Federico Giampaolo is an Italian

Italy

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 footballer

Football (soccer)

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. He plays for Noicattaro

A.S. Noicattaro Calcio

Associazione Sportiva Noicattaro Calcio was an Italian association football club located in Noicattaro, Apulia. In their last season they played in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione...

.

Like his brother Marco

Marco Giampaolo

Marco Giampaolo is an Italian association football manager.-Playing career:Born in Bellinzona, Switzerland, but originary from Giulianova, Giampaolo is a former midfielder who played for several Serie C teams, including Giulianova Calcio, Gubbio, Licata and Siracusa, before to make his Serie B...

, now a football head coach, started his career at Giulianova

Giulianova Calcio

Giulianova Calcio is an Italian association football club, based in Giulianova, Abruzzo, currently playing in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.The club was founded in 1924, and plays its home matches at Stadio Rubens Fadini.Its colours are yellow and red....

. He played his first professional season in 1987-88, made 27 Serie C2

Serie C2

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 appearances.

He then joined Juventus

Juventus F.C.

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 youth team. After age of 20, he was loaned to Spezia

Spezia Calcio 1906

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 at Serie C1

Serie C1

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, Bari

A.S. Bari

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 at Serie A

Serie A

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 and Verona

Hellas Verona F.C.

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 at Serie B

Serie B

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. In October 1993, he joined Palermo

U.S. Città di Palermo

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 at Serie B, but in the next season he joined Serie B rival Pescara

Pescara Calcio

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, where he played another 3 Serie B season, including 1996–97 season which scored 16 goals. In summer 1997, Genoa

Genoa C.F.C.

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 which failed to return to Serie A in the previous season, signed Giampaolo. He scored 10 goals but once again missed to promotion. He played 4 Serie B games at the start of 1998–99 season before joined Salernitana

Salernitana Calcio 1919

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, newcomer of Seire A in October 1998. But Giampaolo Serie A career faced another short end due to Salernitana 1 point below relegation line. After played 2 games for Salernitana, he returned to Pescara, league rival of Salernitana. Pescara finished the least in 2000–01 season, and Giampaolo was loaned to Cosenza

A.S. Cosenza Calcio

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 at Seire B before returned to Pescara at 2002–03 season, helped the club promoted back to Serie B. In July 2005 he changed to play for Ascoli

Ascoli Calcio 1898

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, later obtained Serie A promotion by 2006 Italian football scandal. But he failed to play any games in his last Serie A season, due to he moved to Modena F.C.

Modena F.C.

Modena Football Club is an Italian football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. The club was formed in 1912 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, after being relegated from a two year period in Serie A in the year 2004. The team's previous stay in Italy's top division ended in 1964. The team...

 at Serie B on 31 August, before the start of Serie A. In July 2006, he joined another Serie B club Crotone

F.C. Crotone

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. Crotone finished the second least in the league, and Giampaolo found his place at Cavese

S.S. Cavese 1919

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 of Serie C1 in the next season. He is now playing the 2008–09 season with Sorrento.

External links

• http://aic.football.it/scheda/1053/giampaolo-federico.htm
• http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/serie_b_2007/giocatori/giampaolo_fed.shtml