Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 February 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Pergola, Italy | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Fano | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1996 | Pergolese | ||
1996–1997 | Fano | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Fano | 14 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Triestina | 4 | (0) |
1999 | Maceratese | 14 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Lecco | 26 | (0) |
2000–2001 | A.C. Milan | 0 | (0) |
2000–2001 | → Castel di Sangro (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2001–2004 | Internazionale | 0 | (0) |
2001–2002 | → Prato (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2002–2003 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 34 | (0) |
2003–2004 | → Vis Pesaro (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Vis Pesaro | 31 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Livorno | 0 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → AlbinoLeffe (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2006–2010 | Ternana | 84 | (0) |
2009 | → Parma (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Paganese | 19 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Foggia | 24 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Forlì | 31 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Fano | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Paolo Ginestra (born 14 February 1979) is an Italian footballer who plays for Fano as a goalkeeper.
He played over 200 games in the Italian lower divisions.
Ginestra started his career at Serie C1 and Serie C2 clubs. He was signed by A.C. Milan in late 1990s (1999 or 2000). During the 2000–01 season, he was loaned to Castel di Sangro along with Alberto Passoni from A.C. Milan.
He was one of the player that signed by Milan then sold to Internazionale in player exchange, and gained "false profit" by inflated the nominal transfer fees in 2000s (decade). He was exchanged with Matteo Bogani in 2001 and made both parties "gained" €3.5million, but Ginestra's gain was in terms of registration rights of Bogani, vice versa. Ginestra then loaned out immediately.
During the 2004–05 season, Ginestra remained at Vis Pesaro and met with his Inter "team-mate" Simone Giovanni Brunelli, Wellington and Marco Bonura which Bonura and Brunelli also had an inflated transfer fees sold by Milan.
In June 2005, he was signed by Livorno at Serie A but in last day of transfer windows joined AlbinoLeffe of Serie B on loan, in exchange with Paolo Acerbis, where he compete the first choice with Achille Coser. In mid-2006, he left for Ternana at Serie C1. In August 2007, he signed a new 2+1 contract with club. In February 2009, he last day of transfer windows, the left for Parma at Serie B on loan, as Nicola Pavarini's backup.