Salvatore Fresi

Salvatore Fresi
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-01-16) 16 January 1973
Place of birth La Maddalena, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Retired
Youth career
1990–1991 Fiorentina
1991–1993 Foggia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Salernitana 62 (2)
1995–2000 Internazionale 87 (1)
1998–1999 → Salernitana (loan) 27 (3)
2000–2001 → Napoli (loan) 23 (1)
2001–2002 Bologna 25 (8)
2002–2004 Juventus 9 (1)
2004 Perugia 11 (2)
2004 Catania 6 (0)
2005 Salernitana 6 (0)
2005–2006 Battipagliese
National team
1994–1996 Italy U-21 20 (1)
1997–1998 Italy 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Salvatore Fresi (born 16 January 1973) is an Italian former footballer, who played as a centre-back. He was primarily known for his ability in the air as a defender.[1]

Club career

Fresi was born in La Maddalena, Sardinia. His first professional championship was with Salernitana, with whom he conquered the promotion to Serie B. At the conclusion of that season he was selected for the Italian Under-21 side for the first time, of which he later became captain.[2][3][4]

After another Serie B season with Salernitana, in which his team neared promotion to Serie A, he was acquired by Inter. Fresi played for the Milanese team until 1998, winning an UEFA Cup in 1998. In that year he was loaned back to Salernitana, and later played for Napoli and Bologna, returning to play frequently; this gained him a place at Juventus F.C., but here Fresi found few presences in Serie A, although he was part of the team which won the scudetto during the 2002–03 Serie A season, and the 2002 Supercoppa Italiana, leaving the club in 2004.[2][3][4][5]

Later he played for Perugia, Catania and again Salernitana, in which he remained despite the relegation to Serie C1 in 2005. His last team was Battipagliese, playing in the Eccellenza series, during the 2005–06 season.[2][3][4]

International career

Fresi was selected six times for the Italian football national team between 1995 and 1999, his most recent one coming under manager Dino Zoff, but never played a single match for Italy.[6] Fresi did make 17 appearances with the Italy national under-21 football team between 1994 and 1996, scoring one goal, and frequently captaining the squad; he was a member of the team that won the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Fresi also represented Italy at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, making three appearances.[3][4]

Honours

Club

Juventus[3][4]
Inter[3][4]

International

Italy under-21[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Il Livorno sbatte sull'Espanyol" (in Italian). UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Salvatore Fresi". tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian). Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Il Pallone Racconta: Salvatore Fresi". ilpalloneracconta.blogspot.ca (in Italian). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stefano Bedeschi (15 January 2015). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Salvatore FRESI" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Salvatore Fresi". myjuve.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Nazionale in cifre: Fresi, Salvatore". figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
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