Antonio Bocchetti (born 11 June 1980 in Naples) is an Italian retired footballer who played as defender.

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Antonio Bocchetti
Personal information
Full name Antonio Bocchetti
Date of birth (1980-06-11) 11 June 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Paganese (sporting director)
Youth career
1998–1999 Napoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Napoli 69 (2)
1999–2000Crotone (loan) 6 (0)
2003–2006 Piacenza 79 (3)
2006–2007 Parma 18 (0)
2007–2011 Frosinone 134 (1)
2011Sassuolo (loan) 11 (0)
2011–2014 Pescara 14 (0)
2014–2016 Paganese 43 (1)
2015Salernitana (loan) 15 (0)
International career
2000 Italy U-20 3 (0)
2001–2002 Italy U-21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Club career

Bocchetti started his career at Napoli. He played his first Serie A match on 3 December 2000. In July 2003, he was sold to Piacenza then in Serie B in a co-ownership deal; Vittorio Tosto moved to Naples in exchange.

He signed by Parma of Serie A in co-ownership deal in mid-2006, for €400,000.[1] In June 2007 Parma bought Bocchetti outright for another €220,000.[1] In mid-2007, he was sold to Frosinone of Serie B in another co-ownership deal for €450,000.[2][3] In June 2008 Frosinone acquired Bocchetti outright for another €250,000.[2][4]

International career

Bocchetti was capped for the Italy U-20 team at the 2000 Toulon Tournament.

After retiring

From 2016 until December 2017, Bocchetti worked as a coordinator for Paganese. From 8 December 2017, he was appointed as sporting director for the club.[5] He worked for the club until the end of the 2017/18, where he joined Fano, also as a sporting director.[6] On 11 March 2019, Bocchetti decided to resign.[7]

References

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