Luigi Sala
{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| fullname = Luigi Sala
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|2|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mariano Comense, Italy
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| position = Defender
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| years1 = 1992–1995
| years2 = 1995–1998
| years3 = 1998–2001
| years4 = 2001–2005
| years5 = 2003–2004
| years6 = 2005–2008
| years7 = 2008–2009
| years8 = 2009–2011
| clubs1 = Como
| clubs2 = Bari
| clubs3 = AC Milan
| clubs4 = Atalanta
| clubs5 = → Chievo (loan)
| clubs6 = Sampdoria
| clubs7 = Udinese
| clubs8 = AlbinoLeffe
| caps1 = 60
| caps2 = 89
| caps3 = 57
| caps4 = 90
| caps5 = 17
| caps6 = 73
| caps7 = 2
| caps8 = 59
| goals1 = 1
| goals2 = 4
| goals3 = 1
| goals4 = 10
| goals5 = 2
| goals6 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 5
| totalcaps = 447 | totalgoals = 24
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Luigi Sala (born 21 February 1974) is a former Italian football defender. He played as a central defender.
Club career
In June 2001, Sala was sold to Atalanta for 7 billion lire, along with Gianni Comandini (30 billion) and Luca Saudati (18 billion), as part of Cristian Zenoni and Massimo Donati's deal to Milan, for 60 billion Italian lire.{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2001/giugno/30/Comandini_Sala_Dabo_Atalanta_grande_ga_0_0106305614.shtml|title=Comandini, Sala, Dabo: l' Atalanta si fa grande|date=2001-06-30|accessdate=2010-04-27|author=Pietro Serina|language=Italian|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport}}
In 2002–03 season, he was the first choice and partnered with Cesare Natali.
In December 2002, Sala was injured and rested one month.{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=45052.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023110725/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ita/news/newsid=45052.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2012|title=Sala on the sidelines|date=2002-12-03|access-date=2010-04-27|publisher=UEFA}} He returned to field on 6 January, a rescheduled round 13 match against Torino.
In June 2005, he was signed by Sampdoria.{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01aa-0e6ce6e1ac4f-da9e4cdae5c9-1000--borriello-boost-for-sampdoria/|title=Borriello boost for Sampdoria|date=2005-06-21|access-date=2010-04-27|publisher=UEFA}}
In August 2008, he was signed by Udinese on free transfer.{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01d0-0e6fb1d52fea-113564e22b4b-1000--udinese-add-experience-with-sala/|title=Udinese add experience with Sala|date=2008-08-24|access-date=2010-04-27|publisher=UEFA}}
He signed a two-year contract with AlbinoLeffe in 2009.
In 2010–11 season, he changed his shirt number from 26 to 21.{{cite news|url=http://www.albinoleffe.com/societa/archivio-news/1819-assegnati-i-numeri-di-maglia-della-stagione-201011.html|title=Assegnati i numeri di maglia della stagione 2010/11 |work=UC AlbinoLeffe|publisher=albinoleffe.com |date=12 August 2010|accessdate=13 August 2010}}
=Italian football scandal=
Sala was banned 2 year after a plea bargain on 1 August 2012 due to involvement in 2011–12 Italian football scandal. He was questioned by the prosecutor on 8 March 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/31229/2012/03/News.shtml|title=SCOMMESSE. IL CALENDARIO DELLE AUDIZIONI AGGIORNATO A GIOVEDÌ 15 MARZO|date=7 March 2012|accessdate=3 August 2012|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}}
Honours
References
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External links
- {{in lang|it}} [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1449 Luigi Sala] at FIGC.it
- {{in lang|it}} [http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Sala_Luigi Player profile]
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Category:Footballers from the Province of Como
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:AC ChievoVerona players