Giuseppe Cardone is a retired Italian

Italy

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 professional footballer who played more than 300 games in the defender

Defender (association football)

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 position for a number of clubs in Italian football

Football in Italy

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.

Born in Pavia

Pavia

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, Cardone played youth football with Lombardy

Lombardy

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 top-flight club A.C. Milan

A.C. Milan

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. He was a part of the first team squad for the 1992-93 Serie A season, but did not play any senior games for the club. He was loaned out in turn to A.C. Pavia

A.C. Pavia

Associazione Calcio Pavia is an Italian football club, based in Pavia, Lombardy. Pavia currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione group A, having last been in Serie B in 1955.- History :The club was founded in 1911....

 (in Serie C2

Serie C2

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), U.C. AlbinoLeffe

U.C. AlbinoLeffe

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 (in Serie C1

Serie C1

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), A.S. Lucchese-Libertas

A.S. Lucchese-Libertas

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 (in Serie B

Serie B

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), and Bologna F.C. 1909

Bologna F.C. 1909

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 (in Serie A

Serie A

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). He returned to A.C. Milan in 1997, and played 19 games for the club in the 1997-98 Serie A

Serie A 1997-98

Juventus won the title in controversial circumstances. In their match on Sunday, 26 April 1998, against eventual runners-up, Inter, Ronaldo was denied what appeared a clear penalty for Inter after being blocked by Mark Iuliano of Juventus. Had the penalty been awarded and then dispatched, the...

 season. He did not play any games as Milan won the 1998-99 Serie A

Serie A 1998-99

AC Milan won their 16th Scudetto, led by coach Alberto Zaccheroni. Lazio finished second, losing the title on the last day. Inter with an often Injured or rested Ronaldo had a disastrous season, finishing in 8th position, whereas Juventus impressive start was cut short by a bad injury to Alessandro...

 championship, and moved to Serie A club Vicenza Calcio

Vicenza Calcio

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 half-way through that season.

When Vicenza were relegated

Promotion and relegation

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 following the 2000-01 Serie A

Serie A 2000-01

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, Cardone moved to newly-promoted

Promotion and relegation

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 Serie A club Piacenza

Piacenza Calcio

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. During the 2002-03 Serie A

Serie A 2002-03

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 season, he moved on to Serie A club A.C. Parma. After playing 58 games in five years, Cardone moved to Serie B club A.C. Cesena

A.C. Cesena

Associazione Calcio Cesena is an Italian football club based in Cesena, Romagna. The club was formed in 1940 and won the first promotion to Serie A in 1973. Since then, the club have been in the Italian Premier League for a total of in 11 seasons, reaching the best achievement in 1976 with the 6th...

 during the 2007-08 Serie A

Serie A 2007-08

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 season. He moved to F.C. Modena for the 2008-09 Serie B

Serie B 2008-09

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season, and ended his career after that season.