Giuseppe Taglialatela
Encyclopedia
Giuseppe Taglialatela is an Italian
former professional football
goalkeeper.
during the 1988-89 season while they were in Serie C1
, and after appearing with Avellino
the following season, he began to gain attention from Serie A
clubs.
Taglialatela moved to his native club Napoli
in 1990 during their peak, but played in only three games. After two loan spells at Palermo and Bari, he returned to Napoli, this time to the first team. From 1993 till 1999 he became the number one keeper for the club.
After leaving Napoli, Taglialatela played as understudy to Francesco Toldo at Fiorentina, and then spent a season with Avellino prior to his retirement in 2006.
Italy
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former professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
goalkeeper.
Career
Taglialatela began his professional playing career with PalermoU.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
during the 1988-89 season while they were in 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....
, and after appearing with Avellino
U.S. Avellino
Associazione Sportiva Avellino 1912 , since summer 2010, is the new name of the Italian football club, based in Avellino, Campania. The club was founded in 1912 and its traditional colours are green and white...
the following season, he began to gain attention from 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...
clubs.
Taglialatela moved to his native 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....
in 1990 during their peak, but played in only three games. After two loan spells at Palermo and Bari, he returned to Napoli, this time to the first team. From 1993 till 1999 he became the number one keeper for the club.
After leaving Napoli, Taglialatela played as understudy to Francesco Toldo at Fiorentina, and then spent a season with Avellino prior to his retirement in 2006.