Tomas Locatelli
FullnameTomas Locatelli
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Birth date9 June 1976 (age 50)
Birth placeBergamo, Italy
PositionMidfielder
Youthyears 11992–1994
Youthclubs 1Atalanta
Years 11994–1995
Years 21995–1997
Years 31997–2000
Years 42000–2005
Years 52005–2008
Years 62008–2010
Years 72010–2011
Years 82012
Clubs 1Atalanta
Clubs 2Milan
Clubs 3Udinese
Clubs 4Bologna
Clubs 5Siena
Clubs 6Mantova
Clubs 7SPAL
Clubs 8Arezzo
Caps 133
Caps 210
Caps 393
Caps 4111
Caps 572
Caps 652
Caps 710
Goals 11
Goals 20
Goals 38
Goals 417
Goals 59
Goals 67
Goals 70
Nationalyears 11994–1997
Nationalyears 21999–2000
Nationalteam 1Italy U21
Nationalteam 2Italy
Nationalcaps 110
Nationalcaps 22
Nationalgoals 11
Nationalgoals 20

Tomas Locatelli (ˈtɔːmaz lokaˈtɛlli; born 9 June 1976) is an Italian former footballer who usually played as a playmaking attacking midfielder behind the forwards; he was also capable of playing as a central midfielder.

Club career

Locatelli played over 200 matches in Serie A. After being a member of the club's youth side, he started his professional career at native club Atalanta in 1993 and made his Serie A debut against Udinese, on 2 April 1994. He moved to AC Milan in 1995, spending two seasons with the club making 10 league appearances, also winning the 1995–96 Serie A title. During his time with the club, he made his European debut in the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, also scoring a goal in a 4–2 home win over Göteborg on 30 October 1996.[1][2] In 1997, he moved to Udinese, and in 2000 he moved to Bologna, where he remained for five seasons. He signed with AC Siena after Bologna were relegated to Serie B in 2005.[3][4]

During the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, he played for Serie B club Mantova. In the 2010–11 season, he played for SPAL in Lega Pro Prima Divisione. Since 31 March 2012 he has played for Arezzo in Serie D.[3][4]

He was banned 2 years for involvement in 2011–12 Italian football scandal on 18 June 2012.[5][6]

International career

Locatelli has made 10 appearances for the Italy national under-21 football team, scoring one goal. He has also made 2 appearances for the senior Italy national football team, making his national team debut on 13 November 1999, in a 3–1 friendly home defeat to Belgium, in Lecce.[7][8]

Trivia

Due to having several commonalities with Manuel Locatelli, such as birthplace and the experience of playing for both Atalanta and AC Milan, he was mistakenly thought to be the player's father by a number of pundits. However, he has later stated that there are no family ties between him and Manuel.[9]

Honours

Milan[1]

References

  1. ^ "Tomas Locatelli" (in Italian). Magliarossonera. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Live: A.C. Milan vs. IFK Göteborg (4–2)". Eurosport. 30 October 1996. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Tomas Locatelli" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. ^ Matteo Bursi (24 March 2011). "Tomas Locatelli" (in Italian). Tutto Mantova. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Atto di deferimento della Procura federale" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Palazzi chiede il -6 per il Novara" [Palazzi asks for a 6-point deduction for Novara] (in Italian). Sport, Mediaset. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Affonda l'Italia sperimentale Il Belgio vince largo: 3-1" [The experimental Italian side sinks Belgium wins by large margin: 3–1] (in Italian). La Repubblica. 13 November 1999. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Locatelli, Tomas" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  9. ^ Thomas Rolfi (10 June 2016). "T. Locatelli a MC: "Mi chiedono se Manuel sia mio figlio. Trequartista? Lo metterei in qualsiasi squadra, Milan compreso"" (in Italian). www.MilanNews.it. Retrieved 11 August 2017.