Andrea Lussardi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Lodi, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Wing Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Piacenza | |||
| 2010–2011 | → Internazionale (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Piacenza | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Pavia | 27 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2010 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Italy U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2012–13 season. |
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Andrea Lussardi (born 20 January 1992) is a former Italian footballer.
Born in Lodi, Lombardy, Lussardi started his career at Emilia–Romagna club Piacenza. Lussardi got scholarship for his good academic result as a football trainee. A month after his national U18 debut, Piacenza decided to capture his potential value early, On 30 June 2010, the last day of 2009–10 financial year, Lussardi along with Italy U16 internationals Matteo Colombi were sold to F.C. Internazionale Milano in co-ownership deal for a total fee of €1.5 million, in 5-year contract. In exchange, former youth internationals Andrea Mei and Luca Tremolada (who play same position and just 2 months older than Lussardi) was signed by Piacenza first team also in co-ownership deal for €1.5 million. The deal made both clubs had a short-terms mutual benefit but long terms risky investment. Lussardi had already played for Inter in 2010 Trofeo Dossena, losing to Lega Pro U20 representative team in the semi-finals on 16 June 2010.
Lussardi made 14 starts for the reserve in the reserve league without a goal. The team had Simone Dell'Agnello as centre forward and Denis Alibec and Mame Baba Thiam as forward in 4–3–3 formation. Coach Fulvio Pea had also tested several players to partner with Dell'Agnello.
Lussardi won 2011 Torneo di Viareggio as unused bench in the final. In the playoffs round of the league, Pea and the coaching team rested two of the three senior players of the reserve, Alibec and Davide Faraoni in order to train the younger players. Lussardi played both first round and second round as starting wing forward in 4–3–3 and 4–4–2 formation, losing to Milan after penalty shootout.
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