Antonio Narciso

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| name = Antonio Narciso

| height = 1.85 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|01|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Trani, Italy

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| position = Goalkeeper

| years1 = 1996–1997 | clubs1 = Trani | caps1 = 13 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1997–2002 | clubs2 = Bari | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2001 | clubs3 = → Triestina (loan) | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2002 | clubs4 = → Gubbio (loan) | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2003–2005 | clubs5 = Martina | caps5 = 66 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2005–2010 | clubs6 = Modena | caps6 = 48 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2008–2009 | clubs7 = → AlbinoLeffe (loan) | caps7 = 29 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2010–2012 | clubs8 = Grosseto | caps8 = 73 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2013–2018 | clubs9 = Foggia | caps9 = 94 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2016–2017 | clubs10 = → Gubbio (loan) | caps10 = 14 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2017 | clubs11 = → Teramo (loan) | caps11 = 18 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2017–2018 | clubs12 = → Sicula Leonzio (loan) | caps12 = 36 | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2018–2019 | clubs13 = Sicula Leonzio | caps13 = 16 | goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2019–2023 | clubs14 = Modena | caps14 = 8 | goals14 = 0

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Antonio Narciso (born 1 October 1980) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.{{Soccerway|antonio-narciso/18402}}

Career

After spending his early career as a backup keeper for Bari, with whom he made his Serie A debut on 22 April 2011 against Bologna, and successively as a regular for a number of minor league teams, Narciso joined Modena in 2005 as Giorgio Frezzolini's backup. He then moved on loan to AlbinoLeffe in 2008 to replace Federico Marchetti, who was loaned to Cagliari, then becoming a first choice for the club.

During the 2010 summer transfer market window he moved to Grosseto.

Narciso was involved in the 2011–12 Italian football match-fixing scandal.{{cite web | url=https://forzaitalianfootball.com/2012/05/teams-named-in-italian-football-match-fixing-probe/ | title=Teams Named In Italian Football Match Fixing Probe | date=9 May 2012 | website=forzaitalianfootball.com | accessdate=6 July 2021}} On 16 February 2012 he was investigated by the Cremona prosecutor,{{cite news |title=Rai Sport - Calcioscommesse - Venti mesi a Conteh |url=https://www.rai.it/dl/raisport/Articoli/ContentItem-01570981-6758-4cba-9d10-2b0fddc9ff47.html?refresh_ce |work=RAI |date=31 May 2012 |language=it}} while on 9 May 2012 he was referred to the Italian Football Federation prosecutor.{{cite web |title=Calcioscommesse, l'inchiesta va avanti: 41 indagati |url=https://www.traniviva.it/notizie/calcioscommesse-l-inchiesta-va-avanti-41-indagati/ |website=TraniViva |language=it |date=17 February 2012}} On 31 May 2012, his plea deal was accepted and he was banned for 1 year and 3 months.{{cite news |title=Calcioscommesse: ecco tutti i deferimenti del procuratore Figc Stefano Palazzi |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2012/05/09/calcioscommesse-ecco-tutti-deferimenti-procuratore-figc-stefano-palazzi/223908/ |work=Il Fatto Quotidiano |date=9 May 2012 |language=it-IT}}

On 3 September 2013, Narciso joined Foggia on a free transfer.{{cite news|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/?action=read&idtmw=481242|title=Foggia, Narciso ha firmato|publisher=tuttomercatoweb|date=3 September 2013}}

After playing for Sicula Leonzio in Serie C on loan in the 2017–18 season, he rejoined the club on a permanent basis on 18 July 2018 on a one-year deal.{{cite web|publisher=Sicula Leonzio|url=http://siculaleonzio.it/antonio-narciso-torna-alla-sicula-leonzio/|title=Antonio Narciso torna alla Sicula Leonzio|date=18 July 2018|language=Italian}}

For the 2019–20 season, he returned to Modena.{{cite press release|publisher=Modena|url=https://modenacalcio.com/i-21-calciatori-presenti-al-raduno-di-oggi/|title=I 21 CALCIATORI PRESENTI AL RADUNO DI OGGI|date=16 July 2019|language=Italian}}