Matteo Guardalben

{{short description|Italian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Matteo Guardalben | image = Guardalben.JPG | height = 1.88 m | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|6|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Nogara]], Italy | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = 1991–1994 | youthclubs1 = [[Hellas Verona FC|Verona]] | years1 = 1994–1997 | caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = [[Hellas Verona FC|Verona]] | years2 = 1994–1995 | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = → [[US Massese 1919|Massese]] (loan) | years3 = 1997–2001 | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = [[Parma AC|Parma]] | years4 = 2001–2004 | caps4 = 80 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]] | years5 = 2004–2006 | caps5 = 43 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = [[US Città di Palermo|Palermo]] | years6 = 2006 | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = → [[Parma AC|Parma]] (loan) | years7 = 2006–2008 | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = [[Vicenza Calcio|Vicenza]] | years8 = 2008–2009 | caps8 = 25 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = [[Treviso FBC 1993|Treviso]] | years9 = 2009–2010 | caps9 = 0 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] | years10 = 2010–2012 | caps10 = 17 | goals10 = 0 | clubs10 = [[Modena FC|Modena]] | totalcaps = 244 | totalgoals = 0 }} '''Matteo Guardalben''' (born 5 June 1974) is an Italian former professional [[association football|football]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].

==Club career== Guardalben was born in [[Nogara]], [[Province of Verona]]. After five seasons with Parma, Guardalben (along with [[Nicola Mora]] and [[Matuzalém]]) joined [[Piacenza Calcio|Piacenza]] in a [[co-ownership (football)|co-ownership]] deal. Half of Guardalben's rights was valued for 3 billion [[Italian lira|lire]].<ref>Parma AC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2002 {{in lang|it}}</ref>

Guardalben was exchanged with [[Cristiano Lupatelli]] in January 2006.

Guardalben signed a three-year contract with [[Vicenza Calcio|Vicenza]] of Serie B in July 2006,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=5459 |title=Guardalben ceduto al Vicenza |date=13 July 2006 |accessdate=13 September 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405212644/http://www.palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=5459 |archivedate=5 April 2012 |url-status=dead |work=US Città di Palermo |language=Italian }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vicenza.com/mx_op-nwminiportal_id-1643_opt-1520896_cat-3049001001.shtml |title=Matteo Guardalben in biancorosso |date=13 July 2006 |accessdate=18 March 2010 |work=Vicenza Calcio |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515233423/http://www.vicenza.com/mx_op-nwminiportal_id-1643_opt-1520896_cat-3049001001.shtml |archivedate=15 May 2008 }}</ref> as [[Adriano Zancopè]]'s backup, but he was injured in October<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vicenza.com/mx_op-nwminiportal_id-1643_opt-1521067_cat-3049001001.shtml|title=Aggiornamento condizioni Matteo Guardalben|date=15 October 2006|accessdate=18 June 2009|publisher=vicenza.com|language=Italian|archive-date=28 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328182927/http://www.vicenza.com/mx_op-nwminiportal_id-1643_opt-1521067_cat-3049001001.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> and back to squad in May 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vicenza.com/mx_op-nwminiportal_id-1643_opt-1521393_cat-3049001001.shtml|title=Bentornato Matteo Guardalben!|date=7 May 2007|accessdate=18 June 2009|publisher=vicenza.com|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802124957/http://www.vicenza.com/mx_op-nwminiportal_id-1643_opt-1521393_cat-3049001001.shtml|archivedate=2 August 2009}}</ref>

In the next season, he became the first choice since November 2007, until February 2008 the arrival of [[Marco Fortin]].

In summer 2009, he was signed by Serie A club [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] as third-choice keeper, and never played a single game during his stay with the ''blucerchiati''. In July 2010 he was signed by Serie B club [[Modena FC|Modena]] in a free transfer.

==International career== In 2005, Guardalben was called up three times by the [[Italy national football team]], all as unused [[Substitute (football)|substitute]].

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060711185513/http://www.ilpalermocalcio.it/it/prima/scheda.jsp?id=1642 ilpalermocalcio.it]

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