Andrea Ranocchia
Italian footballer (born 1988)
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- Andrea Ranocchia ( Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa raˈnɔkkja] ; born 16 February 1988) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
- Ranocchia played for Arezzo's Primavera team in 2005–06 season.
- Genoa Loan to Bari In August 2008, Genoa purchased half of the registration rights of Ranocchia for €1.
- On 26 June 2009 Genoa signed him outright for another €2.
- Return to Genoa On 1 July 2010, he moved back to Genoa.
Andrea Ranocchia (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa raˈnɔkkja]; born 16 February 1988) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Early career
Born in Assisi in the province of Perugia, Ranocchia started his career at Perugia then in Arezzo. Ranocchia played for Arezzo's Primavera team in 2005–06 season. He made his professional debut with the Arezzo senior side in Serie B under manager Antonio Conte during the 2006–07 season.
Genoa
Loan to Bari
In August 2008, Genoa purchased half of the registration rights of Ranocchia for €1.55 million and sent him on loan to Bari, rejoining Arezzo coach Conte, where he won the Serie B Championship, obtaining promotion to Serie A the following season, and forming a promising defensive partnership with fellow emerging Italian centre-back Leonardo Bonucci. On 26 June 2009 Genoa signed him outright for another €2.45 million from Arezzo; Genoa paid €4 million in total for him within a year.
Return to Genoa
On 1 July 2010, he moved back to Genoa. After a link with Inter Milan in February 2010, the clubs agreed a deal in June 2010 which involved the transfer of young striker Mattia Destro. The transfer became official on 20 July 2010, which Inter signed half of the registration rights of Ranocchia for €6.5 million and sent Destro on loan to Genoa with option to sign him in co-ownership deal (who later purchased outright for €4.5 million). Ranocchia also loaned back to Genoa for a season.
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