Federico Balzaretti

Federico Balzaretti

Balzaretti playing for Italy at the UEFA Euro 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-12-06) 6 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Turin, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Vicenza (director of football)
Youth career
1994–1999	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2005	Torino	94	(2)
1999–2001	→ Varese (loan)	44	(0)
2001–2002	→ Siena (loan)	16	(0)
2005–2007	Juventus	57	(2)
2007–2008	Fiorentina	6	(0)
2008–2012	Palermo	143	(3)
2012–2015	Roma	39	(1)
Total		399	(8)
International career
2000	Italy U20	23	(1)
2002	Italy U21	4	(0)
2010–2013	Italy	16	(0)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Italy UEFA European Championship Runner-up 2012 Poland–Ukraine
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Federico Balzaretti (Italian pronunciation: [fedeˈriːko baldzaˈretti; baltsa-]; born 6 December 1981) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left-back, currently in charge as technical director of Udinese.

A product of the Torino youth system, his first experience as a professional footballer was on loan to Varese and Siena, returning to Turin to play a year in Serie A and two in Serie B. Later he moved to Juventus, playing a year in Serie A and the Champions League and winning the Scudetto, later revoked for the events of Calciopoli and the next season in the lower division that ended in promotion. Sold to Fiorentina in 2007, after half a season he moved to Palermo, with whom he played in the Europa League. In 2010, he was called up to the Italy national team and took part in the UEFA Euro 2012, where Italy finished as runners-up . The same summer, he moved to Roma. After struggling with injuries, on 12 August 2015, he announced his retirement from football after having made a total of 221 appearances and scored 4 goals in Serie A and 130 appearances and 3 goals in Serie B.