Salvatore Gambino

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.

Salvatore Gambino
Gambino with 1. FC Köln in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-11-27) 27 November 1983
Place of birth Hagen, West Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, striker
Youth career
1996–2002 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Borussia Dortmund 45 (5)
2006–2008 1. FC Köln 21 (2)
2008–2009 TuS Koblenz 2 (0)
2009 Kongsvinger IL
2010–2012 Trapani Calcio 35 (10)
2012 Gubbio
2012–2014 Trapani Calcio 49 (4)
2014–2015 Grosseto 20 (1)
2015–2020 Westfalia Rhynern 127 (30)
Managerial career
2019–2020 Westfalia Rhynern (assistant)
2020 Rot Weiss Ahlen (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

References
  1. "Salvatore Gambino". Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  2. "Scheda anagrafica di Salvatore Gambino" [Profile of Salvatore Gambino]. AIC.football.it (in Italian).
  3. Sporkert, Cedric (23 October 2015). "Rhynern gelingt gegen Stadtlohn Befreiungsschlag" (in German). Westfälischer Anzeiger. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  4. Nitsche, Thomas (21 July 2020). "Neuer Job in Werl: Das macht Ex-BVB-Fußball-Profi Salvatore Gambino heute". Soester Anzeiger (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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