Massimo Albiero Explained

Massimo Albiero
Fullname:Massimo Albiero
Birth Date:18 May 1960
Position:Libero
Years1:1978–1981
Clubs1:SPAL
Caps1:82
Goals1:1
Youthclubs1:SPAL
Years2:1981
Clubs2:Como
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Clubs3:SPAL
Caps3:9
Years3:1981–1982
Goals3:0
Youthyears1:–1978
Height:1.85 m[1]
Years4:1982–1983
Clubs4:Avellino
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Years5:1983–1989
Clubs5:Como
Caps5:166
Goals5:8
Years6:1989–1990
Goals6:1
Years7:1990–1991
Clubs7:SPAL
Caps7:19
Goals7:4
Clubs8:Adriese
Caps8:7
Goals8:0
Years8:1994–1995
Clubs6:Padova
Caps6:24
Nationalyears1:1980–1981
Nationalteam1:Italy U21
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1994–1997
Managerclubs1:Adriese
Manageryears2:1998–1999
Managerclubs2:Monselice
Birth Place:Adria, Italy

Massimo Albiero (pronounced as /it/; born 18 May 1960) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Albiero began his professional career in the 1977–78 Serie C season for SPAL. He then played for the club for four seasons until 1981, making a total of 82 appearances in Serie B and Serie C, and scoring one goal In the 1981–82 season, Albiero had a brief first spell with Como, who competed in the top flight of Italian football. He then made his Serie A debut against Fiorentina on 13 September 1981.[2] In October, he returned to SPAL and played nine games for the remainder of the season.

After playing only two games in the second half of 1982–83 with Avellino, Albiero moved back to Como in the summer of 1983, contributing to their promotion to Serie A. He played for six seasons, five of them in Serie A. In this second spell, he played a total of 166 competitive games and scored eight goals. In the 198990 season after Como was relegated from Serie A, Albiero moved to Padova who also competed in Serie B and then returned to SPAL the following season. In his third period with SPAL he made 19 appearances and 4 goals before deciding to retire at the end of the 1994–95 season after playing for Adriese.

Throughout his career, he appeared in 136 matches and scored 7 goals in Serie A and 148 matches and scored 3 goals in Serie B.

International career

Albiero was called up to play with the Italy U21 national team in 1980. He made his debut on 13 February 1980 in a 0–1 defeat against the Soviet Union Olympic in Florence. He made a total 8 appearances for his country during that period.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Calciatori ‒ La raccolta completa Panini 1961-2012 . Panini . 4: (1987-1988) . 28 May 2012 . 31 . it.
  2. Web site: Mariani . Maurizio . 26 October 2000 . Italy Championship 1981/82 . 9 August 2024 . rsssf.org.