Emanuele Belardi

Infobox Football biography
playername = Emanuele Belardi
fullname = Emanuele Belardi
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|10|9
cityofbirth = Eboli
countryofbirth = Italy
height = height|m=1.87
position = Goalkeeper
currentclub = Udinese
clubnumber = 80
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1995–2006
1997–1998
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2008–
clubs = Reggina
→ Turris (loan)
→ Napoli (loan)
→ Catanzaro (loan)
Juventus
Udinese ("loan")
caps(goals) = 103 (0)
018 (0)
016 (0)
036 (0)
005 (0)
000 (0)
pcupdate = June 30 2008

Emanuele Belardi (born 9 October, 1977 in Eboli, Salerno) is an Italian football player. He plays for Udinese of Serie A, as second choice goalkeeper.

He signed a contract until 30 June, 2009, although during the 2008/2009 Summer Transfer Market, it has been relized that Juventus are looking for a new back-up goalkeeper, as the club feels that Belardi was shacky in goal when given the opportunity, and both Jess Vanstrattan and Cristiano Novembre are too inexperienced. Antonio Chimenti was brought back to the Turin based club, on loan from Udinese in mid July 2008. In return Belardi was sent to Udinese, in exchange, also on a loan deal. On August 5, 2008, Juventus purchased Alex Manninger, who will replace Belardi as Buffon's back-up, while Chimenti will become third choice, replacing Jess Vanstrattan.

External links

*it icon [http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/statistiche/2008_nw/giocatori/1156.shtml Profile at La Gazzetta]