Marco Ambrosio
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| Marco Ambrosio | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 30, 1973 (age 33) | |
| Place of birth | Brescia, Italy | |
| Height | 1.80 m | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Brescia | |
| Number | 31 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-2003 2003-2004 2004 2005-2006 2006-present |
Lumezzane Atalanta Pisa (on loan) Prato (on loan) Ravenna Prato Sampdoria Lucchese Chievo Chelsea Grasshopper Salernitana Brescia |
2 (0) 0 (0) 9 (0) 15 (0) 10 (0) 34 (0) 10 (0) 46 (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 14 (0) 55 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Marco Ambrosio (30 May 1973 in Brescia) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
The early years of Ambrosio's career were relatively undistinguished, playing for a succession of minor Italian clubs, such as Atalanta B.C., Pisa, A.C. Prato, Ravenna, Chievo as well as a stint at U.C. Sampdoria. In June 2003 he was signed for Chelsea on a free transfer by manager Claudio Ranieri.
Ambrosio was signed to be goalkeeping understudy to Carlo Cudicini and fellow new-acquisition Jurgen Macho, and so found his playing opportunities limited at Stamford Bridge. His cause was not helped by an unlucky debut in the League Cup against Notts County, in which he made a series of errors. His second appearance, against Bolton Wanderers, proved far more assured as he made a made a string of impressive saves to secure for his side a crucial 2-0 win. That, together with injuries to all Chelsea's other goalkeepers, earned him a run in the side.
However, he lost his place in the side to the fit-again Cudicini towards the end of the season and with the signing of another new goalkeeper Petr Čech, he was allowed to leave the club on a free transfer in August 2004. He moved to Swiss side Grasshopper-Club Zürich shortly afterwards and has since signed for Italian team Salernitana.
Categories: 1973 births | Living people | Italian footballers | People from Brescia | Atalanta B.C. players | Brescia Calcio players | Chelsea F.C. players | A.C. ChievoVerona players | Current Serie B players | FA Premier League players | Football (soccer) goalkeepers | Grasshopper-Club Zürich players | A.S. Lucchese-Libertas players | Pisa Calcio players | A.C. Prato players | Ravenna Calcio players | Serie A players | U.C. Sampdoria players
