (in Italian)

[2] "Balzano al Cagliari" [Balzano to Cagliari]. cagliaricalcio.net (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 9 July 2014.

[3] "Balzano rinnova sino al 2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[4] "Antonio Balzano al Cesena" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[5] "In data odierna, il Seregno comunica di aver acquisito il diritto alle prestazioni sportive di Antonio Balzano" (in Italian). Seregno. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

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