Andrea Ferretti

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Andrea Ferretti
Personal information
Date of birth September 18, 1986 (1986-09-18) (age 21)
Place of birth    Parma, Italy
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Cesena
Number 19
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2004-2005
2005-2007
2006
2007-		 Parma
Cardiff City
→ Scunthorpe Utd (loan)
Cesena
5 (0)
4 (0)
0 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 00:30, 18 February 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Andrea Ferretti (born 18 September 1986 in Parma) is an Italian footballer. He plays as a striker, currently with Cesena.

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[edit] History

He came through the youth academy of Italian club Parma before being offered a trial at Football League Championship club Cardiff City, after becoming highly recommended by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.[1] After a successful trial and scoring a goal in a pre-season win in Scotland, Andrea was signed on a 2-year professional contract and handed the number 26 shirt.

Mainly playing for the reserves, Ferretti has proven himself to be a prolific goal scorer. In the same Cardiff set-up that has produced players such as Joe Ledley and Cameron Jerome.

In August 2006, having yet to start a game or score a goal for the Bluebirds first team, Andrea was loaned out to Football League One club Scunthorpe United for an initial one-month period. His squad number for Scunthorpe was 23 before returning to his parent club in early September of the same year after his loan came to an end.

On 12 April 2007, Ferretti parted company with Cardiff City by mutual consent.[2] His contract was due to expire in June 2007.[2] He joined Cesena in the 2007 pre-season.

[edit] Trivia

  • Andrea is not only fluent in Italian, but is also fluent in Spanish.
  • When returning to Italy, Ferretti loves to meet Fulvio Rocco Ferrari and Otello Corradi, two childhood friends and together they play "balilla football".
  • Ferretti is also good mates with Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi as they played together in the same Parma youth side.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Bluebirds secure Italian striker. BBC Sport (25 July 2005). Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
  2. ^ a b Cardiff part with Italian striker. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
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