Antonio Nocerino
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Nocerino | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palermo | ||
| Number | - | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 22 2008 | |||
Antonio Nocerino (born April 9, 1985 in Naples) is an Italian football (soccer) midfielder. He currently plays for Palermo.
He started his career at Juventus and, after a loan spell at U.S. Avellino, Genoa C.F.C. bought him in a co-ownership deal, as Domenico Criscito went to Turin. In July 2007 Juventus, who held 50% of the player's rights, bought the remainder from Piacenza, paying 3.7 million €.
He played for Italy's U-20 in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and with their U-21 in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, starting in a combined 7 matches. He received his first call up to Italy's national team by Roberto Donadoni October 17, 2007 in a friendly with South Africa.
Nocerino will play 2008–09 with Palermo, being signed as part of the deal that brought Amauri to join the bianconeri.
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