| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Maria Fontana | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Novara | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1996 | Aosta | 35 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Voghera | 38 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Verona | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | Reggiana | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | Sandonà | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Pistoiese | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Palermo (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2009 | Torino | 16 | (0) |
| 2009– | Novara | 19 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 July 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alberto Maria Fontana (born 2 December 1974) is an Italian footballer who plays for Novara Calcio in Serie A, as a goalkeeper.
During his career, he played more than 10 seasons as a backup.
Born in Turin, Fontana started his career at Juventus FC, but played his first seasons as a senior in Serie C1, Serie C2 and Serie D. In mid-1998, he joined level two club Hellas Verona, where he played twice. In the next season he returned to the third division, successively representing A.C. Reggiana 1919 and A.C. Sandonà 1922.
In mid-2000, Fontana returned to the second level, signing with A.C. Pistoiese, where he served as David Dei's backup, meeting the same fate at his new club, U.S. Città di Palermo, to Vincenzo Sicignano.
In June 2002, he joined Torino FC of the top division in a co-ownership deal, in exchange with Gabriele Paoletti. During his seven-year stint, the longest of his career, he played second-fiddle to Luca Bucci, Stefano Sorrentino, Massimo Taibi, Christian Abbiati and Matteo Sereni.
In summer 2009, 35-year old Fontana was released by Toro, and joined Novara Calcio at Lega Pro Prima Divisione, where he again was second-choice, now to Albanian international Samir Ujkani.
Fontana is not related to another football goalkeeper, Alberto Fontana, who had an even longer professional career.
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