Alberto Fontana (footballer born 1967)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Cesena, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Cesena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1993 | Cesena | 103 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | → Vis Pesaro (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | → SPAL (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Bari | 133 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Atalanta | 100 | (0) |
| 2001 | Napoli | 14 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Inter Milan | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Chievo | 29 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Palermo | 66 | (0) |
| Total | 486 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alberto Fontana (born 23 January 1967) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
During his career, in which he represented nine different clubs, he played until the age of 42. He played in 241 Serie A games during 15 seasons, representing in the competition Cesena, Bari, Atalanta, Napoli, Inter Milan, Chievo and Palermo.
Born in Cesena, Fontana started his career with hometown's A.C. Cesena, but made his professional debut with Vis Pesaro, where he was loaned during the 1986–87 season. Before the decade was over, he played in the same predicament to another modest club, SPAL 1907.
In 1989 Fontana returned to Cesena, and made his Serie A debut with the Romagna side on 9 September 1990. After they suffered relegation at the end of the campaign he stayed for two further years, signing in the 1993 summer with A.S. Bari where he was first-choice during his spell (two seasons apiece in each major division).
Aged 30, Fontana moved in 1997 to Atalanta BC, winning top flight promotion in 2000. In January of the following year he was signed by S.S.C. Napoli, playing for the club for the following six months. During the summer he accepted an offer from F.C. Internazionale Milano, which were looking for a backup for Francesco Toldo; he eventually stayed four seasons, being featured in 24 official matches – ten in the league, two in the UEFA Champions League, four in the UEFA Cup and eight in the Coppa Italia.
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