Alessandro Rosina
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alessandro Rosina | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Belvedere Marittimo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Attacking midfielder Winger |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Salernitana | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Parma | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Parma | 25 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2005–2009 | Torino | 143 | (32) |
| 2009–2012 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 34 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Cesena (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Siena | 70 | (18) |
| 2014–2016 | Catania | 37 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | → Bari (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | Salernitana | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2007 | Italy U-21 | 32 | (4) |
| 2007 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:24, 9 September 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2007 |
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Alessandro Rosina (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandro roˈzina]; born 31 January 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Salernitana.
Born in Belvedere Marittimo, Rosina started his career at Cittadella del Capo youth team (Bonifati) at the age of five, where he caught the eye of Juventus, Roma and Milan scouts. His father, however, decided to let him join Parma. He was subsequently brought up in the club's youth system.
Rosina spent the 2001–02 season playing for the Parma Primavera team. He was promoted to the first team the next season, making his professional debut on 16 February 2003 against Juventus as a substitute for Hidetoshi Nakata. In two and a half years at the club, he made 25 league appearances. Rosina was a member of the B squad in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup.
Following a tactical change to the team's formation, Rosina found first-team opportunities hard to come by. In January 2005 he was loaned to Hellas Verona, where he had a hugely successful spell. After the end of the loan he was bought by Torino, then in Serie B.
Rosina was regarded as a revelation since his arrival at the Turin club. He became the driving force behind Torino's 2005–06 promotion campaign, making 42 appearances, scoring twelve times, as the club clinched a spot in the Italian top flgiht the following season. In two subsequent Serie A seasons, he dragged the team to survival from relegation, averaging a goal every three games as well as providing several assists. As a result, he earned the captain's armband in January 2008 and became a popular figure amongst Torino fans. He was nicknamed Rosinaldo, a portmanteau of his last name and Ronaldo's name, due to his Brazilian-style flair. He stayed loyal to Torino despite awakening the interest of Italian powerhouses, signing a contract extension until 2011 in 2007.
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