Antonio Langella

Antonio Langella (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo lanˈdʒɛlla]; born 30 March 1977) is an Italian footballer who played as a forward or winger on either flank.

Antonio Langella
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-03-30) 30 March 1977
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward / Winger
Youth career
Sorso
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Sorso 0 (0)
1994–1999 Castelsardo 114 (18)
1999–2002 Sassari Torres 77 (20)
2002–2007 Cagliari 136 (20)
2007–2008 Atalanta 27 (8)
2008–2009 Udinese 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Chievo (loan) 22 (2)
2009–2011 Bari 9 (0)
National team‡
2005 Italy[1] 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:49, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Club career

After playing for a number of lower-rank Sardinian clubs in the beginning of his career, Langella joined Cagliari Calcio in March 2002, then in Serie B. With this team, he made his Serie A debut on 12 September 2004, against Bologna. In December 2004, his contract with Cagliari was renewed until 2008.[2] However, he made just 16 goalless appearances in 2006–07, subsequently moving to Atalanta on 10 July 2007.

In 2008, he joined Udinese on reported free transfer,[3] being however immediately loaned out to Chievo, where he failed to impress throughout the season. During the 2009 summer transfer window, he left Udinese to join newly promoted Serie A outfit Bari in 3-year deal. He only played 9 Serie A games in the first season. In the next two seasons, he was left out of the first team by coach Gian Piero Ventura, and failed to make any appearances. In September 2011, he terminated his contract with Bari, and subsequently retired from professional football.[4][5]

International career

Langella made three appearances for the Italian national team under Marcello Lippi, all in 2005. He made his senior international debut on 9 February, in a 2–0 friendly home win over Russia, and later appeared in a 0–0 friendly home draw against Iceland on 30 March, and in a 1–1 friendly draw against Ecuador, in New York on 11 June, which was his final appearance for Italy.[1]

Career statistics

International
As of 11 June 2005[1]
Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
200530
Total30

References
  1. "Langello, Antonio – NAZIONALI" (in Italian). FIGC.it. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  2. "Various title". UEFA.com. 2 December 2004. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. Cieri, Stefano; Di Chiara, Filippo (14 May 2008). "Langella a Udine adesso ci siamo Atalanta su Pesce". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  4. "As Bari-Langella: rescissione consensuale del contratto". AS Bari (in Italian). 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  5. Davide Lattanzi (28 September 2011). "Goodbye Langella, "Al Bari incompreso, smetto"" (in Italian). Il Corriere del Mezzogiorno. Retrieved 15 April 2019.


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