Cristian Molinaro
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Molinaro playing for Torino in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cristian Molinaro | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Vallo della Lucania, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Torino | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Salernitana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Salernitana | 77 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Siena | 56 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Juventus | 65 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | VfB Stuttgart | 103 | (0) |
| 2014 | Parma | 16 | (2) |
| 2014– | Torino | 55 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Italy U21 "B" | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Italy | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 October 2014 |
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Cristian Molinaro (born 30 July 1983) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Torino.
He started playing at age 5 for Gelbison, in Vallo della Lucania, before growing up in the various Salernitana youth teams.
In 2002–03 he made his league debut in Serie B. This marked the beginning of the two competitive seasons he played as a starter in Salerno, that included his first professional goal in 2004–05 in a match against Bari. In 2005 he moved to Siena, a club that he played for two seasons.
In 2005 he was noticed by the dense network of observers of Juventus and signed, who decided to sell him in co-ownership to Siena, in which Juventus already had several players on loan. He made his debut in Serie A on 18 September 2005 in Siena - Palermo 1–2 and his first season in the top flight was characterised by ups and downs; losing the role of starting left-back to the more experienced Gianluca Falsini.
For 2006–07, Juventus, relegated to Serie B by the 2006 Italian football scandal, allowed Molinaro to remain at Siena (who sold Falsini), relying on him to cover the role of left-back. He collected 36 appearances out of 38 league games and two appearances in 2 rounds of Coppa Italia.
On 20 June 2007, shortly before the transfer window deadline, Juventus redeemed him for a sum of €2.5 million. During 2007–08, at age 24, he carved out a starting spot on the left wing of the defence of Juventus, thanks to the movement of companion Giorgio Chiellini to central defence.
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