Italian footballer
Andrea Raggi
Raggi playing for Monaco in 2014 |
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Date of birth |
(1984-06-24) 24 June 1984 (age 40) |
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Place of birth |
La Spezia, Italy |
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Height |
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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Position(s) |
Defender |
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2002–2003 |
Empoli |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2003–2008 |
Empoli |
101 |
(2) |
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2003–2004 |
→ Carrarese (loan) |
29 |
(1) |
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2008–2011 |
Palermo |
2 |
(0) |
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2009 |
→ Sampdoria (loan) |
13 |
(0) |
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2009–2010 |
→ Bologna (loan) |
31 |
(1) |
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2010–2011 |
→ Bari (loan) |
16 |
(0) |
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2011–2012 |
Bologna |
31 |
(0) |
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2012–2019 |
Monaco |
161 |
(8) |
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Total |
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374 |
(12) |
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2007 |
Italy U21 |
3 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Andrea Raggi (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa ˈraddʒi]; born 24 June 1984) is an Italian retired professional footballer who played as a defender. He was a versatile player, being capable of playing both as a centre back and as a right back.
Club career
Raggi started his footballing career with Empoli, where he spent a total of four seasons with the first team.
Palermo
On 28 May 2008, Empoli announced his sale to Palermo for €7 million[1] on a four-year contract.[2]
His failure to break into the first team led Palermo to send Raggi out on loan to a number of teams. In January 2009 he joined Sampdoria, then moving again to spend the whole of the 2009–10 season with Bologna.[3]
Bari loan
In July 2010, he was loaned out for a third consecutive time, joining Bari.[4] He was out-favoured by Giampiero Ventura in mid-season, who originally expected Raggi to play as a centre-back. Instead, Raggi was the starting right-back as Andrea Masiello, originally a right-back, remained as a temporary centre-back which Masiello already played since January 2010. He also played as a left-back to replace Alessandro Parisi against Roma on 12 December. After the closure of the winter transfer window, Parisi and Masiello re-took the full-backs position, after the signing of centre-back Kamil Glik. Raggi blamed Ventura for playing so few games.[5]
The following August, he permanently moved to Bologna, for €200,000.[6][7]
Monaco
In July 2012, Raggi moved to Monaco, and later signed a three-year contract with the team. On 19 April 2017, after defeating Borussia Dortmund 6–3 on aggregate,[8] AS Monaco reached the semi–finals of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.[9] Later that year, Raggi won the 2016–17 Ligue 1 title with the club. In September 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension on a €2 million annual salary, which would keep him at the club until June 2019,[10] with AS Monaco confirming Raggi's departure on 28 June 2019[11]
International career
On 24 March 2007, Raggi made his International debut for the Italy U-21 side against the England U21 team in a 3–3 draw at the new Wembley Stadium.[12]
Career statistics
Honours
Empoli[13]
Monaco[13]
Individual
References
External links