Gaetano D'Agostino
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gaetano D'Agostino | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Palermo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1998 | Palermo | ||
| 1998–2000 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Roma | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Bari | 63 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Roma | 22 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Messina | 42 | (5) |
| 2006–2010 | Udinese | 114 | (12) |
| 2010–2011 | Fiorentina | 20 | (5) |
| 2011–2014 | Siena | 40 | (7) |
| 2013 | → Pescara (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2014 | Fidelis Andria | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Benevento | 17 | (1) |
| 2015– | Lupa Roma | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998 | Italy U-16 | 7 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Italy U-17 | 15 | (6) |
| 1999–2001 | Italy U-19 | 10 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Italy U-21 | 17 | (4) |
| 2009 | Italy | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2009 |
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Gaetano D'Agostino (born 3 June 1982) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder. Usually a playmaker, D'Agostino is best known for his incisive passing. He is currently playing for Lega Pro club Lupa Roma.
He was brought up in the Palermo youth system, in Roma youth system only for two seasons because he was progressing enormously and, in 2001, went to Bari with co-ownership rights as part of the deal that brought Antonio Cassano to Roma. He was tagged for 5 billion Italian lire for 50% of the rights He then came back to Roma for €1,291,142 and signed a new 3-year contract in June 2003 in but did not figure much.
In January 2005 he was loaned to Messina on loan with option to sign in co-ownership deal for €750,000. In ½seasons at Messina, he made 42 appearances and scored 4 goals, being instrumental for the club's impressive performances in the Serie A league, including a seventh place in 2004–05, the best top flight placement in Messina history.
In June 2006 Messina bought remain rights for €60.000.
On 7 July 2006 he was bought by Udinese for a reported €1.2M, where he firmly established himself as a regular, also achieving a place in the Italian national team during his stay with the Friuli-based side. He made sensational performances during the 2008–2009 Serie A season.
On 3 June 2010, he was sold to ACF Fiorentina for a reported fee between €9 and 10 million.La Viola later announced they signed him in a co-ownership deal, for €5.75 million. He made his debut on 29 August 2010, scoring Fiorentina's only goal in a 1–1 draw at home against Napoli.
After the injury of Riccardo Montolivo, D'Agostino partnered with Marco Donadel as the central midfielders.
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