Luigi Sartor
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Luigi Sartor is a retired Italian
footballer. Usually a fullback on either flank, he can also appear as a central defender.
During a 17-year professional career, Sartor represented ten clubs in his country, also having a brief spell in Hungary
.
career got off to an inauspicious start, as he scored an own goal
past goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi
on his debut (and only game) for Juventus FC
, in a 0–2 defeat at ACF Fiorentina
, on 6 December 1992.
After appearing regularly at Vicenza Calcio
(where he played mainly as a central defender, playing alongside Swede
Joachim Björklund
), a runner-up place in the league followed in 1997–98 at F.C. Internazionale Milano
, with whom he signed a four-year contract, also winning the UEFA Cup. Previously, in April 1997, he had agreed to sign for Parma AC
, but eventually joined that team in the 1998 summer, repeating the UEFA Cup feat in his first season.
in 2002, in a four year-contract, with Sebastiano Siviglia
going in the opposite direction. The deal was almost a pure player exchange, with both players being tagged at about €
9 million. but failed to become a team regular, with just 12 appearances in 2002–03, being behind in pecking order to Aldair, Walter Samuel
, Cafú
, Christian Panucci
, Vincent Candela and Jonathan Zebina
, and starting four matches in the place of Cafú, or accompanying the Brazil
ian as he moved up front to the midfielder
position. Sartor was also consecutively during his contract, to A.C. Ancona
in the second half of the following season, and Genoa C.F.C.
in 2004–05, after only seven appearances for the country capital
team.
's MFC Sopron
, joining Giuseppe Signori
and manager Dario Bonetti
.
In December 2006, he was found guilty by a court of aggravated assault on two police officers, in an away match against Piacenza Calcio
as he played with Genoa, on 9 January 2005.
After a quick passage at Hellas Verona
, in the second division
, Sartor joined Serie C1
's Ternana Calcio
, in January 2008, playing in the team until June of the following year.
at the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
, as the nation emerged victorious, also competing the same year at the Atlanta Olympic Games
. He played only once in both tournaments: in the former, he replaced Nicola Amoruso
in the 68th minute of the semi-final match against France
; in the latter he appeared against Ghana
as a starter, being replaced by Alessandro Pistone
.
An unused member for the U-23's at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
, Sartor made his debut with the main squad
in April 1998, in a friendly match against Paraguay
, adding another four years later, with the United States
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
footballer. Usually a fullback on either flank, he can also appear as a central defender.
During a 17-year professional career, Sartor represented ten clubs in his country, also having a brief spell in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
.
Early years
Sartor's Serie ASerie 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...
career got off to an inauspicious start, as he scored an own goal
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....
past goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi
Angelo Peruzzi
Angelo Peruzzi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian former World Cup-winning football goalkeeper, and a three-time winner of the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year award....
on his debut (and only game) for Juventus FC
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
, in a 0–2 defeat at ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
, on 6 December 1992.
After appearing regularly at Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza Calcio
Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. The club was formed in 1902 and currently plays in Italy's Serie B, having spent the entire 1960s and a large part of the 1990s in Serie A...
(where he played mainly as a central defender, playing alongside Swede
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Joachim Björklund
Joachim Björklund
Joachim Björklund is a former Swedish professional footballer. For many years he formed a successful central defensive partnership with Patrik Andersson for the Swedish national team. Björklund was selected for the UEFA Euro 1992, 1994 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000...
), a runner-up place in the league followed in 1997–98 at F.C. Internazionale Milano
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
, with whom he signed a four-year contract, also winning the UEFA Cup. Previously, in April 1997, he had agreed to sign for Parma AC
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...
, but eventually joined that team in the 1998 summer, repeating the UEFA Cup feat in his first season.
Roma
Sartor joined A.S. RomaA.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 2002, in a four year-contract, with Sebastiano Siviglia
Sebastiano Siviglia
Sebastiano Siviglia is a former Italian footballer. Siviglia has played over 250 matches at Serie A.-Early career:Born in Palizzi, the Province of Reggio Calabria, Siviglia started his senior career at Audax Ravagnese, a Serie D club located in Ravagnese, Reggio Calabria, southern Italy...
going in the opposite direction. The deal was almost a pure player exchange, with both players being tagged at about €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
9 million. but failed to become a team regular, with just 12 appearances in 2002–03, being behind in pecking order to Aldair, Walter Samuel
Walter Samuel
Walter Adrián Samuel is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Internazionale. Throughout his career he has been regarded as one of football's toughest defenders, with team-mate and Inter captain Javier Zanetti referring to him as the "hardest player" he has played with.Having been gifted...
, Cafú
Cafu
Marcos Evangelista de Moraes , better known as Cafu, is a former Brazilian footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest right-backs ever. He was given this nickname due to his speed up and down the right flank which was reminiscent of Cafuringa, a Brazilian forward from the 1970s...
, Christian Panucci
Christian Panucci
Christian Panucci is a retired Italian footballer. He was a member of the Italian national team. Panucci is a right back, but can also play as a centre back.-Early career:...
, Vincent Candela and Jonathan Zebina
Jonathan Zebina
Jonathan Zebina is a French footballer playing for Stade Brestois 29. He plays as a right back and occasionally as a centre back, though he started out as a striker....
, and starting four matches in the place of Cafú, or accompanying the Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian as he moved up front to the midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
position. Sartor was also consecutively during his contract, to A.C. Ancona
A.C. Ancona
Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....
in the second half of the following season, and Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
in 2004–05, after only seven appearances for the country capital
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
team.
Roma false accounting scandal
As both Sartor and Siviglia failed to impress at their new clubs, and their nominal transfer was far from they had cost, Italian press reported they might have been victims of administrative doping, which meant a club allegedly inflated the price of a player in order to increase profit. Roma had already been fined for engaging in these tactics in 2007, with youth players.Late career
In the 2005–06 season, after cancelling his Roma contract and six months of inactivity in football, Sartor moved to HungaryHungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
's MFC Sopron
MFC Sopron
FC Sopron, was a Hungarian football club from the town of Sopron, near the Austrian border. It was founded in 1921 as Soproni Postás. The club's home stadium is Stadion Városi with a capacity of 5,300.....
, joining Giuseppe Signori
Giuseppe Signori
Giuseppe "Beppe" Signori is a retired Italian football striker, one of the top scorers in Serie A history and widely regarded as one of the best football players to have never received a winners medal in competitive football. He was a fast, left footed striker who was prolific goalscorer...
and manager Dario Bonetti
Dario Bonetti
Dario Bonetti is an Italian football manager and former defender. He is the elder brother of Ivano Bonetti.-Playing career:Bonetti made his professional debut in the 1978-79 season with Brescia...
.
In December 2006, he was found guilty by a court of aggravated assault on two police officers, in an away match against Piacenza Calcio
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...
as he played with Genoa, on 9 January 2005.
After a quick passage at Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
, in the second division
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
, Sartor joined 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....
's Ternana Calcio
Ternana Calcio
Ternana Calcio is an Italian football club based in the city of Terni, Umbria.The team's colours are red and green.The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana have twice played in Serie A...
, in January 2008, playing in the team until June of the following year.
International career
Internationally, Sartor appeared for ItalyItaly national under-21 football team
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
at the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1996, which spanned two years , had 44 entrants. After the quarter-finals stage, Spain were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total....
, as the nation emerged victorious, also competing the same year at the Atlanta Olympic Games
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....
. He played only once in both tournaments: in the former, he replaced Nicola Amoruso
Nicola Amoruso
Nicola Amoruso is a former Italian association football player who played as a striker. His nicknames were piede caldo and Dinamite.- Career :...
in the 68th minute of the semi-final match against France
France national under-21 football team
The France national under-21 football team , known in France as Les Espoirs , is the national under-21 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
; in the latter he appeared against Ghana
Ghana national under-23 football team
Ghana Olympic football team known as "The Black Meteors", represents Ghana in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed. The team is controlled by...
as a starter, being replaced by Alessandro Pistone
Alessandro Pistone
Alessandro Pistone is a former Italian footballer.-Early career:Pistone started his career at Solbiatese and Crevalcore, two small Italian teams who in recent years have slid to the lowest tier of professional Italian football, before moving to Vicenza for the duration of the 1995–96 season...
.
An unused member for the U-23's at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
1997 Mediterranean Games
The 13th edition of the Mediterranean Games were held in Bari, Italy from the 13th to the 25th of June 1997. Twenty one nations competed in 27 different sporting events.- Medal table :- External link and reference :* -See also:***...
, Sartor made his debut with the main squad
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
in April 1998, in a friendly match against Paraguay
Paraguay national football team
The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...
, adding another four years later, with the United States
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
.
International
| National team | Club | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy Italy national football team The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than... |
Inter F.C. Internazionale Milano Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always... |
1997–98 | 1 | 0 |
| 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... |
2001–02 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | ||
| International appearances and goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition |
| 1. | 22 April 1998 | Parma Parma Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world.... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
3–1 | 0 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
|
| 2. | 13 February 2002 | Catania Catania Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and... , Italy |
1–0 | 0 | ||
Club
- Italian CupCoppa ItaliaThe Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
: 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02 - Italian SupercupSupercoppa ItalianaThe Supercoppa Italiana is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year. It is contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season. It is usually played at the home of the Serie A...
: 1999 - UEFA Cup: 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99
Country
- UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipUEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe European Under-21 Football Championship is a football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. It is held every two years. The competition has existed in its current form since 1978. It was preceded by the Under 23 Challenge Cup which ran from 1967 to 1970...
: 19961996 UEFA European Under-21 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-21 Championship 1996, which spanned two years , had 44 entrants. After the quarter-finals stage, Spain were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total....