Salvatore Bocchetti

Bocchetti as a player from Rubin Kazan

Salvatore Bocchetti ( born November 30, 1986 in Naples, Italy ) is an Italian footballer who plays in defense of the Russian Premjer League club Spartak Moscow.

Career

Bocchettis career began with Ascoli Calcio, which had loaned him in his first professional season in 2005/ 06 to SS Virtus Lanciano. In the 2006/07 season he played only two league games for Ascoli and was not rented in the second half of the season for a anderthalbes year Frosinone Calcio. For the season 2008/ 09 Bocchetti moved to Genoa, where the left-footer was one of the most time to the permanent staff.

In August 2010 Bocchetti moved from Genoa to Rubin Kazan. When the Tatars signed Bocchetti whose transfer fee was estimated at € 15 million, a contract for three and a half years.

In January 2013 he moved to league rivals Spartak Moscow. The transfer fee is said to be around € 5 million.

For the Italian national team, he graduated in 2009, three games, his debut was in October against Ireland. In addition Bocchetti played ten times for the U -21 Italy (2008-2009) and once for the U -20 ( 2007). Bocchetti also belonged to the Italian squad for the 2010 World Cup, but had no use.