Luigi Sala | |
Fullname: | Luigi Sala |
Height: | 1.88 m[1] |
Birth Date: | 21 February 1974 |
Birth Place: | Mariano Comense, Italy |
Position: | Defender |
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 |
Luigi Sala (born 21 February 1974) is a former Italian football defender. He played as a central defender.
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.[2]
In 2002–03 season, he was the first choice and partnered with Cesare Natali.
In December 2002, Sala was injured and rested one month.[3] He returned to field on 6 January, a rescheduled round 13 match against Torino.
In June 2005, he was signed by Sampdoria.[4]
In August 2008, he was signed by Udinese on free transfer.[5]
He signed a two-year contract with AlbinoLeffe in 2009.
In 2010–11 season, he changed his shirt number from 26 to 21.[6]
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.[7]