Marco Costantino
{{short description|Italian football goalkeeper|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marco Costantino
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|5|8}}
| birth_place = Cento, Italy
| height = 1.92 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2004–2010
| youthclubs1 = SPAL
| youthyears2 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs2 = → Sampdoria (loan)
| youthyears3 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs3 = Juventus
| years1 = 2010–2013 | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Juventus
| years2 = 2011–2012 | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = → Latina (loan)
| years3 = 2012 | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = → SPAL (loan)
| years4 = 2012–2013 | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = → VdA Saint-Christophe (loan)
| years5 = 2013–2017 | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = Modena
| years6 = 2014–2015 | caps6 = 2 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = → Sassari Torres (loan)
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| club-update = 30 July 2017
}}
Marco Costantino (born 8 May 1991) is an Italian former football goalkeeper.
Club career
=Youth career=
Costantino began his youth career with SPAL 1907, and remained with the central Italian club's junior squad until July 2009, when he was transferred to Serie A side U.C. Sampdoria's youth side.{{cite news|url=http://www.sampdoria.it/news/chi-e-marco-costantino-nuovo-portierino-blucerchiato.html |title=Chi è Marco Costantino, nuovo portierino blucerchiato |date=14 July 2009 |accessdate=1 October 2011 |work=UC Sampdoria |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721115702/http://www.sampdoria.it/news/chi-e-marco-costantino-nuovo-portierino-blucerchiato.html |archivedate=21 July 2012 }}
=Juventus=
Following the appointment of the new board and staff at Juventus at the conclusion of the 2009–10 season, Costantino was one of many new faces brought to Turin. He was signed for about €170,000 in five-year contract.http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/myconnect/c74c784c-da0f-4894-acff-36a25db908cb/Relazione+finanziara+semestrale+DEFINITIVA+ENG.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=c74c784c-da0f-4894-acff-36a25db908cb{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Ex-Sampdoria head coach Luigi Delneri and sports director Giuseppe Marotta were appointed as the same positions in Juve and played a role in bringing the youngster to Turin. He joined Juventus in order to strengthen the Primavera team but was immediately promoted to the senior squad as their no.1 Italian international Gianluigi Buffon was injured for several months. He was registered in Juventus's 24-men UEFA Europa League first team squad (list A) as the fourth keeper, behind Gianluigi Buffon, former Sampdoria teammate, Marco Storari and Austrian international, Alex Manninger.{{cite news|url=http://www.juventus.com/site/eng/NEWS_newschampionsleague_044B7FE4507F4E5F85E1B2C6E31A0FBF.asp |title=The UEFA list for the Europa League group phase |date=1 September 2010 |accessdate=3 September 2010 |work=Juventus FC |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907171515/http://www.juventus.com/site/eng/NEWS_newschampionsleague_044B7FE4507F4E5F85E1B2C6E31A0FBF.asp |archivedate=7 September 2010 }} Juventus also registered young Primavera player Marco Bonassi in B list in qualifying and playoffs phase,{{cite news|url=http://www.juventus.com/wps/portal/en/news/2010/7/news_newschampionsleague_3c7ec382e7ab436d9a82fede4748f75b.asp|title= The UEFA list for the Europa League preliminaries |date=23 July 2010|accessdate=1 October 2011|work=Juventus FC}} but soon left the club on loan. Costantino played most of the games for the "Primavera Squadra".{{Cite web |url=http://www.fullsoccer.eu/giocatori.php?giocatore=COSTANTINO%20Marco |title=Fullsoccer.eu statistics |access-date=1 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403225232/http://www.fullsoccer.eu/giocatori.php?giocatore=COSTANTINO%20Marco |archive-date=3 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}
=Loan Deals=
In July 2011 Marco Costantino was loaned to Latina. He made his debut in 2011–12 Coppa Italia,{{cite news|url=http://www.sportlatina.it/calcio/lega-pro/item/2309-laquila-passa-a-latina-addio-tim-cup|title=L'Aquila passa a Latina, addio Tim Cup|date=7 August 2011|accessdate=1 October 2011|work=Sport Latina|language=Italian|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218212545/http://www.sportlatina.it/calcio/lega-pro/item/2309-laquila-passa-a-latina-addio-tim-cup|archive-date=18 February 2013|url-status=dead}} however he spent most of the time as the backup of Fernando Martinuzzi. In January 2012, he returned to Juventus and was loaned to former club, SPAL 1907, where he served as a back-up for Luca Capecchi. He again returned to Juventus on 30 June 2012, before being loaned out once more to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione outfit, VdA Saint-Christophe on 30 August 2012. With the fourth division squad, Costantino made 8 league appearances, serving much of the season as a back-up to Pierluigi Frattali.
=Modena=
On 20 June 2013, Costantino officially completed a permanent transfer to Serie B side for around €244,000 (residual contract value of €92,000{{cite web|url=http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/1ef55ed1-99f4-4c9c-8010-db678fe04f5a/Relazione+finanziaria+annuale+al+30+giugno+2013+definitivo+inglese.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=1ef55ed1-99f4-4c9c-8010-db678fe04f5a|title=Annual Financial Report 30 June 2013|date=4 December 2013|accessdate=31 May 2015|publisher=Juventus FC}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} plus profit €152,000{{cite web|url=http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/a72adffb-4c61-4419-8683-dcada96ba2d4/Relazione+finanziaria+annuale+30_06_2014+eng.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=a72adffb-4c61-4419-8683-dcada96ba2d4|title=Annual Financial Report 30 June 2014|date=21 November 2014|accessdate=31 May 2015|publisher=Juventus FC|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218130739/http://www.juventus.com/wps/wcm/connect/a72adffb-4c61-4419-8683-dcada96ba2d4/Relazione+finanziaria+annuale+30_06_2014+eng.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=a72adffb-4c61-4419-8683-dcada96ba2d4|archivedate=18 February 2015}}), Modena F.C. after a deal was reached with Juventus. The transfer was part of the negotiation the took Nazzareno Belfasti back to Juventus on a permanent basis following his co-ownership deal.
International career
Costantino received some call-ups to Italian youth teams{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/22061/2009/08/News.shtml|title=Under 19, da domenica stage a Roma in vista delle amichevoli autunnali|date=27 August 2009|accessdate=3 September 2010|work=FIGC|location=Rome|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825225235/http://www.figc.it/it/204/22061/2009/08/News.shtml|archive-date=25 August 2012|url-status=dead}} but never made a debut.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120509213259/http://www.sampdoria.it/squadra/primavera-2009-2010/costantino-marco.html Sampdoria 2009–10 profile] {{in lang|it}}
- {{Soccerway|marco-costantino/138352}}
- [http://www.4-traders.com/JUVENTUS-FOOTBALL-CLUB-SP-95660/news/Juventus-Football-Club-SpA-Co-ownership-deadline-day-dealings-17036418/]
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Category:Footballers from the Province of Ferrara
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Italian men's footballers