Salvatore Gambino Explained

Salvatore Gambino
Birth Date:27 November 1983
Birth Place:Hagen, West Germany
Height:1.76 m
Position:Midfielder, striker
Youthyears1:1996–2002
Youthclubs1:Borussia Dortmund
Years1:2002–2006
Clubs1:Borussia Dortmund
Caps1:45
Goals1:5
Years2:2006–2008
Clubs2:1. FC Köln
Caps2:21
Goals2:2
Years3:2008–2009
Clubs3:TuS Koblenz
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:2009
Clubs4:Kongsvinger IL
Years5:2010–2012
Clubs5:Trapani Calcio
Caps5:35
Goals5:10
Years6:2012
Clubs6:Gubbio
Years7:2012–2014
Clubs7:Trapani Calcio
Caps7:49
Goals7:4
Years8:2014–2015
Clubs8:Grosseto
Caps8:20
Goals8:1
Years9:2015–2020
Clubs9:Westfalia Rhynern
Caps9:127
Goals9:30
Manageryears1:2019–2020
Managerclubs1:Westfalia Rhynern (assistant)
Manageryears2:2020
Managerclubs2:Rot Weiss Ahlen (assistant)

Salvatore Gambino (born 27 November 1983) is an Italian-German[1] former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, but could play as a striker as well.

Career

Having joined Borussia Dortmund in 1996, Gambino played in the club's youth teams before being promoted to the reserve team. In the 2003–04 season he had 20 Bundesliga appearances with the first team. Struggling with injuries, Gambino managed ten league games in the 2004–05 season.

In summer 2006, Gambino transferred to 1. FC Köln. Two years later, in June 2008, he joined TuS Koblenz where he was released on 24 June 2009.

He signed for then-fourth tier Italian club Trapani in January 2011 playing only ten games with no goals. He was featured more regularly throughout the 2011–12 season, now in Lega Pro Prima Divisione appearing in 32 games and scoring nine goals.[2]

In October 2015, Gambino signed with German fifth-tier club Westfalia Rhynern.[3]

He retired at the end of the 2019–20 season.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Salvatore Gambino. 4 September 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100425055852/http://www.salvatore-gambino.de/ns/portrait/index.php. 25 April 2010.
  2. Web site: Scheda anagrafica di Salvatore Gambino . AIC.football.it . Italian . Profile of Salvatore Gambino .
  3. Web site: Sporkert. Cedric. Rhynern gelingt gegen Stadtlohn Befreiungsschlag. Westfälischer Anzeiger. 25 October 2015. German. 23 October 2015.
  4. News: Nitsche . Thomas . Neuer Job in Werl: Das macht Ex-BVB-Fußball-Profi Salvatore Gambino heute . 18 February 2021 . Soester Anzeiger . 21 July 2020 . de.