Andrea Gentile

Andrea Gentile (born 9 February 1980) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Andrea Gentile
Personal information
Full name Andrea Gentile
Date of birth (1980-02-09) 9 February 1980
Place of birth Aosta, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Juventus 0 (0)
1998–1999 → Valle d'Aosta (loan) 26 (0)
2000–2002 → Brescello (loan) 59 (3)
2002–2003 → Triestina (loan) 25 (1)
2003–2007 Messina 31 (2)
2004–2005 → Arezzo (loan) 35 (4)
2005–2006 → Torino (loan) 7 (0)
2006–2007 → Crotone (loan) 19 (0)
2007 → Monza (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2009 Padova 37 (1)
2010 Olbia 7 (2)
2010–2011 Canavese 18 (0)
2011–2012 Cuneo 28 (2)
2013–2014 Vallée d'Aoste 17 (0)
National team
1995 Italy U16 2 (0)
1995–1996 Italy U17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Aosta Valley, Gentile started his career at Juventus. After spent 2002–03 season loaned back to Aosta for Serie D side Valle d'Aosta, along with Luigi Lavecchia were loaned to Brescello, where Gentile played for 2 seasons. He then loaned to Serie B side Triestina.

In 2003, along with Lavecchia and Salvatore Aronica were sold to Messina for €1.5 million (€500,000 each) in co-ownership deal. Gentile won promotion to Serie A in June 2004, but went back to Serie B for Arezzo on loan, along with Lavecchia.

In 2005–06 season, as first he went to Torino on loan, after a limited chance, he went to Crotone on loan. In June 2006, the co-ownership contract of Juve and Messina expired, Gentile now fully owned by Messina. Gentile remained at Crotone for the first half of the season, played 4 starts in 11 appearances. In mid-season, he left for Serie C1 side Monza on loan (exchanged with Vinicio Espinal).

In July 2007, he left for Padova in co-ownership deal, signed a 2+1 year contract.[1] In June 2008 Padova acquire the remain rights form Messina few weeks before the bankrupt of Messina.[2] He then played 15 league matches for Padova before released on 30 June 2009. Padova won promotion to Serie B in June 2009

In March 2010, Olbia of Lega Pro Seconda Divisione announced the signing of Gentile.[3]

References
  1. "PRESO ANDREA GENTILE IN COMPROPRIETA' CON IL MESSINA". Calcio Padova (in Italian). 6 July 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  2. "RINNOVATE LE COMPROPRIETA' DI PETRASSI E LA CAMERA, TROVATO L'ACCORDO CON IL MESSINA PER GENTILE". Calcio Padova (in Italian). 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. "UFFICIALE: Olbia, tesserato Gentile". tuttomercatoweb (in Italian). 3 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
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