Market value
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Rating · 99/00
5.6
Solid
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Treviso FBC 1993
top club · 109 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#352
goals rank
#356
assists rank
24
season goals
8
season assists
Among 414 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€900k
peak value · 2008
€100k
top transfer fee · 06/07
4
best season · 04/05
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int'l / penalties
581Appearances
24Goals
8Assists
105Yellow cards
3Red cards
258Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Marcello Cottafava |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1977-09-08 (48 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Genova, Italy |
| Citizenship |  Italy |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 184.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2016-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2016
Transfer: SPAL → Retired
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — SPAL 2013
28 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Latina Calcio → SPAL
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — US Latina Calcio, SPAL 2013
28 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — US Latina Calcio
45 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2012
Transfer: AS Gubbio → Latina Calcio
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — US Latina Calcio
36 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2011
Transfer: Without Club → AS Gubbio
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — AS Gubbio 1910
34 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
Transfer: Triestina → Without Club
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — US Triestina
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
09/10 — US Triestina
44 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2008
Transfer: Lecce → Triestina
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — US Triestina
39 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — US Lecce
35 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Treviso → Lecce
06/07 · Transfer · €100k
Jul 2006
06/07 — Treviso FBC 1993, US Lecce
34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Treviso FBC 1993
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Treviso FBC 1993
36 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2004
Transfer: Giulianova → Treviso
03/04 · Return from loan
Jan 2004
Transfer: Treviso → Giulianova
03/04 · Loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — Treviso FBC 1993, Giulianova Calcio
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Treviso FBC 1993
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Città di Lecco → Treviso
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Calcio Lecco 1912
25 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
Transfer: Carrarese → Lecco
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2000
00/01 — Carrarese Calcio 1908
28 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Carrarese Calcio 1908
32 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1998
98/99 — Carrarese Calcio 1908
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1998
Transfer: Saronno → Carrarese
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1997
97/98 — FBC Saronno 1910
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1997
Transfer: Sampdoria → Saronno
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1996
Transfer: Sampdoria U19 → Sampdoria
96/97 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €900k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 355 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.03/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.03/90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.09/90
Minutes played by club
Carrarese Calcio 1908
18.0%
FBC Saronno 1910
0.0%
SPAL 2013
11.5%
US Latina Calcio
11.2%
AS Gubbio 1910
6.5%
US Triestina
22.2%
US Lecce
11.3%
Treviso FBC 1993
10.2%
Giulianova Calcio
0.0%
Calcio Lecco 1912
9.1%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrarese Calcio 1908 | 3 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 4,172 |
| FBC Saronno 1910 | 1 | 97/98 | 97/98 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SPAL 2013 | 2 | 14/15 | 15/16 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 2,666 |
| US Latina Calcio | 3 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 94 | 5 | 3 | 2,608 |
| AS Gubbio 1910 | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1,514 |
| US Triestina | 3 | 08/09 | 10/11 | 103 | 3 | 1 | 5,158 |
| US Lecce | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 2,626 |
| Treviso FBC 1993 | 5 | 02/03 | 06/07 | 109 | 5 | 0 | 2,372 |
| Giulianova Calcio | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calcio Lecco 1912 | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2,105 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Serie C1 - A | Carrarese Calcio 1908 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2,880 |
| 98/99 | Serie C1 - A | Carrarese Calcio 1908 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Serie C1 - A | FBC Saronno 1910 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Coppa Lega Pro | SPAL 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Italy Cup | SPAL 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Lega Pro B | SPAL 2013 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2,000 |
| 15/16 | Supercoppa Lega | SPAL 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Italy Cup | US Latina Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Lega Pro B | SPAL 2013 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 666 |
| 14/15 | Serie B | US Latina Calcio | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Italy Cup | US Latina Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Serie B | US Latina Calcio | 40 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1,800 |
| 13/14 | Serie B Play-off | US Latina Calcio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Coppa Lega Pro | US Latina Calcio | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Lega Pro 1 - B | US Latina Calcio | 27 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 808 |
| 12/13 | PlayOff Lega Pro | US Latina Calcio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Serie B | AS Gubbio 1910 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1,514 |
| 10/11 | Serie B | US Triestina | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Italy Cup | US Triestina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Serie B | US Triestina | 38 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1,710 |
| 09/10 | Serie B Play-out | US Triestina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Serie B | US Triestina | 39 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3,448 |
| 07/08 | Italy Cup | US Lecce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Serie B | US Lecce | 33 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2,626 |
| 07/08 | Serie B Play-off | US Lecce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Italy Cup | Treviso FBC 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Serie B | Treviso FBC 1993 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Serie B | US Lecce | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Italy Cup | Treviso FBC 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Serie A | Treviso FBC 1993 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Italy Cup | Treviso FBC 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Serie B | Treviso FBC 1993 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 701 |
| 04/05 | Serie B Play-off | Treviso FBC 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Serie B | Treviso FBC 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Serie C1 - B | Giulianova Calcio | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Italy Cup | Treviso FBC 1993 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Serie C1 - A | Treviso FBC 1993 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,671 |
| 01/02 | Serie C1 - A | Calcio Lecco 1912 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2,105 |
| 00/01 | Playout C1 | Carrarese Calcio 1908 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 00/01 | Serie C1 - A | Carrarese Calcio 1908 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1,112 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | Sampdoria U19 | Sampdoria | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | Sampdoria | Saronno | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Saronno | Carrarese | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | Carrarese | Lecco | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Città di Lecco | Treviso | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-01 | Treviso | Giulianova | Loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-06-30 | Giulianova | Treviso | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | Treviso | Lecce | Transfer | 400000 | €100k |
| 08/09 | 2008-08-01 | Lecce | Triestina | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Triestina | Without Club | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-09-01 | Without Club | AS Gubbio | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-29 | AS Gubbio | Latina Calcio | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-14 | Latina Calcio | SPAL | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-07-01 | SPAL | Retired | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Rest | 2012-10-16 | 2012-10-18 | 3 | 1 |
Current€75k
Peak€900k
Low—
Δ since start+€75k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riccardo Brosco | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jefferson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Marco Crimi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Serie B | Treviso FBC 1993 | 4 | 32 |
| 12/13 | Lega Pro 1 - B | US Latina Calcio | 3 | 27 |
| 09/10 | Serie B | US Triestina | 2 | 38 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Serie B | US Latina Calcio | 2 | 40 |
| 01/02 | Serie C1 - A | Calcio Lecco 1912 | 1 | 25 |
| 09/10 | Serie B | US Triestina | 1 | 38 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2004-06-30 | Giulianova | Treviso | Return from loan | — | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-01 | Treviso | Giulianova | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 32 | 2,880 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 98/99 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 28 | 2,000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 14/15 | 28 | 666 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 13/14 | 45 | 1,800 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 12/13 | 36 | 808 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.11 |
| 11/12 | 34 | 1,514 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.42 |
| 10/11 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 44 | 1,710 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 08/09 | 39 | 3,448 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 07/08 | 35 | 2,626 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 06/07 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 36 | 701 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.77 |
| 03/04 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 25 | 1,671 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 01/02 | 25 | 2,105 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.26 |
| 00/01 | 28 | 1,292 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Serie B
281 apps
12 G
4 A
Serie C1 - B
80 apps
6 G
3 A
Serie C1 - A
154 apps
5 G
1 A
Playout C1
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Coppa Lega Pro
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Italy Cup
15 apps
0 G
0 A
Serie B Play-off
7 apps
0 G
0 A
Serie A
28 apps
0 G
0 A
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Marcello Cottafava is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Marcello Cottafava?
Marcello Cottafava is 48 years old. He was born on September 8, 1977 in Genova.
What position does Marcello Cottafava play?
Marcello Cottafava plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Marcello Cottafava play for?
Marcello Cottafava currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Marcello Cottafava scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Marcello Cottafava has scored 24 goals in 581 appearances.