Giuseppe Aquino (footballer, born 1979)

Giuseppe Aquino (born 25 September 1979) is a German born Italian footballer.

Giuseppe Aquino
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-09-25) 25 September 1979
Place of birth Mainz, West Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Ascoli 9 (0)
1998–1999 Tolentino[1] 16 (8)
1999–2000 Imolese 22 (1)
2000–2001 Chieti 23 (10)
2001–2002 Ascoli 15 (1)
2002–2004 Chieti 43 (5)
2004–2005 Frosinone 43 (6)
2005–2009 Cavese 96 (29)
2009–2010 Potenza 13 (0)
2010–2011 Ancona 10 (4)
2011 Noto 4 (2)
2011–2012 Viterbese 6 (1)
Total 300 (67)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Mainz, West Germany, Aquino started his professional career at Marche club Ascoli. He moved to Serie D club (Italian top level of amateur football and the fifth division of the pyramid until 2014) Tolentino in October 1998. He was the player of Serie C2 club Imolese in 1999–2000 season. In October 2000 he joined fellow fourth division club Chieti. In 2001, he returned to Ascoli Piceno. In 2002, he returned to Chieti again in co-ownership deal. In January 2004 he joined Frosinone of Serie C1, with Ascoli retained 50% registration rights of Aquino. Frosinone acquired Aquino outright from Ascoli in June 2004.

In August 2005 he was signed by Serie C2 team Cavese in temporary deal.[2] Frosinone promoted to Serie B in 2006 as well as Cavese to Serie C1.

On 6 July 2006 Aquino and Pietro De Giorgio were sold to Cavese in co-ownership deals,[3] which Luigi Cipriani followed. In June 2008 Frosinone gave up the remain registration rights to Cavese.[4]

In 2009, he left for fellow Lega Pro Prima Divisione (ex–Serie C1) club Potenza. The club was excluded from professional football due to match-fixing in 2010. In 2010, he joined reborn Ancona in Eccellenza Marche. In January 2011 he joined Serie D club Noto. He retired after played his last season with Serie D club Viterbese.

Honours

References
  1. TuttoCalciatori profile (in Italian)
  2. "MERCATO: AQUINO IN PRESTITO ALLA CAVESE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 20 August 2005. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. "AQUINO E DE GIORGIO ALLA CAVESE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 6 July 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  4. "COMPROPRIETA', DEDIC TORNA A FROSINONE" (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
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