Simone Rota
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Parañaque City, Philippines[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Asti | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2010 | Pro Sesto | 127 | (5) |
| 2006 | → Manfredonia (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Lugano (loan) | 17 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 | Borgomanero | 33 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Asti | ||
| 2014– | Stallion | 5 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2005 | Italy U-20 Lega Pro | ||
| 2005 | Italy Mediterranean Games | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Simone Rota (born 6 November 1984) is an Italian footballer of Filipino descent who plays for Asti.
Biography
Despite born in Philippines, Rota spent his entire career in Europe, especially in Italian-speaking region. He entered Pro Sesto first team in 2001–02 Serie C2 and became a regular in 2003–04 season. The team promoted to Serie C1 in 2005 as 2004–05 Serie C2 Group A winner. That season he also selected to Mirop Cup as a member of Italy U-20 Lega Pro,[2] against youth national team from Styria, Croatia, Hungary[3] and Slovenia, eventually "Italy U-20 Lega Pro" was the champion.[4] He also capped for "Italy U-20 Lega Pro" in 2005 Trofeo Dossena, losing to Internacional youth team in the final. He did not capped for Italy in the final match of 2004–05 Mirop Cup,[5] and he only played 7 times in 2005–06 Serie C1. In January 2006 he was transferred from Group A side Pro Sesto to Manfredonia of Group B.[6] The season Manfredonia finished as the tenth and Pro Sesto relegated.
However the team re-admitted to fill the vacancy due to bankruptcy of other teams. Rota also returned to Pro Sesto as a regular, in although he missed rest of the season since April.[7] Rota returned to first team in November 2007 but only played 8 times that season. He was transferred to Lugano of Swiss Challenge League in 2008.[8] Rota returned to Pro Sesto again in 2009, but the team went bankrupt and finished as the least in 2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Simone Rota profile". FootballDatabase.eu.
- ↑ "C.U. No.289: ATTIVITA’DI RAPPRESENTATIVA DI LEGA - STAGIONE SPORTIVA 2004/2005". Lega Pro (in Italian). 20 June 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ↑ "UNGHERIA UNDER 20- ITALIA "C" UNDER 20 3-1". Lega Pro (in Italian). 5 October 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ↑ RSSSF.com
- ↑ "CROAZIA - ITALIA UNDER 20 1-2, MIROP CUP". Lega Pro (in Italian). 14 December 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ↑ "Ancora un acquisto per il Manfredonia: dalla Pro Sesto arriva Simone Rota". TeleRadioErre (in Italian). 31 January 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ↑ "Girone A Sconti ai tifosi dal Padova e dal Venezia". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 28 April 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ↑ "Transferübersicht Dosenbach Challenge League - Saison 2008/09 (Sommer)". Swiss Football League (in German). ca. November 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
External links
- A.S.D.C. Borgomanero profile (Italian)
- Profile at Football.ch (German)
- Profile at TuttoCalciatori.net (Italian)
- Profile at AIC.Football.it (Italian)