Marco Cassetti

Marco Cassetti

Cassetti with Roma
Personal information
Date of birth	May 29, 1977 (1977-05-29) (age 34)
Place of birth	Brescia, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back ; Full back
Club information
Current club	Roma
Number	77
Youth career
1996–1998	Montichiari
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1998	Montichiari	30	(6)
1998–2000	Lumezzane	50	(3)
2000–2003	Verona	61	(7)
2003–2006	Lecce	95	(9)
2006–	Roma	138	(4)
National team‡
2005–2008	Italy	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 18, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 6, 2008

Marco Cassetti (born May 29, 1977) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A side Roma, as a center back or right-back. He is a hard working, versatile player who is able to cross the ball well.

Club career

Early career

Cassetti started his football career at Montichiari, an amateur-level club inside the province of Brescia. In his two seasons with them he made 30 appearances and scored six goals. He then moved on to a Serie C1 team, Lumezzane, where he also stayed for two years. His debut in the Serie A came with Hellas Verona in a 1–1 draw with Bari. He was often a sub in his first two years with them but became a starter the next year when they were relegated to the Serie B. After that he was a typical starter for Lecce, playing with them for three seasons.

AS Roma

In the 2006–07 season, Cassetti left Lecce to sign a four-year contract with Roma on a co-ownership deal for €1.5m due to Lecce's relegation.^[1] His teammate Mirko Vučinić also joined on loan for €3.25M.

In June 2007, the remain registration rights of Cassetti were bought for €851,500.^[2]

In Decembre 2009, he scored a winner against Lazio. On that day he became a hero for all Roma fans.On 3 June 2010, he signed a new 1-year deal with Roma and his salary was increased to €1.8M.^[3] His contract was renewed again in March 2011.^[4]

He is currently a second choice for right back. He played two games against Slovan Bratislava, but he disappointed with his performance.

Cassetti has been capped for the Italian national team five times.

Honours

Roma

Winners

• Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2007
• Coppa Italia (2): 2007, 2008

Runner-up

• Serie A (3): 2007, 2008, 2010
• Coppa Italia (1): 2010
• Supercoppa Italiana (3): 2006, 2008, 2010

References

1. ^ "ACQUISITO DIRITTO ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE MARCO CASSETTI" (in Italian). AS Roma. 2006-07-05. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITComunicatiFinanziari&Documento=5994. Retrieved 2010-06-04. 
2. ^ "APPROVATA SITUAZIONE MENSILE AL 30 GIUGNO 2007" (in Italian). AS Roma. 2007-08-06. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITComunicatiFinanziari&Documento=7974. Retrieved 2010-06-04. 
3. ^ "Prolungamento del contratto economico per le prestazioni sportive del calciatore Marco Cassetti" (in Italian). AS Roma. 2010-06-03. http://www.asroma.it/UserFiles/1164.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-04. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Prolungamento del contratto economico del calciatore Marco Cassetti" (in Italian) (​PDF (17.43 KB)). AS Roma. 22 March 2011. http://109.75.174.100/~asroma/downloads/corporate_investor/1300813611_Prolungamento_del_contratto_economico_del_calciatore_Marco_Cassetti.pdf. Retrieved 10 June 2011. 

External links

• Recent statistics
• Full statistics (Italian)

Persondata
Name	Cassetti, Marco
Alternative names
Short description	Italian footballer
Date of birth	1977-05-29
Place of birth	Brescia, Italy
Date of death
Place of death