Andrea Zanchetta

Italian footballer

Andrea Zanchetta
Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-02-02) 2 February 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Gaglianico, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Inter U18 (manager)
Youth career
	Internazionale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Internazionale	2	(0)
1995–1997	Foggia	57	(7)
1997–2007	Chievo	170	(20)
2000–2001	→ Reggina (co-ownership)	24	(5)
2001–2003	→ Vicenza (co-ownership)	56	(6)
2007–2009	Lecce	76	(9)
2009–2011	Cremonese	34	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrea Zanchetta (born 2 February 1975) is a former Italian footballer and current football manager for Inter U18.

Club career

Internazionale

Born in Gaglianico, Piedmont, Zanchetta started his professional career at Internazionale. After working his way through the club's youth ranks, he made his first team debut in the Italian Serie A on 23 October 1994 against U.S. Foggia. That season he played twice for Inter, both against Foggia.

Ahead of the 1995–96 Serie A season, he left for Foggia in a co-ownership deal. Zanchetta proved to me a mainstay in the line-up at his new club, making 57 league appearances in two seasons. After scoring 7 goals in his second season with the club, Inter bought back the full registration rights to Zanchetta and sold him permanently to Chievo shortly after.^[1]

Chievo

At Chievo he was one of the regular starter, and scored 8 goals in the first season.

Reggina & Vicenza

After almost relegated to Serie C1, Zanchetta secured a move to Serie A struggler Reggina in co-ownership deal. Zanchetta showed his talent in attack, scored 5 goals in his second Serie A season, in although Reggina was relegated. Co-currently, Chievo won Serie A promotion by finished third and bought back Zanchetta.

He played 2 league matches for Chievo in 2001-02 Serie A season.

In summer 2001, he swapped club with Fabio Firmani, and both club a co-owned the players.^[2] He collected 3 goals each in the two season with Vicenza at Serie B.

Chievo Return

In June 2003, Firmani and Zanchetta moved back to their original clubs. With Chievo, which he was awarded a new contract until June 2007 in March 2004 (along with Salvatore Lanna),^[3] he failed to become the regular starter but worked as a good backup player, for the team that had Mario Santana, Luciano, Franco Semioli and Victor Obinna in attack. He wore no.10 from 2004 to 2007, toke from Lorenzo D'Anna.

Due to 2006 Italian football scandal, Chievo qualified to 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, he played both legs as attacking midfielder role. He also played in 2006–07 UEFA Cup First Round both legs, as Chievo lost in 2-3 aggregate.

Lecce

In January 2007, he left for Lecce, in exchange with Giuseppe Cozzolino.^[4] In the first 1+1⁄2 seasons he was the regular starter, and won Serie A promotion in 2008, but faced relegation again in 2009.

Cremonese

In July 2009, he was transferred to Cremonese at Lega Pro Prima Divisione.^[5]

Personal life

Zanchetta is the father of the footballer Federico Zanchetta.^[6]

References

^ "il Ravenna a un passo da Colacone, D' Autilia a Foggia" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 25 June 1997. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
^ "Il Vicenza a Messina non va oltre il pari" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 1 October 2001. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
^ "New deals for Chievo duo". UEFA.com. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
^ "COZZOLINO AL CHIEVOVERONA, ZANCHETTA AL LECCE" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2010.^{[dead link]}
^ "Zanchetta e Nizzetto firmano per la Cremo" (in Italian). US Cremonese. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2010.^{[dead link]}
^ "Federico Zanchetta, esordio a San Siro per rinnovare la tradizione". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.