Luca Anania

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| name = Luca Anania

| image =

| fullname = Luca Anania

| height = 1.83 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|6|21|df=y}}

| birth_place = Milan, Italy

| position = Goalkeeper

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| youthclubs1 = Internazionale

| years1 = 1999–2000 | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Internazionale

| years2 = 1999–2000 | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = → Lecco (loan)

| years3 = 2000–2002 | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Pro Sesto

| years4 = 2002 | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = → Pro Vercelli (loan)

| years5 = 2002–2004 | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = Avellino

| years6 = 2004–2007 | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Lecce

| years7 = 2005–2006 | caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = → Catanzaro (loan)

| years8 = 2006–2007 | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = → Grosseto (loan)

| years9 = 2007 | caps9 = 13 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = → Pavia (loan)

| years10 = 2007–2011 | caps10 = 80 | goals10 = 0 | clubs10 = Pro Patria

| years11 = 2009–2010 | caps11 = 30 | goals11 = 0 | clubs11 = → Ravenna (loan)

| years12 = 2011–2012 | caps12 = 35 | goals12 = 0 | clubs12 = Pescara

| years13 = 2012–2013 | caps13 = 19 | goals13 = 0 | clubs13 = Padova

| years14 = 2013–2014 | caps14 = 3 | goals14 = 0 | clubs14 = Livorno

| years15 = 2014 | caps15 = 6 | goals15 = 0 | clubs15 = Catania

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Luca Anania (born 21 June 1980 in Milan) is a retired Italian goalkeeper.

Career

Anania started his career at hometown giant Internazionale. He was loaned to Serie C1 side Lecco then sold to Serie C2 side Pro Sesto along with Marco D'Adda in co-ownership, for a peppercorn of 1 million lire (€516).FC Internazionale Milano SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2001 {{in lang|it}}, [http://www.registroimprese.it PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.] {{in lang|it}}{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=168&L=it|title= CON MARIO CORSO, 4 GIOVANI ALL'AREZZO |date=14 July 2000|accessdate=21 June 2010|work=FC Internazionale Milano|language=Italian}} In June 2001, Pro Sesto acquired D'Adda outright and renewed the co-ownership deal of Anania.{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=3270&L=it|title= ACQUISTI E CESSIONI CONCLUSI ALLA VIGILIA DELLE "COMPROPRIETA'" |date=27 June 2001|accessdate=21 June 2010|work=FC Internazionale Milano|language=Italian}} Anania remained in Sesto San Giovanni for first half of the season, joined along with Alonso Piola who loaned to the club from Inter in September. But after nil league appearance, he left for Pro Vercelli on loan, which is his first club outside Lombardy region. In June 2002, Anania was bought back by Inter and sold to Avellino in another co-ownership deal, and sent other players to Pro Sesto. He worked as the backup of Domenico Cecere. In June 2003, he was signed outright by Serie C1 Group B champion.{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=9339&L=en|title= TRANSFER MARKET: CO-OWNERSHIP ISSUES RESOLVED |date=25 June 2003|accessdate=21 June 2010|work=FC Internazionale Milano}} After played 9 league matches for Avellino at Serie B, he was signed by Serie A side Lecce in July 2004 where he worked as the understudy of Vincenzo Sicignano and made his Serie A debut on the opening match against Atalanta, replaced Sicignano in the 61st minutes. The match ended in 2–2 draw after Valeri Bojinov scored the equalized goal in the 76th minutes. After the club signed Francesco Benussi, Anania joined Serie B side Catanzaro{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=13905|title=Lecce: Anania va al Catanzaro|date=9 September 2005|accessdate=21 June 2010|work=Tutto Mercato Web|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614034013/http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=13905|archivedate=14 June 2012}} but the club went bankrupt at the end of season.

In 2006–07 season he joined Serie C1 side Grosseto{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=33161|title=Lecce, ceduti Rizzo, Giorgetti e Anania|date=7 July 2006|accessdate=21 June 2010|work=Tutto Mercato Web|language=Italian}} and competed with Angelo Pagotto for first choice. On 1 February 2007 he left for Pavia along with midfielder Manuel Scalise{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=50061|title=UFFICIALE: Anania al Pavia|date=30 January 2007|accessdate=21 June 2010|work=Tutto Mercato Web|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614034148/http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=50061|archivedate=14 June 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.paviacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=361&Itemid=109|title= Terminato il mercato di gennaio |date=1 February 2007|accessdate=21 June 2010|work=AC Pavia|language=Italian}} and Pagotto to Crotone after the club signed keeper Salvatore Pinna.

In 2007–08 season he joined Serie C1 side Pro Patria from Lecce.{{cite web |url=http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/visti/TRASFpagina90.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-05-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120804112431/http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/visti/TRASFpagina90.html |archivedate=4 August 2012 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=67156|title=UFFICIALE: il portiere Anania alla Pro Patria|date=12 July 2007|accessdate=21 June 2010|work=Tutto Mercato Web|language=Italian}} He was the regular of the team and entered the promotion playoffs in 2009. But all 4 playoffs were played by his understudy Marco Giambruno and lost to Padova in the final return leg.

After the club signed Nicholas Caglioni, on 1 August 2009, Anania left for fellow third division club Ravenna{{cite news|url=http://www.ravennacalcio.com/cgi-bin/_ra/cercacom.cgi?action=open&id=10912|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715160310/http://www.ravennacalcio.com/cgi-bin/_ra/cercacom.cgi?action=open&id=10912|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2011|title=E' ufficiale l'arrivo di Luca Anania|date=1 August 2009|accessdate=21 June 2010|work=Ravenna Calcio|language=Italian|quote=Il Ravenna Calcio comunica di aver perfezionato questa mattina la pratica per il tesseramento del calciatore Luca Anania. Il portiere, arriva con la formula del prestito, ha già sostenuto il primo allenamento con i suoi nuovi compagni nel ritiro di Riolo Terme, ma non è disponibile contro il Giulianova.|first=Enrico|last=Marinò}} which also played in 2008–09 season promotion playoffs but lost to Padova in first round/semi-final. And Ravenna also moved from Group A to Group B by Lega Pro. Anania was the regular for the Emilia–Romagna side but both Ravenna and Pro Patria were slipped to relegation zone and eventually Pro Patria relegated.