Gionatha Spinesi

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Gionatha Spinesi
Personal information
Date of birth	March 9, 1978 (1978-03-09) (age 30)
Place of birth	Pisa, Italy
Height	1.85 m
Playing position	Center Forward
Club information
Current club	Calcio Catania
Number	24
Youth clubs
1994-1995	Pisa
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995 1995-1996 1997-1998 1998-2004 2004-2005 2005-	Pisa Internazionale Castel di Sangro Bari Arezzo Catania	010 0(4) 000 0(0) 052 0(8) 125 (67) 039 (22) 094 (47)[1]
National team2
	Italy U-21	8 (5)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 30, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Gionatha Spinesi (born 9 March 1978 in Pisa) is an Italian footballer currently playing as striker for Serie A team Calcio Catania.

Spinesi started playing for Pisa Calcio. In November 1995 he signed for Inter Milan, however, he was not able to make appearance in the first team. Sold in January 1997 to Castel di Sangro, he played two unimpressive Serie B seasons for the small Serie B team. In June 1997 he joined A.S. Bari, where he made his Serie A debut and played six seasons. In February 2004, he was released for free by Bari following clashes with the board about his contract renewal.

In 2004/2005, Spinesi played for newly-promoted Serie A team Arezzo, where he scored 22 goals and won the league topscorer title. In 2005/2006, Spinesi followed Siena coach Pasquale Marino in joining Catania, where he scored 20 goals and helped the team to achieve Serie A safety, with a healthy 10th place.

In 2006-07 Spinesi kept his excellent top flight record up by notching 17 goals and ensuring Catania remained in Serie A.

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