Salvatore Gambino

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Personal information
Salvatore Gambino

Full name	Salvatore Gambino
Date of birth	November 27, 1983
Place of birth	Hagen, Germany
Position	Midfielder/Striker
Club information
Current club	1. FC Köln
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1996-2006 2006-	Borussia Dortmund 1. FC Köln	43(4) 0(0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Salvatore Gambino (born 27 November 1983, Hagen) is a professional footballer, who plays for 1. FC Köln. Gambino plays in the midfield, but can play of a striker as well.

[edit] Career

Since 1996, Gambino has been playing for Borussia Dortmund, first with the C-juniors, later with the b-juniors, then the A-juniors and then the amateur team. He completed the 2003/2004 season with twenty league appearances in the season. Due to injuries, in the 2004/2005 season, he only played in ten league games for Dortmund. Gambino is noted as a player with a good dribbling technique and is an exciting prospect for German football. He transferred to 1. FC Köln in summer 2006.

[edit] Quotes

"a good dribbler, technical and makes fine runs towards the goal. Additionally he has many ideas and cheekiness" - Edwin Boekamp (Dortmund's youth coach)
"I can shoot with the left or right one, but the right one is slightly stronger" - Gambino on his shooting