Alex Pinardi
Italian footballer (born 1980)
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Alex Pinardi (born 5 September 1980) is an Italian former footballer.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 5 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Urago d'Oglio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Atalanta | 100 | (15) |
| 2004–2006 | Lecce | 57 | (6) |
| 2006–2010 | Modena | 85 | (24) |
| 2010–2011 | Cagliari | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Novara | 21 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Vicenza (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Vicenza | 18 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Cremonese (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | FeralpiSalò | 81 | (10) |
| 2016–2018 | Giana Erminio | 46 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Adrense | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Italy U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | Italy U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Italy U-21 | 5 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Pinardi began his career in the Primavera team of Atalanta and was, in July 1997, promoted to the Serie A team.
After seven years in the Serie A with Atalanta, he signed in the summer of 2004 for fellow Serie A club Lecce. He scored six goals in 57 games for Lecce and then signed in the summer of 2006 for Modena.[1] On 18 June 2010 Cagliari signed the offensive midfielder from Modena on a two-year contract for free.[2][3][4]
After just 7 games, Pinardi was signed by Serie B side Novara for €460,000 fee[5] in a 2+1⁄2-year contract.[6] On 30 January 2012 he was loaned to Vicenza for the rest of the 2011-12 season,[7] and then sold for the next season.[8] Novara sold Pinardi for €1 million, signing Alain Baclet also for €1 million in exchange.[9] Pinardi signed a 3-year contract.[10]
In January 2013 he was signed by Cremonese in a temporary deal.[11]
On 17 July 2013 Pinardi was signed by FeralpiSalò in a temporary deal.[12] In May 2014 he had an operation on his posterior cruciate ligament.[13] On 23 June 2014 Pinardi was signed outright in a 1-year contract.[14] On 22 May 2015 Pinardi signed a new 1-year contract with FeralpiSalò.[15]