Gianluca Zavarise

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gianluca Zavarise

| image =

| fullname = Gianluca Zavarise

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|07|28|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

| height = {{Height|m=1.82}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2001–2003

| youthclubs1 = Roman Tulis

| youthyears2 = 2004–2005

| youthclubs2 = Vancouver Olympics

| years1 = 2005–2006

| clubs1 = Montebelluna

| caps1 = 13

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2007

| clubs2 = Belluno

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2008–2010

| clubs3 = VfL Bochum II

| caps3 = 31

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2010–2011

| clubs4 = Iraklis

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011

| clubs5 = Toronto FC

| caps5 = 14

| goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 67

| totalgoals = 7

| nationalyears1 = 2010

| nationalteam1 = Canada

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = October 22, 2011

| ntupdate =

}}

Gianluca Zavarise (born July 28, 1986) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Career

=Club career=

Zavarise began his career in Canada with Roman Tulis European Soccer School of Excellence and won the 2003 School Boy Award for the player of the season.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100326162448/http://www.romantulis.com/images/2007AnnualReportInColourReduced.pdf 2007 Annual Report] In 2004, he left the Roman Tulis European Soccer School of Excellence to sign for Vancouver Olympics.

After one year with Vancouver Olympics he was signed in July 2005 by Italian side Calcio Montebelluna.{{Cite web |url=http://www.interregionale.com/comunicati_ufficiali/Interregionale/ss0607/2006_043_11_10.pdf |title=Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio Lega Nazionale Dilettanti COMITATO INTERREGIONALE |access-date=2010-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713050219/http://www.interregionale.com/comunicati_ufficiali/Interregionale/ss0607/2006_043_11_10.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-13 |url-status=usurped }} He played for half a year for Calcio Montebelluna and was signed in February 2007 by Italian Serie D club AC Belluno 1905.[http://www.anbfutbol.com/canadian_pros.shtml canadian pros playing abroad - ANB Futbol Academy] He made his first senior appearances for AC Belluno 1905 in the 2007–08 Serie D season.[http://www.vfl-bochum.de/kickit/article.class.php?article_command=preview&pageid=47&areaid=4&lang=de&type=SPIELERVISI:2777 Gianluca Zavarise - VfL Bochum] He left Italy and his club AC Belluno 1905 after a half season on January 30, 2008, to sign with German club VfL Bochum II.{{Cite web |url=https://www.derwesten.de/sport/fussball/vfl/Nico-Michaty-schwaermt-von-Italo-Kanadier-id1513454.html |title=Gianluca Zavarise wird gegen Gladbach getestet |access-date=2017-08-28 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030237/http://www.derwesten.de/sport/fussball/vfl/nico-michaty-schwaermt-von-italo-kanadier-id1513454.html |url-status=dead }} On May 1, 2010 VfL Bochum confirmed that Zavarise had left the team at the end of the season.[http://www.amateurkick.de/regionalliga_west/Regionalliga-West-Einige-Spieler-gehen;art36,810 Amateurkick - Einige Spieler gehen] After the end of his contract with VfL Bochum II he joined Greek club Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C.[http://www.iraklis-fc.gr/shownews08.jsp;jsessionid=56E657ABE96A480B1CD69CE47DE6F709?newsCode=20100714182026595&CMCCode=9001&extLang=LG IRAKLIS F.C. signed Gianluca Zavarise]

On January 28, 2011 Toronto FC of Major League Soccer verified that Zavarise was one of three Canada national team trialists that were traveling to Turkey for preseason.[https://www.torontofc.ca/news/canadian-trialists-board torontofc.ca] Monsalve and Canadian Trialists On Board On March 11, 2011 Toronto officially announced the signing of Zavarise.{{cite news |title=Zavarise Signs with Toronto FC |url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/zavarise-signs-toronto-fc |publisher=Toronto FC |date=11 March 2011 |access-date=11 March 2011 |archive-date=14 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314065110/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/03/zavarise-signs-toronto-fc |url-status=live }} Zavarise made his debut for the team as a second half sub on March 19, 2011 against Vancouver Whitecaps, in which was the first all Canadian match-up in the league. Gianluca assisted Maicon Santos in the 74th minute, the game ended as a 4–2 away defeat for Toronto.{{cite news |title=Toronto Falls Short in Vancouver |url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-falls-short-vancouver |publisher=Toronto FC |date=19 March 2011 |access-date=20 March 2011 |archive-date=25 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225163253/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/03/toronto-falls-short-vancouver |url-status=live }}

Zavarise was waived by Toronto on November 23, 2011.{{cite web| url = http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/23/players-waived-teams-begin-shape-rosters-2012| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111126030158/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/23/players-waived-teams-begin-shape-rosters-2012| archive-date = 2011-11-26| title = Players waived as teams begin to shape rosters for 2012 {{!}} MLSsoccer.com}}

=International career=

Zavarise earned his first call-up for Canada on May 14, 2010 for the friendlies against Argentina on May 24, 2010 and Venezuela on May 29, 2010.[http://www.canadasoccer.com/news/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=4253 Canada announces rosters for South American trip] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924153106/http://canadasoccer.com/news/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=4253 |date=2010-09-24 }} He did not make an appearance against Argentina but did start in the 1–1 draw versus Venezuela.{{Cite web |url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/national/profile.asp?playerid=164 |title=CanadaSoccer.com - Gianluca Zavarise |access-date=2010-06-05 |archive-date=2010-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830135018/http://www.canadasoccer.com/players/national/profile.asp?playerid=164 |url-status=dead }}