Stefano Sorrentino

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Stefano Sorrentino
Full name	Stefano Sorrentino
Date of birth	March 28, 1979 (1979-03-28) (age 29)
Place of birth	Cava de' Tirreni, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Recreativo Huelva
Number	1
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-2005 1999-2000 2000-2001 2005-2007 2007-	Lazio Juventus Torino → Juve Stabia (loan) → Varese (loan) AEK Athens → Recreativo Huelva (loan) Total	000 (0) 000 (0) 093 (0) 000 (0) 030 (0) 050 (0) 032 (0) 205 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:18, 17 April 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Stefano Sorrentino (born on March 28, 1979 in Cava de' Tirreni) is an Italian football player currently as a goalkeeper for Recreativo de Huelva in La Liga on loan from AEK Athens F.C..

[edit] Career

Sorrentino's career started with Lazio (no appearances), and later went on with Juventus where he failed to be featured on the pitch as well. In 1998 he joined Torino, and the following two years he had spells with modest clubs Juve Stabia and Varese, before rejoining Torino, this time for a total of three seasons. In 2005, following the cancellation of Torino Calcio and the consequent release of all of their players, Sorrentino found himself without a team, and opted to leave Italy, joining Greece's AEK Athens FC in a free transfer with a contract of 4 years.

After the birth of his daughter, Sorrentino asked president of AEK Athens Demis Nikolaidis to let him return to Italy because his wife was not feeling comfortable enough in Greece. However, no ideal offer was made, and Sorrentino made it clear that if he had to stay in Greece, he would be 100% professional, as he did. Fans of AEK respected that, and chanted his name in every game. He had a top-notch performance versus AC Milan, in a UEFA Champions League match. AEK beat Milan 1-0, with Sorrentino announced as MVP, and his performance led to some interest from several Italian and European clubs.

On July 2007, AEK agreed to loan the keeper to La Liga's Recreativo Huelva for 2007-08, with the oldest Spanish club having the option of buying him later.