Andrea Cossu (footballer, born 1980)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 3 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Cagliari, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Olbia | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Johannes Cagliari | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Olbia | 5 | (0) |
| 1997–2005 | Verona | 91 | (7) |
| 1999 | → Lumezzane (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Lumezzane (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | → Lumezzane (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2002 | → Torres (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Cagliari | 22 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Verona | 29 | (0) |
| 2008–2015 | Cagliari | 224 | (11) |
| 2015– | Olbia | 30 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Italy | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2010 |
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Andrea Cossu (born 3 May 1980) is an Italian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Olbia.
Cossu made his professional debut in 1996 with Sardinian side Olbia. In 1997, he joined Verona, where he spent the first two years as a member of the under-19 youth team. In January 1999 he was loaned out to Serie C1 side Lumezzane; the loan move was then later repeated for two more years, in January 2000 and November 2000. In January 2002 he was loaned out for a fourth time, this time to Sassari Torres, and he finally made his debut in a Verona jersey during the 2002–03 season in the Serie B league.
In 2005, he left Verona to join Cagliari, where he had the chance to make his Serie A debut, where he made 22 appearances, mostly as a substitute, and no goals.
He returned to Verona on 31 August 2006 in a 3-year contract this time with little success, and was released on 24 January 2008.
Cossu was re-signed by Cagliari on 29 January 2008 on a free transfer. In his second stint at Cagliari, Cossu's level of performances quickly rose up, and he became one of the team protagonists in a well-remembered escape from relegation during the 2007–08 season under head coach Davide Ballardini, who changed the then-winger to a playmaker role behind young strikers Alessandro Matri and Robert Acquafresca. He kept a high level of performances also during the two successful seasons under new boss Massimiliano Allegri, being often picked as one of the key players for Cagliari.
Cossu finally left Cagliari in summer 2015. He was re-signed by Serie D club Olbia. The club won promotion to Lega Pro to fill the vacancies.
On 28 February 2010 he received his first call-up for the Italian national team for a friendly game versus Cameroon, making him the first Sardinian call-up after local legend Gianfranco Zola. Cossu played the game, held on 3 March 2010, as a starter: the match ended in a 0–0 draw.
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