Andrea Russotto was born on 25 May 1988 and is an Italian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie D club Siracusa.
12 Facts About Andrea Russotto
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Andrea Russotto refused the pressure from GEA and, in order to get away from their continuing pressure, he moved to Switzerland, where he signed for AC Bellinzona, a team from the Italian part of Switzerland that were playing in Swiss Challenge League at the time.
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Andrea Russotto did later make his debut in Serie A that season, at the age of 17, and completed the season with four first team appearances.
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Andrea Russotto made his Italy U21 debut at the age of 18 and racked up 32 appearances and 4 goals that season.
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However the young trequartista was used sparingly by head coach Edy Reja and his end-of-season substitute Roberto Donadoni, and Napoli then decided not to exercise the buy-out clause and therefore Andrea Russotto was sent back to Switzerland again.
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Andrea Russotto consequently returned in Switzerland, where he spent the first half of the season playing with AC Bellinzona's first team in the Swiss Super League.
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In summer 2011 Andrea Russotto was signed by Serie B club Livorno in a definitive deal.
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In October 2012 Andrea Russotto was signed by Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Catanzaro as a free agent.
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On 16 July 2015, Andrea Russotto was sold to Serie B club Salernitana.
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Andrea Russotto made his U21 team debut against Luxembourg U21,12 December 2006, replacing Valerio Virga at half-time and notching an assist.
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Andrea Russotto played once for the U23 team in a friendly match.
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Andrea Russotto was then placed on reserve for the 2008 Olympics squad and was later called up to replace the injured Claudio Marchisio.