16 Facts About Alessandro Rosina

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Alessandro Rosina is an Italian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger.

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Alessandro Rosina's father decided to let him join Parma.

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Alessandro Rosina was brought up in the club's youth system.

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Alessandro Rosina was promoted to the first team the next season, making his professional debut on 16 February 2003 against Juventus as a substitute for Hidetoshi Nakata.

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Alessandro Rosina was regarded as a revelation since his arrival at the Turin club.

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Alessandro Rosina was nicknamed Rosinaldo, a portmanteau of his last name and Ronaldo's name, due to his Brazilian-style flair.

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Alessandro Rosina stayed loyal to Torino despite awakening the interest of Italian powerhouses, signing a contract extension until 2011 in 2007.

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Nevertheless, Alessandro Rosina made his debut on 5 August 2009 against FC Nizhny Novgorod in Russian Cup, scoring his first Zenit goal, and played full 90 minutes in subsequent league game against Tom.

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However, with Danny having recovered from cruciate ligaments injury, Alessandro Rosina again found himself on the bench at the start of the season.

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Alessandro Rosina made his debut for Cesena on 2 February 2011 against Catania, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Emanuele Giaccherini.

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Alessandro Rosina scored his first goal for Cesena on 20 February 2011 against Parma, firing home the opener in the 31st minute.

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Alessandro Rosina struggled with his fitness during his time on loan and amassed only 9 league appearances for Serie A newcomers.

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Alessandro Rosina had to fight off competition from Lazovic, Aleksei Ionov, Szabolcs Huszti as well as recovering Bystrov.

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Alessandro Rosina spent two seasons with the club, until its bankruptcy in July 2014.

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Alessandro Rosina was a member of the Italy U-21 team from 2004 to 2007.

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On 17 October 2007, Alessandro Rosina made his Italian national team debut against South Africa in an international friendly match.