Mirko Stefani

Mirko Stefani
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984
Place of birth Borgo Valsugana, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Central Defender
Club information
Current team
 Pordenone
Youth career
A.C. Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003 A.C. Milan 1 (0)
2003–2005 Parma 0 (0)
2003–2004 → Prato (loan) 7 (0)
2004–2005 → Bellaria Igea Marina (loan) 34 (0)
2005–2011 Reggiana 154 (21)
2010–2011 → Cremonese (loan) 29 (2)
2011–2012 Frosinone 29 (0)
2013–2014 Real Vicenza 20 (0)
2014–2015 Messina 31 (3)
2015– Pordenone 4 (0)
National team
2001 Italy U17 4 (1)
2002 Italy U18 3 (0)
2002–2003 Italy U19 7 (0)
2003–2005 Italy U20 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Mirko Stefani (born 25 January 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays for Pordenone.

Stefani has played once at Serie A and over 100 matches at Serie C2.

Biography

Early career

Born in Borgo Valsugana, Trentino, Stefani started his professional career with A.C. Milan of Lombardy, at first as a midfielder. He played his first and only match for A.C. Milan first team on 24 May 2003, the last Serie A match of the season and the match before 2003 UEFA Champions League Final and 2003 Coppa Italia Final. He was substituted at halftime with Mattia Dal Bello, Milan already losing 1–3 at that time.[1]

In summer 2003, he was included in a 6-men swap deal with Parma—Stefani along with Marco Donadel and Davide Favaro, exchanged with Luca Ferretti, Roberto Massaro and Filippo Porcari.

He was immediately loaned to Prato of Serie C1. Although Stefani returned to Parma in January 2004, he did not play any match. In June 2004 Parma bought Favaro and Stefani outright; Milan bought back Donadel, bought Ferretti and Porcari outright; Massaro deal was renewed.

Stefani left for Bellaria Igea Marina of Serie C2 in 2004–05 season, where he played as a regular starter.

Reggiana

Reggiana signed him in a co-ownership deal in 2005. Stefani played 3 out of 4 promotion playoffs in summer 2007. Although Reggiana failed to won, the club bought all remain registration rights from Parma, along with Marco Fanna.

In 2010 he left for Cremonese in temporary deal.

Frosinone

On 18 August 2011 Stefani left for Frosinone Calcio in 3-year deal.[2][3]

Italian football scandal

On 18 June 2012 he was banned 4 years for involvement in 2011–12 Italian football scandal.[4] In April 2013 the ban was reduced to 13 months after the appeal was partially accepted by the Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport (TNAS) of CONI.[5]

Real Vicenza

In summer 2013 he was signed by Real Vicenza V.S..

Messina

In summer 2014 he was signed by A.C.R. Messina.[6]

Pordenone

On 24 July 2015 he was signed by Pordenone.[7]

International career

At international level he capped at 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship and 2003 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Milan youngsters tested". forzamilan.com. 24 May 2003. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "MERCATO, PER STEFANI RAGGIUNTO L’ACCORDO CON LA REGGIANA" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "UFFICIALE, TRIENNALE PER STEFANI" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale N°101/CDN (2011–12)" (PDF). Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale (in Italian) (FIGC). 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sig. Mirko Stefani / Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio" (PDF) (in Italian). CONI. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ingaggiato il difensore Mirko Stefani" (in Italian). A.C.R. Messina. 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "PARTITA LA STAGIONE! ECCO LA ROSA NEROVERDE" (in Italian). Pordenone Calcio. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

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