Iacopo Balestri

Iacopo Balestri
Personal information
Date of birth	21 June 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Pisa, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Pisa
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Pisa
1997–1999	Castelfiorentino
1999–2000	Montevarchi
2000–2004	Modena
2004–2005	Reggina
2005–2007	Torino
2007–2009	Mantova
2010–2011	Salernitana
2012–2013	Ponsacco
2013–2017	Signa 1914
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iacopo Balestri (born 21 June 1975) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Balestri started his career at hometown club Pisa, where he won the Serie D champion. After just played twice at Serie C2, he returned to Serie D for Castelfiorentino. In mid-1999 he moved to Montevarchi of Serie C1, where he was spotted by Modena. At Modena he won two promotion in two season, from Serie C1 to Serie A the Italian top division. At Serie A he was the regular starter in the two seasons. After Modena finished as the second least and relegated, Balestri was signed by another Serie A struggler Reggina. With Reggina, he played 37 out of possible 39 matches for the club and finished in mid-table. After played the first match of 2005–06 season, Torino of Serie B signed Balestri. He won promotion with club again, and secured a place in their Serie A campaign. In July 2007 he left for Serie B club Mantova,^[1] and continued to play as a regular.

Balestri was released in June 2009. After without a club for 6 months, he signed a 6 months contract with option of 1 more year with Serie B bottom club Salernitana.^[2]

Honours

Serie C1: 2001
Serie D: 1996

References

^ "Balestri ceduto al Mantova". Torino FC (in Italian). 6 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
^ "Ingaggiato Balestri" (in Italian). Salernitana Calcio 1919. 3 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

External links

Balestri's profile from Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian)
http://aic.football.it/scheda/2260/balestri-jacopo.htm

[1] "Balestri ceduto al Mantova". Torino FC (in Italian). 6 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010.

[2] "Ingaggiato Balestri" (in Italian). Salernitana Calcio 1919. 3 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

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