Giuseppe Abruzzese
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 17 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Andria, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Defender, Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Fidelis Andria | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1999 | Fidelis Andria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Fidelis Andria | 44 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | → Tricase (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2002–2007 | Lecce | 64 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Avellino (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Triestina (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Grosseto | 64 | (2) |
| 2009–2014 | Crotone | 152 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Lecce | 73 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Virtus Francavilla | 49 | (2) |
| 2018– | Fidelis Andria | ||
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Italy U21 Serie B | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2018 |
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Giusepe Abruzzese (born 17 May 1981) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Fidelis Andria.
Born in Andria, the Province of Bari, Abruzzese started his career at hometown club Fidelis Andria. Abruzzese made his professional debut on 17 January 1999, started the match against Torino, which the team lost 0–2 in the away match of Serie B. The team relegated at the end of season, and Abruzzese was loaned from Serie C1 to Serie C2 side Tricase. On 1 July 2000 Abruzzese returned to Andria but tasted relegation again, this time to Serie C2 at the end of 2000–01 Serie C1 season.
In July 2002, he left for Serie B side Lecce in co-ownership deal for undisclosed fee. Andria also signed Stefano Morello and Carmine Nuzzaci as part of the deal for undisclosed fees. In the first season, he played 26 Serie B matches and was selected to Italy under-21 Serie B representative team and won Belgium U21 2–1. Lecce finished as the third and promoted to Serie A.
Abruzzese made his Serie A debut on 31 August 2003 against Lazio, the opening match of 2003–04 Serie A. He made 26 league appearances that season.
In the next season he lost his place both in starting line-up and often as unused substitute, under new coach Zdeněk Zeman who replaced Delio Rossi. After playing 5 league matches for Lecce in 2005–06 Serie A season (all due to the absence of Erminio Rullo), he left for Serie B struggler Avellino in January 2006.
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