Federico Balzaretti
Balzaretti during the 2012 European Football Championship
Federico Balzaretti ( born December 6, 1981 in Turin, Italy) is an Italian football player.
Balzaretti is distinguished mainly by its speed and its good technique. Since 2012 he plays for AS Roma in Serie A.
Career
The defensive specialist Balzaretti played in youth at Torino Calcio, his professional career he started at Varese FC and AC Siena. In 2002 he returned to Torino back and became the key players in Serie B.
In July 2005, the young defender joined the giants Juventus in the highest Italian league. After he was initially not considered at all by coach Fabio Capello, Balzaretti came in the second half of the season 2005/ 06 more often used.
After the Juve had relegated to Serie B in summer 2006 because of the manipulation scandal in 2005/ 06 and many stars had left the club, Federico Balzaretti was under new coach Didier Deschamps as a regular player on the left. He completed a total of 40 games in the season and was one of the mainstays in the team that made the direct resurgence.
In June 2007, Federico Balzaretti changed hands for 3.8 million euros to Fiorentina, but when he was only six appearances in the Hinserie the 2007/08 season. In January 2008, he was obliged for the same amount of U.S. Palermo and signed a contract until 2011 at the Sicilian club.
For the 2012/13 season changed Balzaretti within the Serie A for AS Roma, where he signed a three-year contract until 30 June 2015.
On 17 November 2010 Balzaretti Azzurra debuted in the match against Romania in the Squadra.
Achievements
- Italian Championship: 2005/ 06 * ( with Juventus )
- Italian Serie B Championship: 2006/ 07 ( with Juventus )
- European runners-up: 2012
* Disallowed under the Italian football scandal 2005/2006