Simone Farina

Simone Farina ( born April 18, 1982 in Rome ) is an Italian former football player who was used to the position of a full-back.

Career

Clubs

Farina came from the youth department of AS Roma. In the 2001-2002 season he was in the squad of Catania Calcio in Serie C1, but played only two games for the Sicilians. He was transferred to the club AS Cittadella 2002 for the Serie C1, he spent two seasons long irregularly in use. In 2004 he moved to AS Gualdo Calcio in the Serie C2. After 56 games in two seasons, he left the club and was in the 2006-2007 season in the same league for Celano FC Marsican active. Since 2007, he played for AS Gubbio 1910. With the club he scored two climbs, so Gubbio could compete for the 2011-2012 season in Serie B. In summer 2012, Farina ended his career.

National

Farina was convened three times in 1998 to the Italian U-15 national team, for which he completed two games.

2011 became known as part of a betting scandal in Italy that the offer Farina refused to manipulate a game his team and to receive € 200,000 - more than double his annual salary. Instead, the football player filed a complaint. As a result, Farina received an award for his courage by Cesare Prandelli invited to a training of the national team.