Antonio Langella is an Italian

Italy

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 football

Football (soccer)

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 striker/winger

Midfielder

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Football career

After playing for a number of lower-rank Sardinian clubs in the beginning of his career, Langella joined Cagliari Calcio

Cagliari Calcio

Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....

 in March 2002, then in Serie B

Serie B

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. With this team, he made his Serie A debut on 12 September 2004, against Bologna

Bologna F.C. 1909

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In December 2004, his contract with Cagliari was renewed until 2008. However, he made just 16 goalless appearances in 2006–07, subsequently moving to Atalanta on 10 July 2007.

In 2008 he joined Udinese

Udinese Calcio

Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....

 on reported free transfer, being however immediately loaned out to Chievo

A.C. ChievoVerona

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, where he failed to impress throughout the season. During the 2009 summer transfer window, he left Udinese to join newly-promoted Serie A outfit Bari

A.S. Bari

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 in 3-year deal. He only played 9 Serie A games in the first season. In the next two seasons he failed to make any appearances. In September 2011, he terminated his contract with Bari.

International career

Langella made three appearances for the Italian national team

Italy national football team

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, all in 2005.

External links

• Gazzetta dello Sport profile