Marco Ballotta
Ballotta in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Casalecchio di Reno, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper / Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1982 | Bologna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | San Lazzaro | 22 | (0) |
| 1984–1990 | Modena | 188 | (0) |
| 1991 | Cesena | 5 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Parma | 33 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Brescia | 32 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Reggiana | 72 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Lazio | 13 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Inter | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Modena (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Modena | 52 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Treviso | 35 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Lazio | 49 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Calcara Samoggia | 37 | (24) |
| 2011–2012 | San Cesario | 28 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Calcara Samoggia | 25 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Castelvetro | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 648 | (30) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Marco Ballotta (born 3 April 1964) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper and forward.
His professional career spanned a quarter of a century, but he was never capped for the Italy national team. He also held the distinction of being the oldest player ever to appear in both the Serie A and the Champions League.
During 15 Serie A seasons, Ballotta appeared in 138 games for six clubs, mainly Lazio.
Born in Casalecchio di Reno, Emilia Romagna, Ballotta emerged through Bologna F.C. 1909's youth system before starting out as a senior with hometown club A.C. Boca San Lazzaro. In the 1984 summer he joined Modena FC, where he remained for the next six years. In January 1991 he transferred to A.C. Cesena, but only stayed for six months before being purchased by Parma A.C. also in Serie A.
Ballotta was in top form during 1992–93, as Parma won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and finished third in the league. However, his momentum did not continue into the next season and he only made three league appearances. He did start both legs in the team's 2–1 aggregate win over A.C. Milan in the UEFA Super Cup, but was benched in favor of Luca Bucci for the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup.
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