Valentino Lai

Valentino Lai
Personal information
Date of birth	3 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Cagliari, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2000	FBK Balkan
2000	Malmö FF
2000–2001	Venezia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Venezia
2002–2005	Palermo
2003–2004	→ Salernitana (loan)
2004–2005	→ Triestina (loan)
2005–2007	Landskrona BoIS
2007–2011	Vejle Boldklub
2010	→ Apollon Limassol (loan)
2011	Viborg FF
2012–2013	KSF Prespa Birlik
2014–2017	FC Rosengård
International career‡
2004	Sweden U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:50, 27 June 2012 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2011

Valentino Lai (born 3 February 1984) is a former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Italy, Lai represented Sweden internationally.

Club career

Born in Cagliari, Italy, Lai started his career playing for Swedish club FBK Balkan at youth level, and subsequently Malmö FF.^[1] In 2001, he moved back to Italy playing for Venezia, where he made his Serie A debut. In 2002, he moved to Palermo, appearing just in one Serie B match. After two loan spells at the Serie B level, in Salernitana and Triestina, in June 2005 Lai decided to return in Sweden by signing a 2-years contract for Landskrona BoIS, playing in Superettan. Then he went to the Danish club Vejle Boldklub. In the winter of 2010, Valentino went to Apollon Limassol on a loan deal. After leaving Apollon Limassol in summer of 2010, Lai went back to Vejle BK.

International career

At international level, Lai also represented Sweden at U21 level.

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 January 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Vejle Boldklub profile (in Danish)
Valentino Lai at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 January 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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