Gazzi, Alessandro

Career start

He began his football career in Plavis, the youth club of his city, Santa Justin . Then he moved to Montebelluna , and even a little later - to Treviso , in the match for which the player made his debut at the age of 17 in series B in the 2000/01 season.

In the summer of 2001, the player was rented for two years by Lazio, who identified the player as a youth club, for which the player played for all two years of rent, never having played for the main team and returned to Treviso in 2003.

Viterbo

In August 2003, the player was signed by Viterbo, whose then coach was Guido Carboni, who had previously trained Genoa . In total for Viterbo, the football player spent 31 matches in which he distinguished himself once. In particular, the player spent four matches of the playoff series for getting into Serie B , where the club made it to the finals, losing the last Crotone match.

At the end of the season, the club was declared bankrupt, and all the players on the team became free agents.

Bari and Regina

In July 2004, the player signed Bari, speaking in series B ; in addition to Gazzi, Bari signed two more of his teammates (Vincenzo Santoruvo and Lorenzo Sibilano); In addition, a contract was signed with the former coach of Viterbo. In total for the club in the first season, the midfielder spent 34 matches, scoring three goals in them. The club finished the season in tenth place in the league.

The next season, the football player appeared on the field 35 times, distinguishing himself only once. On January 4, 2006, Gazzi extended the contract with the club until 2009 ^[1] . The next season, the midfielder spent only eleven matches for the club and on the last day of the winter transfer market was sold to Regina . In joint possession , at the same time the player had the opportunity to play in Serie A ^[2] . It happened on February 11, 2007 in a match against Torino, just for Regina that season Gazzi played nine games. Under the leadership of Walter Mazzarri, the club managed to avoid relegation, a corruption scandal in Italian football played a decisive role. In 2007, Gazzi was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Reggio Calabria .

Return to Bari

On June 22, 2007, the player returned to Bari . On September 22, in a match against Ravenna , the midfielder injured his eye and dropped out for two weeks. On November 21, Gazzi extended the contract with Bari until 2011.

In the 2008/09 season, the football player spent 39 matches for the club, playing one of the main roles in Bari's release to Serie A. The following season, under Giampiero Ventura , the football player played a crucial role in the club’s game system, having played 32 games in the top division. On April 7, 2010, Gazzi extended the contract with Bari until 2013, and during the 2011/12 season, played in 31 matches of the team. On April 10, 2011, in a match against Catania, the footballer scored his first goal in Serie A.

Siena

After the departure from Bari to Serie B, the football player was interested in Chievo and Torino , however, on August 11, 2011, the player’s transition to Siena was registered.

Under the leadership of Giuseppe, Sannino played as a defensive midfielder, making his debut for the club on September 11 against Catania and scoring his first goal on November 20, in a home game against Atalanta . In total, the player spent 33 matches for Siena, scoring one goal.

Torino

On July 13, 2012, Gazzi transferred to Torino for € 2.5 million and transferred to Siena Matteo Rubina on the basis of joint ownership ^{[3] [4]} . The player officially debuted for the club on August 18, 2012 in the Italian Cup in a match against Lecce ; ^[5] The league’s footballer debuted on August 26 in a match against his former club, Siena. ^[6] The footballer scored the first goal for Torino on September 30 at Atalanta ^{[7] [8]} . On August 28, 2014, the midfielder made his European debut in the match against the split Hajduk ^[9] . In February 2015, he extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2015–16 season ^[10] .

Palermo

On August 3, 2016, Palermo announced the signing of Gazzi ^[11] .

In August 2012, Gazzi and some other former Bari footballers were suspected of participating in match-fixing matches ^[12] .

On June 6, 2013, the player was disqualified for 3 months and 10 days, plus a fine of 40,000 euros ^[13] .

Gazzi usually plays in the position of a central or defensive midfielder . A football player is able to launch attacks from the depths and participate in their organization. Gazzi is a tenacious player with a strong left foot ^{[14] [15] [16] [17] [18]} .

Club

As of May 31, 2015 . ^[19]

Bari

• Series B : 2008-09