Cesare Natali
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Cesare Natali is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender
for ACF Fiorentina
of Serie A
.
. He scored the opening goal in the relegation playoffs second legs in June 2003, but Atalanta eventually lost 1–2 and relegated to Serie B. On 30 August 2003, he was sold to Bologna
in co-ownership
deal. In 2004, he was resigned by Atalanta. He was the regular of the team, partnered again with Gianpaolo Bellini
and Luigi Sala
.
Atalanta relegated again in June 2005.
, Massimo Gotti
, Marco Motta
, Fausto Rossini
. Udinese paid reported €2 million to relegated Atalanta
for Natali. He signed a contract until 2010.
He was the regular of the team but suffered from fractured left ankle in September.
He made 32 starts during the 2006–07 season.
, In July 2007, he was sold to Torino
, signed a 4-year contract. He was the regular until injured in March 2008.
from relegated Torino, concurrentlly Torino signed Simone Loria
as replacement. He signed a 3-year contract.
On 20 October 2009, he played his first game for Fiorentina, at UEFA Champions League 2009–10
versus Debreceni VSC
, replacing Dario Dainelli
at half time. After the departure of Dainelli to Genoa in January, and the fitness problems of Alessandro Gamberini
, Per Krøldrup
and new signing Felipe
, along with tactical rotation, he earned more chances to play, including the Champions league match against FC Bayern Munich
.
, team-mate at Atalanta, they were call-up to 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
. They partnered all 3 group matches (including 1 substitute appearance) at the tournament.
In March 2004, he received his only call-up to national team, to replace injured Marcello Castellini
.
| 1998–99||Lecco
||Serie C1
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| 1999–2000||rowspan=2|Atalanta
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|2000–01||Serie A
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|2000–01||Monza
||Serie B||11||1||colspan=2| ||11||1
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|2001–02||rowspan=2|Atalanta||rowspan=9|Serie A||7||0||2||0||9||0
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|2002–03||27||1||1||0||301||21
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|2003–04||Bologna
||31||0||0||0||31||0
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|2004–05||Atalanta||34||1||5||0||39||1
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|2005–06||rowspan=2|Udinese
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|2006–07||32||0||3||1||rowspan=3 colspan=2| ||35||1
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|2007–08||rowspan=2|Torino
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|2008–09||26||2||3||1||29||3
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|2009–10||Fiorentina
||6||0||3||0||3||0||12||0
240||8||25||2||8||1||2751||121
1Include 2 matches and 1 goal at Relegation Play-offs
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
for ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
of 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...
.
Atalanta
Natali started his career at AtalantaAtalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
. He scored the opening goal in the relegation playoffs second legs in June 2003, but Atalanta eventually lost 1–2 and relegated to Serie B. On 30 August 2003, he was sold to Bologna
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...
in co-ownership
Co-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...
deal. In 2004, he was resigned by Atalanta. He was the regular of the team, partnered again with Gianpaolo Bellini
Gianpaolo Bellini
Gianpaolo Bellini is an Italian association football who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Atalanta and is vice-captain of the club.-Career:Born in Sarnico, Province of Bergamo, Bellini spent his entire career at Atalanta...
and Luigi Sala
Luigi Sala
Luigi Sala is an Italian football defender. He is a central defender.In June 2001, Sala was sold to Atalanta for 7 billion lire, along with Gianni Comandini and Luca Saudati , as part of Cristian Zenoni and Massimo Donati's deal to Milan, for 60 billion Italian lire.In 2002-03 season, he was the...
.
Atalanta relegated again in June 2005.
Udinese
On 29 June 2005, he was signed by Udinese, to rejoin team mate Piermario MorosiniPiermario Morosini
Piermario Morosini is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Udinese Calcio.-Club career:Morosini started his career at hometown club Atalanta, and was sold to Udinese Calcio in a co-ownership deal during 2005...
, Massimo Gotti
Massimo Gotti
Massimo Gotti is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Ternana.-Udinese:He signed with Udinese in June 2005. Gotti made his Serie A debut on 5 November 2006 playing for Ascoli in a 2–0 loss against Internazionale...
, Marco Motta
Marco Motta
Marco Motta is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Juventus.Motta is a former youth international and participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Atalanta:...
, Fausto Rossini
Fausto Rossini
Fausto Rossini is an Italian footballer-Atalanta:Rossini started his career at Atalanta. In 2003 he joined Bologna along with Cesare Natali in a co-ownership deal, but bought back in June 2004...
. Udinese paid reported €2 million to relegated Atalanta
Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
for Natali. He signed a contract until 2010.
He was the regular of the team but suffered from fractured left ankle in September.
He made 32 starts during the 2006–07 season.
Torino
Since the signing of Aleksandar LukovićAleksandar Lukovic
Aleksandar Luković is a Serbian footballer who plays as a left back or centre back for Zenit St. Petersburg and the Serbian national team. He is known for his aggressive style of play.-Biography:...
, In July 2007, he was sold to Torino
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....
, signed a 4-year contract. He was the regular until injured in March 2008.
Fiorentina
On 4 July 2009, he was signed by ACF FiorentinaACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
from relegated Torino, concurrentlly Torino signed Simone Loria
Simone Loria
Simone Loria is an Italian football defender currently played with Bologna.-Career:Loria is known for having scored a spectacular bicycle kick from the edge of the penalty area against Chievo while playing for Atalanta....
as replacement. He signed a 3-year contract.
On 20 October 2009, he played his first game for Fiorentina, at UEFA Champions League 2009–10
UEFA Champions League 2009–10
The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League was the 55th season of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 18th under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played on 22 May 2010, at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home ground of Real Madrid, in Madrid, Spain. The final was won by...
versus Debreceni VSC
Debreceni VSC
Debreceni VSC or just Debrecen or DVSC is a football club from the city of Debrecen in Hungary. They are best known for reaching the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 season. Debreceni VSC has been the most successful Hungarian club since 2000. The club has won the Hungarian...
, replacing Dario Dainelli
Dario Dainelli
Dario Dainelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Genoa.-Early career:Dainelli started his professional career at Empoli...
at half time. After the departure of Dainelli to Genoa in January, and the fitness problems of Alessandro Gamberini
Alessandro Gamberini
Alessandro Gamberini is an Italian footballer who plays for ACF Fiorentina in Serie A, as a central defender.-Club career:...
, Per Krøldrup
Per Krøldrup
Per Billeskov Krøldrup is a Danish professional football player who plays as a central defender for Fiorentina in the Serie A championship...
and new signing Felipe
Felipe Dias da Silva dal Belo
Felipe Dias da Silva dal Belo commonly known as just Felipe is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Fiorentina. He has spent his whole professional career at Italian Serie A.-Udinese:...
, along with tactical rotation, he earned more chances to play, including the Champions league match against FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
.
International career
Along with Gianpaolo BelliniGianpaolo Bellini
Gianpaolo Bellini is an Italian association football who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Atalanta and is vice-captain of the club.-Career:Born in Sarnico, Province of Bergamo, Bellini spent his entire career at Atalanta...
, team-mate at Atalanta, they were call-up to 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
UEFA U-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland between 16 and 28 May 2002.Czech Republic U-21s won the competition for the first time.-Qualification:...
. They partnered all 3 group matches (including 1 substitute appearance) at the tournament.
In March 2004, he received his only call-up to national team, to replace injured Marcello Castellini
Marcello Castellini
Marcello Castellini is an Italian footballer who currently without a club. Castellini has played over 300 matches at Serie A and capped once for Italy.-Perugia & Parma:...
.
Club
|-| 1998–99||Lecco
Calcio Lecco 1912
Calcio Lecco 1912 is an Italian football club, based in Lecco, Lombardy.Lecco currently plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione, having last been in Serie A in 1967.The team's colors are blue and dark blue.-History:The club was founded in 1912....
||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....
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| 1999–2000||rowspan=2|Atalanta
Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
||Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
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|2000–01||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...
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|2000–01||Monza
A.C. Monza Brianza 1912
Associazione Calcio Monza Brianza 1912 is an Italian football club based in Monza, Lombardy.Founded in 1912, Monza currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione group A, having last been in Serie B in 2000. Monza spent the last few years in Serie C1 and Serie C2.-History:Monza was founded on 1...
||Serie B||11||1||colspan=2| ||11||1
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|2001–02||rowspan=2|Atalanta||rowspan=9|Serie A||7||0||2||0||9||0
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|2002–03||27||1||1||0||301||21
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|2003–04||Bologna
Bologna F.C. 1909
Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...
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|2004–05||Atalanta||34||1||5||0||39||1
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|2005–06||rowspan=2|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....
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|2006–07||32||0||3||1||rowspan=3 colspan=2| ||35||1
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|2007–08||rowspan=2|Torino
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....
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|2008–09||26||2||3||1||29||3
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|2009–10||Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
||6||0||3||0||3||0||12||0
240||8||25||2||8||1||2751||121
1Include 2 matches and 1 goal at Relegation Play-offs