Marco Cellini
Encyclopedia
Marco Cellini is an Italian
footballer
who plays for A.S. Varese 1910
.
neighbourhood, next to the local Artemio Franchi
stadium, Cellini started his career with Serie C2
team Prato
, where he played until 2002 (except for a one-year loan at amateur team Fucecchio in 1999–2000). In 2002 he moved to Montevarchi
, another Tuscan
Serie C2 club, where he spent two seasons. In 2004 he signed for Serie C1
team Foggia
, and scored 12 goals in his season with the satanelli. He moved to ambitious side Perugia
the next season, scoring 16 goals in 32 matches with the grifoni.
In the 2006 summer window, Cellini signed for Serie B
minnows U.C. AlbinoLeffe
, where he scored seven goals in his first season
with the Lombardians
. In the following season
, he proved to be a protagonist of his side's surprising season start, helping AlbinoLeffe to top the league table scoring 11 goals in the initial 14 matches, that season AlbinoLeffe finished 4th, the best result in recent seasons.
In January 2008, he extended his contract to 30 June 2010.
In July 2010 he left for newly promoted side Varese
, signed a reported 2-year contract, which Varese also loaned their striker Matteo Momentè
to AlbinoLeffe
.
On 31 January 2011, he was swapped with Alemão
of Vicenza
.
Italy
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footballer
Football (soccer)
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who plays for A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...
.
Career
Born in the Campo di Marte FlorenceFlorence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
neighbourhood, next to the local Artemio Franchi
Stadio Artemio Franchi (Florence)
Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football stadium in Florence, Italy. It is currently the home of ACF Fiorentina. The stadium was temporarily noticed as the host of Italy's Six Nations matches from 2012. The old nickname of the stadium was "Comunale."...
stadium, Cellini started his career with Serie C2
Serie C2
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione is the name of the fourth highest football league in Italy, the lowest with a professional status. Usually it consists of 54 teams, but in the season 2010–11 the teams are only 49 divided geographically into three divisions of 17, 16 and 16 teams each...
team Prato
A.C. Prato
Associazione Calcio Prato is an Italian association football club, based in Prato, Tuscany.Prato currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione group B, having last been in Serie B in 1964.The team's colors are blue and white.- History :...
, where he played until 2002 (except for a one-year loan at amateur team Fucecchio in 1999–2000). In 2002 he moved to Montevarchi
Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902
Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902 is an Italian association football club, based in Montevarchi, Tuscany.- History :The club was founded in 1902 as Aquila Montevarchi....
, another Tuscan
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
Serie C2 club, where he spent two seasons. In 2004 he signed for 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....
team Foggia
U.S. Foggia
Unione Sportiva Foggia is an Italian football club, based in Foggia, Puglia. The club was founded in 1920. Foggia currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, having last been in Serie A in 1995....
, and scored 12 goals in his season with the satanelli. He moved to ambitious side Perugia
Perugia Calcio
Associazione Calcistica Perugia Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Perugia, Umbria, direct heir of the old Perugia Calcio and A.C. Perugia, excluded from Italian football because of financial troubles....
the next season, scoring 16 goals in 32 matches with the grifoni.
In the 2006 summer window, Cellini signed for Serie B
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...
minnows U.C. AlbinoLeffe
U.C. AlbinoLeffe
Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian association football club based in Leffe and also representing the town of Albino, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy. AlbinoLeffe plays its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in the city of Bergamo, and its official colors are dark blue and...
, where he scored seven goals in his first season
Serie B 2006-07
The 2006-07 Serie B season started on September 9, 2006 and ended on June 10, 2007. The 22 clubs in Serie B each played 42 matches during the regular season....
with the Lombardians
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
. In the following season
Serie B 2007-08
The 2007-08 Serie B regular season is the seventy-sixth since its establishment. It started on August 25, 2007, and ended with the promotion playoff final on June 15, 2008....
, he proved to be a protagonist of his side's surprising season start, helping AlbinoLeffe to top the league table scoring 11 goals in the initial 14 matches, that season AlbinoLeffe finished 4th, the best result in recent seasons.
In January 2008, he extended his contract to 30 June 2010.
In July 2010 he left for newly promoted side Varese
A.S. Varese 1910
A.S. Varese 1910 is an Italian football club from Varese, founded 22 March 1910. It currently plays in Serie B, ranked one division below Serie A in the Italian football league.-History:...
, signed a reported 2-year contract, which Varese also loaned their striker Matteo Momentè
Matteo Momenté
Matteo Momentè is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian Serie B side AlbinoLeffe, on loan from Varese.-Youth career & Inter:Born in Jesolo, the Province of Venice, Momentè started his career at Montebelluna...
to AlbinoLeffe
U.C. AlbinoLeffe
Unione Calcio AlbinoLeffe is an Italian association football club based in Leffe and also representing the town of Albino, in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy. AlbinoLeffe plays its home games at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia stadium, in the city of Bergamo, and its official colors are dark blue and...
.
On 31 January 2011, he was swapped with Alemão
Alemão (footballer born 1989)
José Carlos Tofolo Junior , referred to as Alemão , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vicenza Calcio in Italy. He is nicknamed German because he has a blonde hair.-Biography:...
of Vicenza
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...
.