Ivan Aiardi
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Ivan Aiardi is a former professional Italian football
er.
, at that time part of the Province of Milan
. After the relegation to Serie C1 in 1990, he was promoted to first team, as 3rd keeper behind Paolo Mancini and Massimiliano Caniato. In summer 1992, he left for Serie D
side Corsico where he played 2 seasons at Corsico
, the Province of Milan. In 2004–95 season, he returned to Monza and played as first choice for the Serie C1 campaign, ahead Christian Abbiati
.
, as backup goalkeeper of Fabrizio Lorieri
along with Giuseppe Gatta. He won Serie C1 champion in 1996. He continued to played for Lecce at Serie B as Lorieri's backup ahead Alessandro Quarta. He played his first Serie B on round 38 (last round), against Cesena
which certainly relegated after the season. He replaced Lorieri in the 85th minutes, which Lecce scored the 3rd goal by Francesco Palmieri
. The match Lecce won Cesena
3–0 and secured the promotion. Lecce finished 3rd with 63 points, ahead Genoa (the 5th) with only 2 points and first 4 teams promoted to Serie A.
In 1997–98 season, he secured a place in Lecce Serie A plan. He played his first Serie A match on 11 February 1998, replaced Lorieri's in the 87th minutes, which Lecce already lost 1–3 to A.S. Roma
. In round 33, he second last round, Lecce which certainly relegated was against mid-table side Sampdoria
. Aiardi substituted Lorieri in the 5th minutes and the match ended in 1–1 draw in Stadio Luigi Ferraris
. In the last round, Aiardi was the starting keeper with Quarta as backup, that match Lecce lost to Piacenza
in 1–3 at home.
In 1998–99, he was loaned to league rival Serie B side Andria. He played the first 13 matches at first choice, ahead Cristiano Lupatelli
. But under the new coach Giorgio Rumignani, he chosen Lupatelli as first choice. Andria relegated at the end of season and Aiardi returned to Lecce, which the team has won promotion to Serie A again. Aiardi worked as 3rd goalkeeper again, behind Antonio Chimenti
and Massimo Lotti
. Lecce secured a place in next Serie A season before the start of last round, and that match (round 34) Aiardi substituted Chimenti in the 76th minutes and concerned 1 more goal. The match ended in 1–4 lost to Parma
.
, but in October he left for Serie B side Monza
, as 3rd goalkeeper behind youth keeper Luca Redaelli and first choice Gabriele Aldegani
, to provide extra cover in keeper role due to the left of Jean-François Gillet
. After Aldegani was injured in the round 13, he made his single appearances on round 15, 10 December 2000, a 1–5 lost to Chievo
. In January 2001, Monza signed Alex Calderoni
and the coach preferred Redaelli on the bench and Calderoni played on the field. That season Monza relegated again. He returned to Messina in 2001 which the team promoted from Serie C1. As the club had Emanuele Manitta
, Vincenzo Marruocco
and Quarta, he was sent to Gualdo.
(Italian 6th level). but soon left the club. He also played for Eccellenza Apulia side Francavilla
and Copertino.
Football in Italy
Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times , trailing only Brazil . Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them the most successful European nation in the subject of football...
er.
Monza
Aiardi started his professional career at MonzaA.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...
, at that time part of the Province of Milan
Province of Milan
The Province of Milan : /) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Milan. The provincial territory is highly urbanized, resulting in the third highest population density among the Italian provinces with more than 2,000 inhabitants/km2, just behind the provinces of...
. After the relegation to Serie C1 in 1990, he was promoted to first team, as 3rd keeper behind Paolo Mancini and Massimiliano Caniato. In summer 1992, he left for Serie D
Serie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
side Corsico where he played 2 seasons at Corsico
Corsico
Corsico is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, bordering on Milan to the South-West.Corsico received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on July 22, 1987.-Twin towns - Sister cities:...
, the Province of Milan. In 2004–95 season, he returned to Monza and played as first choice for the Serie C1 campaign, ahead Christian Abbiati
Christian Abbiati
Christian Abbiati is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Milan.-Milan:His debut in Serie A came on January 17, 1999 as a 92nd-minute substitute for Sebastiano Rossi...
.
Lecce
He then left for Serie C1 side LecceU.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....
, as backup goalkeeper of Fabrizio Lorieri
Fabrizio Lorieri
Fabrizio Lorieri is an Italian professional football coach and a former player.He spent 11 seasons in the Serie A for 4 different teams , in 7 of those seasons he was the first-choice goalkeeper for his team, playing 192 games in the top-flight division overall.After his retirement he worked...
along with Giuseppe Gatta. He won Serie C1 champion in 1996. He continued to played for Lecce at Serie B as Lorieri's backup ahead Alessandro Quarta. He played his first Serie B on round 38 (last round), against 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...
which certainly relegated after the season. He replaced Lorieri in the 85th minutes, which Lecce scored the 3rd goal by Francesco Palmieri
Francesco Palmieri
Francesco Palmieri is an Italian retired footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. He played in Serie B for Lucchese and Livono and was the third goalkeeper of A.C.F...
. The match Lecce won 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...
3–0 and secured the promotion. Lecce finished 3rd with 63 points, ahead Genoa (the 5th) with only 2 points and first 4 teams promoted to Serie A.
In 1997–98 season, he secured a place in Lecce Serie A plan. He played his first Serie A match on 11 February 1998, replaced Lorieri's in the 87th minutes, which Lecce already lost 1–3 to A.S. Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
. In round 33, he second last round, Lecce which certainly relegated was against mid-table side Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
. Aiardi substituted Lorieri in the 5th minutes and the match ended in 1–1 draw in Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, also known as the Marassi from the name of the ward where is located, is a multi-use stadium in Genoa, Italy. It opened in 1911 and is one of the first and oldest stadiums still in use for football and other sports in Italy.Hosts since its birth the inside of Genoa,...
. In the last round, Aiardi was the starting keeper with Quarta as backup, that match Lecce lost to Piacenza
Piacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...
in 1–3 at home.
In 1998–99, he was loaned to league rival Serie B side Andria. He played the first 13 matches at first choice, ahead Cristiano Lupatelli
Cristiano Lupatelli
Cristiano Lupatelli is an Italian football goalkeeper who is currently playing at Genoa. He is known for his goatee and sideburns with his bald head.-Career:Lupatelli won a scudetto while playing for A.S. Roma in 2000/2001...
. But under the new coach Giorgio Rumignani, he chosen Lupatelli as first choice. Andria relegated at the end of season and Aiardi returned to Lecce, which the team has won promotion to Serie A again. Aiardi worked as 3rd goalkeeper again, behind Antonio Chimenti
Antonio Chimenti
Antonio Chimenti is a retired Italian football goalkeeper.-S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio:Chimenti began his career in the youth academy of S.S. Sambenedettese Calcio. In 1988, he was promoted to the first team. After two more seasons spent in Sambenedettese in Serie C1 and then Serie C2, he was...
and Massimo Lotti
Massimo Lotti
Massimo Lotti is an Italian footballer who plays for Venezia at Serie D. He spent half of his career at Lega Pro .-Biography:...
. Lecce secured a place in next Serie A season before the start of last round, and that match (round 34) Aiardi substituted Chimenti in the 76th minutes and concerned 1 more goal. The match ended in 1–4 lost to Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...
.
Returned to Monza
In 2000–01 season, he left for Serie C1 side MessinaF.C. Messina Peloro
Associazione Calcio Rinascita Messina is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. It currently plays in Serie D.- Brief history :The origins of the team go back to 1900 when Messina F.C was founded in the city. The club has spent most of its history in the lower Italian football leagues...
, but in October he left for Serie B side 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...
, as 3rd goalkeeper behind youth keeper Luca Redaelli and first choice Gabriele Aldegani
Gabriele Aldegani
Gabriele Aldegani is an Italian footballer playing goalkeeper for Benevento Calcio-Football career:He started his career at Miranese, but after playing 3 Serie D games, he was transferred to Milan. After failing to protect the Serie A seat, Chievo called Aldegani for backup goalkeeper, although he...
, to provide extra cover in keeper role due to the left of Jean-François Gillet
Jean-François Gillet
Jean-François Gillet is a Belgian professional footballer. He currently plays for the Italian Serie A side Bologna. A skilled goalkeeper, he is considered an expert penalty stopper...
. After Aldegani was injured in the round 13, he made his single appearances on round 15, 10 December 2000, a 1–5 lost to 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 January 2001, Monza signed Alex Calderoni
Alex Calderoni
Alex Calderoni is an Italian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Cesena.-References:...
and the coach preferred Redaelli on the bench and Calderoni played on the field. That season Monza relegated again. He returned to Messina in 2001 which the team promoted from Serie C1. As the club had Emanuele Manitta
Emanuele Manitta
Emanuele Manitta is an Italian football goalkeeper.-Early career:A native of Caltagirone, Sicily, he spent one season at youth rank of A.S. Bari before to move to Sicilian amateur club U.S. Ragusa, at that time at Serie D. He then moved to Peloro Calcio of Serie D...
, Vincenzo Marruocco
Vincenzo Marruocco
Vincenzo Marruocco is an Italian football goalkeeper currently contracted with Avellino. He also played at Serie A level with Cagliari Calcio....
and Quarta, he was sent to Gualdo.
Late career
Aiardi played two Serie C2 seasons for Gualdo as a regular starter. He then left for Rosetana of Serie C2. In October 2009, he joined Toma Maglie of Eccellenza ApuliaEccellenza Apulia
Eccellenza Apulia is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in the Southern Italian region of Apulia, Italy. It is competed amongst 18 teams, in one group. The winners of the Groups are promoted to Serie D...
(Italian 6th level). but soon left the club. He also played for Eccellenza Apulia side Francavilla
A.S.D. Francavilla Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Francavilla Calcio is an Italian association football club located in Francavilla Fontana, Apulia.In the season 2010-11, from Serie D group H relegated to Eccellenza Apulia.The team's colors are white and blue....
and Copertino.