Leonardo Talamonti
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Leonardo José Talamonti (born November 12, 1981 in Álvarez
, Santa Fe
) is an Argentine
football defender
.
Talamonti began his career with Rosario Central
in the city of Rosario in Argentina and after making almost 100 appearances for the club he was loaned to Italian Serie A
side Lazio
. But after only one year in Italy he returned to Argentina to play for River Plate
. Since the summer of 2006 he has been playing with Atalanta
.
On 4 July 2011 he mutually terminated his contract with Atalanta. Later, in the same month, Talamonti returns to Argentina
, signing with Rosario Central
Álvarez, Santa Fe
Álvarez is a town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It has 5,515 inhabitants as per the .The town was founded on 7 July 1890 by Justina Rodríguez, the young widow of Nicolás María Álvarez, the owner of an estancia surrounded by a small populated settlement...
, Santa Fe
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...
) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
.
Talamonti began his career with Rosario Central
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina. Its football team currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second tier of the Argentine football league system, after being relegated in the 2009-10 season....
in the city of Rosario in Argentina and after making almost 100 appearances for the club he was loaned to Italian 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...
side Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
. But after only one year in Italy he returned to Argentina to play for River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
. Since the summer of 2006 he has been playing with 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...
.
On 4 July 2011 he mutually terminated his contract with Atalanta. Later, in the same month, Talamonti returns to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, signing with Rosario Central