Gennaro Sardo (2014)
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 May 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Pozzuoli, Italy | ||
Playing position | Right back | ||
Youth career | |||
–1997 | Palmese | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1999 | Palmese | 25 | (3) |
1998 | → Giugliano (loan) | 16 | (0) |
1999–2001 | Sant'Anastasia | 30 | (3) |
2001–2002 | Terzigno | 26 | (3) |
2002–2003 | Salernitana | 17 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Avellino | 41 | (1) |
2004–2006 | Piacenza | 64 | (2) |
2006–2010 | Catania | 55 | (1) |
2009–2010 | → Chievo (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2010–2017 | Chievo | 139 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Gennaro Sardo (born 8 May 1979) is a former Italian footballer who played as a right back.
Sardo started his professional career in 1997 when he played for Palmese. In 1998, he moved on loan to Giugliano. He played 16 total games with the club. He would then return to Palmese. In all he managed 3 goals in a total of 25 starts for Palmese. In 1999, Sardo transferred to Sant'Anastasia. In the next two seasons Sardo played 30 games and scored 3 goals. In 2001, he again transferred clubs, this time he moved to Terzigno. At the club he again scored 3 goals, but this time in just 26 appearances.
Sardo moved to Salernitana in 2002. During his single season with the Salerno based club, he made a total of 17 appearances. He moved to nearby rivals Avellino next season. In his season with Avellino, Sardo greatly impressed, appearing 41 times and scoring a single goal.
In 2004, Sardo moved north to play for Serie B side Piacenza. Over the next two seasons where he totaled 64 appearances and even scored two goals. He was sought after by many clubs following his spell with Piacenza and in 2006, he was sold to newly promoted Serie A side Catania.
Sardo officially transferred to newly promoted Catania in August 2006, and made 12 starts in 17 league appearances in his first season with the club, under then-coach Pasquale Marino. Sardo remained with the club for the 2007–2008 Serie A campaign, and broke into the starting line-up under Silvio Baldini. During the course of the season, the right full back made 22 league appearances for the rossazzurri, and also scored his first goal for the club. For the 2008–09 season, Sardo remained as one of the regular starter under Walter Zenga, which he made 12 starts in 14 league appearance.