Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 February 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Mantua, Italy | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Full back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Mantova | ||
Youth career | |||
Parma | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2011 | Sassuolo | 90 | (2) |
2009–2010 | → Reggiana (loan) | 28 | (0) |
2011– | Mantova | 41 | (0) |
National team | |||
2005 | Italy U-20 Serie C | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2012–13 season. |
Sebastiano Girelli (born 3 February 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Mantova.
Girelli was able to play as a right-back, as well as at centre-back. He spent most of his career in the Italian Lega Pro with Sassuolo, and had an unsuccessful Serie B career with the same team.
Born in Mantua (Italian: Mantova), Lombardy, Girelli started his professional career at nearby Emilia team Parma (about 55 km away). Girelli was the member of Parma's Primavera under-20 team. In 2003–04 Serie A, Girelli took no.2 shirt of the first team which vacated by Aimo Diana. Girelli was named in the B squad for 2003–04 UEFA Cup and received a call-up against Venezia in 2003–04 Coppa Italia.
In mid-2004 Girelli graduated from the youth system and transferred to Sassuolo in co-ownership deal, a minor team of Emilia region. In June 2005 the team acquired Girelli outright. From 2004 to 2011 (except 2009–10 season) Girelli made 90 league appearances in total (15 games in average) for Sassuolo and suspended 6 times (in average once per season). He was one of the protagonist in Sassuolo's promotion from Serie C2 to Serie B, but did not make a major impact in Serie B from 2008 to 2011.