Alessandro Gamberini

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Alessandro Gamberini
Personal information
Date of birth	August 27, 1981 (1981-08-27) (age 26)
Place of birth	Bologna, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Fiorentina
Number	5
Youth clubs
	Bologna
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2005 2002-2003 2005-	Bologna →Hellas Verona (on loan) Fiorentina	078 0(0) 020 0(0) 078 0(4)
National team2
2007-	Italy	002 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 18, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of February 6, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Alessandro Gamberini (born August 27, 1981 in Bologna) is an Italian footballer for ACF Fiorentina of Serie A. He plays in the role of defender, is tall 185 cm and weighs 78 kg.

Gamberini made his first team debut for Serie A team Bologna F.C. 1909 in 1999/2000. He played for Bologna until 2004/2005, except a short one-season parenthesis for Hellas Verona F.C. in 2002/2003, before to move to Fiorentina in 2005, after Bologna relegated to Serie B.

Gamberini started in his debut with the Italy national football team in a 2-0 friendly win against South Africa on October 17th, 2007. He was not included in the original Italian squad for Euro 2008 but was called up after captain Fabio Cannavaro tore ankle ligaments after a collision with teammate Giorgio Chiellini in training on 2 June. Although he is unlikely to act as a first-team regular at Euro 2008, he may have a chance to prove himself and earn a first team football for the Azzurri.

v • d • e Italy squad - UEFA Euro 2008 1 Buffon • 2 Panucci • 3 Grosso • 4 Chiellini • 5 Gamberini • 6 Barzagli • 7 Del Piero • 8 Gattuso • 9 Toni • 10 De Rossi • 11 Di Natale • 12 Borriello • 13 Ambrosini • 14 Amelia • 15 Quagliarella • 16 Camoranesi • 17 De Sanctis • 18 Cassano • 19 Zambrotta • 20 Perrotta • 21 Pirlo • 22 Aquilani • 23 Materazzi • Coach: Donadoni