Antonio Rosati
Encyclopedia
Antonio Rosati is an Italian
goalkeeper who plays for Serie A
club Napoli
.
, even though he did not play in the Serie C2
championship of 2001-02. He moved to Lecce the following year, in 2002-03, he made his first team debut in February 2005 in Lecce's 3-0 defeat of Chievo
in Serie A
. During the 2005-06 season he was sent out on loan to Sambenedettese, with which he played the 8 remaining games of Serie C1
, before returning to Lecce later in the season.
Rosati was first choice for Lecce during the 2006-07 season and the successful 2007-08 Serie B campaign but only played four matches in 2008-09 when the team played in Serie A
. The team was relegated back to the second division the following season and Rosati regained the first choice role after Francesco Benussi
left the club. Lecce were promoted in first place.
Back in Serie A for the 2010-11 season, Rosati played all 38 league matches and was a key player as Lecce unexpectedly survived relegation.
ahead of the 2011-12 season to act as back up for first choice Morgan De Sanctis
.
Italy
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goalkeeper who plays for Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
club Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
.
Lecce
His career began at Cisco Calcio RomaA.S. Cisco Roma
Atletico Roma Football Club was an Italian football club, based in Rome, Lazio. It was the third most popular team of the Italian capital city.-From Lodigiani to Cisco Lodigiani:The club was founded in 1972 as A.S. Lodigiani.A.S...
, even though he did not play in the Serie C2
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
championship of 2001-02. He moved to Lecce the following year, in 2002-03, he made his first team debut in February 2005 in Lecce's 3-0 defeat of Chievo
A.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...
in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
. During the 2005-06 season he was sent out on loan to Sambenedettese, with which he played the 8 remaining games of Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
, before returning to Lecce later in the season.
Rosati was first choice for Lecce during the 2006-07 season and the successful 2007-08 Serie B campaign but only played four matches in 2008-09 when the team played in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
. The team was relegated back to the second division the following season and Rosati regained the first choice role after Francesco Benussi
Francesco Benussi
Francesco Benussi is an Italian football who plays goalkeeper for Palermo.-Venezia:Benussi started his career at Venezia, After he made his team debut in 1999–2000 season. He was loaned to Serie C1 clubs likes Lumezzane and Ascoli...
left the club. Lecce were promoted in first place.
Back in Serie A for the 2010-11 season, Rosati played all 38 league matches and was a key player as Lecce unexpectedly survived relegation.
Napoli
Following his exceptional season with Lecce, Rosati joined NapoliS.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
ahead of the 2011-12 season to act as back up for first choice Morgan De Sanctis
Morgan De Sanctis
Morgan De Sanctis is an Italian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Serie A club Napoli and the Italian national team.-Club career:...
.