Alex Pinardi

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| name = Alex Pinardi

| image = Alex Pinardi.jpg

| height = {{Height|m=1.80}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|9|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Urago d'Oglio, Italy

| currentclub =

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| position = Attacking Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1994–1997 | youthclubs1 = Atalanta

| years1 = 1997–2004 | caps1 = 100 | goals1 = 15 | clubs1 = Atalanta

| years2 = 2004–2006 | caps2 = 57 | goals2 = 6 | clubs2 = Lecce

| years3 = 2006–2010 | caps3 = 85 | goals3 = 24 | clubs3 = Modena

| years4 = 2010–2011 | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = Cagliari

| years5 = 2011–2012 | caps5 = 21 | goals5 = 1 | clubs5 = Novara

| years6 = 2012 | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 1 | clubs6 = → Vicenza (loan)

| years7 = 2012–2013 | caps7 = 18 | goals7 = 4 | clubs7 = Vicenza

| years8 = 2013 | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = → Cremonese (loan)

| years9 = 2013–2016 | caps9 = 81 | goals9 = 10 | clubs9 = FeralpiSalò

| years10 = 2016–2018 | caps10 = 46 | goals10 = 6 | clubs10 = Giana Erminio

| years11 = 2018–2019 | caps11 = 9 | goals11 = 0 | clubs11 = Adrense

| nationalyears1 = 1996 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = Italy U-17

| nationalyears2 = 2000 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalteam2 = Italy U-20

| nationalyears3 = 2001 | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 2 | nationalteam3 = Italy U-21

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Alex Pinardi (born 5 September 1980) is an Italian former footballer.

Career

Pinardi began his career in the Primavera team of Atalanta and was, in July 1997, promoted to the Serie A team.

After seven years in the Serie A with Atalanta, he signed in the summer of 2004 for fellow Serie A club Lecce. He scored six goals in 57 games for Lecce and then signed in the summer of 2006 for Modena.[http://www.fdgdiabete.it/alexpinardi.asp Alex Pinardi – FDG Diabete] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811015606/http://www.fdgdiabete.it/alexpinardi.asp |date=August 11, 2010 }} On 18 June 2010 Cagliari signed the offensive midfielder from Modena on a two-year contract for free.{{cite web|url=http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/news/notizia.asp?id_menu=1&idNotizia=8819&type=0 |title=Chi è Pinardi Cresciuto nelle giovanili dell'Atalanta |publisher=Cagliari Calcio |language=Italian }}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/regioni/sardegna/2010/06/18/visualizza_new.html_1824330028.html|title=Calcio: primo colpo del Cagliari, preso Alex Pinardi|date=18 June 2010|access-date=13 May 2016|agency=ANSA|language=Italian}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.unionesarda.it/Articoli/Articolo/184948 |title=Cagliari, arriva dal Modena Alex Pinardi – Cronache dalla Sardegna |access-date=2010-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607060810/http://www.unionesarda.it/Articoli/Articolo/184948 |archive-date=2011-06-07 |url-status=dead }}

After just 7 games, Pinardi was signed by Serie B side Novara for €460,000 feeNovara Calcio S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2011 (in Italian), [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.] in a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.novaracalcio.com/altro-rinforzo-arriva-pinardi/|title=ALTRO RINFORZO: ARRIVA PINARDI|publisher=Novara Calcio|language=Italian|date=January 2011|access-date=11 May 2016}} On 30 January 2012 he was loaned to Vicenza for the rest of the 2011-12 season,{{cite web|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/alex-pinardi-in-biancorosso/|title=ALEX PINARDI IN BIANCOROSSO|date=30 January 2012|access-date=11 May 2016|publisher=Vicenza Calcio|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603221821/http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/alex-pinardi-in-biancorosso/|archive-date=3 June 2016|url-status=dead}} and then sold for the next season.{{cite web|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/alex-pinardi-e-un-calciatore-biancorosso/|title=ALEX PINARDI È UN CALCIATORE BIANCOROSSO|date=30 August 2012|access-date=11 May 2016|publisher=Vicenza Calcio|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603214617/http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/alex-pinardi-e-un-calciatore-biancorosso/|archive-date=3 June 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Novara sold Pinardi for €1 million, signing Alain Baclet also for €1 million in exchange.Novara Calcio S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2012 (in Italian), [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.] Pinardi signed a 3-year contract.Vicenza Calcio S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian), [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.]

In January 2013 he was signed by Cremonese in a temporary deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/alex-pinardi-in-prestito-all-uscremonese/|title=ALEX PINARDI IN PRESTITO ALL'U.S.CREMONESE|date=31 January 2013|access-date=11 May 2016|publisher=Vicenza Calcio|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603215311/http://www.vicenzacalcio.com/alex-pinardi-in-prestito-all-uscremonese/|archive-date=3 June 2016|url-status=dead}}

On 17 July 2013 Pinardi was signed by FeralpiSalò in a temporary deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.feralpisalo.it/breaking/pinardi-comunicato-ufficiale/|title=Pinardi, comunicato ufficiale|date=17 July 2013|access-date=11 May 2016|publisher=FeralpiSalò|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511152554/http://www.feralpisalo.it/breaking/pinardi-comunicato-ufficiale/|archive-date=11 May 2016|url-status=dead}} In May 2014 he had an operation on his posterior cruciate ligament.{{cite web|url=http://www.feralpisalo.it/breaking/pinardi-distrazione-del-legamento-crociato/|title=Pinardi, distrazione del legamento crociato|date=16 May 2014|access-date=13 May 2016|publisher=FeralpiSalò|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602045046/http://www.feralpisalo.it/breaking/pinardi-distrazione-del-legamento-crociato/|archive-date=2 June 2016|url-status=dead}} On 23 June 2014 Pinardi was signed outright in a 1-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.feralpisalo.it/breaking/feralpisalo-comunicato-ufficiale-8/|title=FeralpiSalò, comunicato ufficiale|date=23 June 2014|access-date=11 May 2016|publisher=FeralpiSalò|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511152532/http://www.feralpisalo.it/breaking/feralpisalo-comunicato-ufficiale-8/|archive-date=11 May 2016|url-status=dead}} On 22 May 2015 Pinardi signed a new 1-year contract with FeralpiSalò.{{cite web|url=http://www.feralpisalo.it/news/il-giusto-brindisi/|title=Il giusto brindisi|date=22 May 2015|access-date=11 May 2016|publisher=FeralpiSalò|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511154712/http://www.feralpisalo.it/news/il-giusto-brindisi/|archive-date=11 May 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

International career

Pinardi played for the Italy national football teams in the U-17 (all in friendlies), U-20 and U-21 levels.[http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1769&squadra=2 Statistiche in Nazionale su FIGC.it]