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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2001 | Lazio | ||
| 2001–2003 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Avellino (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | AlbinoLeffe | 16 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Catanzaro | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Mantova | 49 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Vicenza | 46 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Torino | 59 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Brescia | 62 | (7) |
| 2015–2017 | Bari | 47 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Parma | 32 | (2) |
| 2018–2024 | Bari | 168 | (18) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Valerio Di Cesare (born 23 May 1983) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career
[edit]Di Cesare moved his first footsteps into Lazio's youth system. During the summer of 2001, he accepted an offer from Chelsea, initially joining the Blues' reserve team.[1] However, he failed to break into the first team, and left England in January 2004 without making a single appearance, joining Avellino in temporary deal.[2] Di Cesare was suffered him serious knee injury;[3] before move to Avellino, he also went to Brentford[3] and Como for a trial.[4]
Di Cesare then went on to play in Serie B with AlbinoLeffe, Catanzaro and Mantova, joining the Virgiliani in January 2006.
Mantova
[edit]Di Cesare only played twice for the Veneto side in 2005–06 Serie B. In the next two seasons, he played 46 times out of a possible 84 Serie B games.
Vicenza
[edit]In June 2008, Di Cesare moved to Vicenza along with Simone Calori for €1 million and €500,000 respectively.[5] However, co-currently, Mantova had to sign Mattia Marchesetti and Riccardo Fissore also for €1 million and €500,000,[5] thus made the deal a pure player swap without involvement of cash. All four players signed a three-year contract.[5][6] Di Cesare only briefly played again in the first season with his new club (13 times in Serie B); Di Cesare played 33 games in 2009–10 Serie B.
Torino
[edit]In his final year of the contract, Vicenza decided to sell him to Torino for €250,000 in a three-year contract (€750,000 short with the original price or €83,333 with the residual value of the contract), while Calori (who never played for the club) was released for free with a write-down of €166,667.[7][8][9] Di Cesare made 50 out of possible 84 Serie B appearances with the Toro, winning the promotion back to Serie A. Di Cesare played nine times in 2012–13 Serie A. In June 2013, Di Cesare also obtained a license as youth team coach.[10]
Brescia
[edit]On 8 August 2013, Di Cesare joined Serie B team Brescia.[11] In 2015–16 Serie B, he did not receive a shirt number on 5 August.[12] A week later he was sold to Bari.[13]
Bari
[edit]Di Cesare signed a two-year contract with Bari on 12 August 2015.[14]
Parma
[edit]On 31 January 2017, Di Cesare was signed by Parma in a 2+1⁄2-year contract.[15][16]
Return to Bari
[edit]In September 2018, after being released by Parma, Di Cesare agreed to re-join Bari, following the club's refoundation in the Serie D league.[17] He captained Bari to two promotions, leading the club back to Serie B and narrowly missing on promotion to Serie A after losing to Cagliari in the 2022–23 Serie B playoff finals. He retired in June 2024 at the age of 41, after being instrumental in Bari's escape from relegation in a playoff match against Ternana, scoring the first goal in a 3–0 away win against the rossoverdi.[18]
Honours
[edit]Bari
References
[edit]- ^ "England – Who's who – Valerio Di Cesare". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
- ^ "Rosicky: Chelsea move was close". Sky Sports. 1 February 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Blues duo handed Bees trial". Sky Sports. 10 September 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Como invite Chelsea star". Sky Sports. 3 December 2003. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Vicenza Calcio SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008 (in Italian)
- ^ "CALORI E DI CESARE AL VICENZA, FISSORE E MARCHESETTI AL MANTOVA" (in Italian). AC Mantova. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008.
- ^ Vicenza Calcio SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
- ^ Torino FC SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2011 (in Italian)
- ^ "DI CESARE AL TORO" (in Italian). Torino FC. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°331 (2012–13)" [Press Release N°331 (2012–13)] (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC Settore Tecnico. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Valerio Di Cesare al Brescia Calcio" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Scelti i numeri di maglia per la stagione 2015/2016" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Di Cesare al Bari a titolo definitivo" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Mercato: biennale per Di Cesare" (in Italian). F.C. Bari 1908. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Di Cesare è del Parma" (Press release) (in Italian). Parma Calcio 1913. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Mercato, ceduti Ichazo e Di Cesare" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Bari 1908. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Ora è ufficiale: Di Cesare saluta il Parma e torna a Bari. Il comunicato" (in Italian). AlfredoPedullà.com. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Il capitano Valerio Di Cesare : "E' stata un'emozione grandissima, si chiude oggi la mia carriera da calciatore"" (in Italian). SSC Bari. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- La Gazzetta profile (2007–08 season) (in Italian)
- Lega Serie A profile (in Italian)
- Valerio Di Cesare at Soccerway