Federico Cossato

{{short description|Italian former footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{more footnotes needed|date=September 2009}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Federico Cossato

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|8|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Verona, Italy

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1991–1992

| youthyears2 = 1992–1995

| youthclubs1 = Avesa

| youthclubs2 = Lugagnano

| years1 = 1995–1996

| years2 = 1996–1997

| years3 = 1997–2008

| clubs1 = Valdagno

| clubs2 = Brescello

| clubs3 = Chievo

| caps1 = 32

| caps2 = 26

| caps3 = 239

| goals1 = 6

| goals2 = 7

| goals3 = 48

| pcupdate =

}}

Federico Cossato (born 7 August 1972) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward. He is the brother of fellow former footballer Michele Cossato.

Cossato started his career at Serie D clubs, he then played for Valdagno at Serie C2 and Brescello at Serie C1. in mid-1997 he joined Chievo, which he played until 2008.

During mid-2005, he made a transfer request,{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2005/luglio/10/Dal_cilindro_del_Chievo_esce_ga_10_0507102292.shtml|title=Dal cilindro del Chievo esce Fontana|date=2005-07-10|accessdate=2009-09-05|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=Italian}} partially due to the rise of Amauri and Simone Tiribocchi. He played 4 Serie A matches that season as the team have Amauri, Tiribocchi and Sergio Pellissier. In 2006–07 season, he club had Victor Obinna, Erjon Bogdani Cossato often played as substitute. In 2007–08 season, he stayed with the club at Serie B to win Serie A return in 1 seasons. In mid-2008 he left for Domegliara at Serie D.