Born in Parma, Sereni started his career at UC Sampdoria, and was loaned out to A.C. Crevalcore in 1994. He returned to Sampdoria and only made 10 appearances before being transferred to Piacenza Calcio in 1997. Here he helped the club avoid relegation to Serie B, but in 1998 he transferred to Empoli F.C., where he failed to avoid relegation.
In 1999, Sereni returned to Sampdoria in Serie B and made 75 (out of 76) Serie B appearances. In 2001, Ipswich Town signed him for £4.5 million,[1] which remains the highest transfer fee paid by the club. He failed to avoid relegation with Ipswich and was loaned to Brescia in 2002.[2]
In January 2006 he was loaned out to Treviso, with Samir Handanović going to Lazio on loan in return. He returned to Lazio for the 2006–07 campaign, but did not play a single match, being excluded from the roster for the whole season.
Torinoedit
In June 2007 he signed for Torino in a free transfer to replace Christian Abbiati,[5] signed a two-year contract.[6] In November 2008, he signed a new contract which last until June 2011.[7]
Bresciaedit
On 5 July 2010 he was signed by Brescia Calcio for on free transfer.[8] A few days before the last game of Serie A, his contract was mutually terminated, following the club's relegation a few weeks before.[9]
International careeredit
He was internationally selected at the age of 16 for the Italy national under-17 team, and played for the Italy national under-23 team at the 1997 Mediterranean Games, where Italy were champions.
Post-playing careeredit
After divorcing his ex-wife Silvia, Sereni was accused of having raped their daughter during a 2009 holiday on Sardinia's Costa Smeralda. He denied the charges.[10] In 2015, Sereni was found guilty, and was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.[11][12] In July 2017, Sereni's conviction was annulled on appeal and he was scheduled a new trial in Turin.[13]
Referencesedit
^"Ipswich sign Sereni". BBC. 17 August 2001. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
^"Accident may delay Sereni debut". UEFA. 29 July 2002. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
^"2004 Bilancio al 30 giugno 2004" (PDF). SS Lazio (in Italian). Borsa Italiana archive. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
^Football Italia (27 June 2007). . Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2007.
^. Torino FC (in Italian). 27 June 2007. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010. Il Torino Football Club S.p.A. è lieto di comunicare di aver raggiunto un accordo con il calciatore Matteo Sereni per l'acquisizione del diritto alle prestazioni sportive fino al 30 Giugno 2009.
^. Torino FC (in Italian). November 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
^"Ufficiale: MATTEO SERENI è un giocatore del Brescia" [Matteo Sereni is a Brescia player] (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
^"Ufficiale: Matteo Sereni non è più un giocatore del Brescia". Brescia Calcio (in Italian). 19 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
^"Sereni denies child abuse". Football Italia. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^"Sereni, abusi sulla figlia minorenne: condannato a 3 anni e mezzo" [Sereni, abuse on minor daughter: sentenced to three years and a half]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^Shaw, Connell (30 June 2015). "Former Torino And Lazio Goalkeeper Convicted of Child Abuse". Forza Italian Football. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^"Presunti abusi su figlia, annullata condanna a ex portiere della Samp Sereni". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
External linksedit
(in Italian) National Team Statistics at FIGC official site
matteo, sereni, born, february, 1975, italian, former, footballer, played, goalkeeper, sereni, playing, torino, 2008personal, informationdate, birth, 1975, february, 1975, place, birthparma, italyheight1, position, goalkeeperyouth, career1993, 1995sampdoria199. Matteo Sereni born 11 February 1975 is an Italian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper Matteo SereniSereni playing for Torino in 2008Personal informationDate of birth 1975 02 11 11 February 1975 age 48 Place of birthParma ItalyHeight1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Position s GoalkeeperYouth career1993 1995Sampdoria1994 1995 A C Crevalcore loan Senior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1995 2001Sampdoria85 0 1997 1998 Piacenza loan 34 0 1998 1999 Empoli loan 30 0 2001 2003Ipswich Town25 0 2002 2003 Brescia loan 23 0 2003 2007Lazio31 0 2006 Treviso loan 7 0 2007 2010Torino89 0 2010 2011Brescia15 0 Total339 0 International career1995 1997Italy U214 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Career 1 1 Lazio 1 2 Torino 1 3 Brescia 1 4 International career 2 Post playing career 3 References 4 External linksCareer editBorn in Parma Sereni started his career at UC Sampdoria and was loaned out to A C Crevalcore in 1994 He returned to Sampdoria and only made 10 appearances before being transferred to Piacenza Calcio in 1997 Here he helped the club avoid relegation to Serie B but in 1998 he transferred to Empoli F C where he failed to avoid relegation In 1999 Sereni returned to Sampdoria in Serie B and made 75 out of 76 Serie B appearances In 2001 Ipswich Town signed him for 4 5 million 1 which remains the highest transfer fee paid by the club He failed to avoid relegation with Ipswich and was loaned to Brescia in 2002 2 Lazio edit In 2003 he transferred to Lazio 3 for 550 000 4 to compete for the number one goalkeeping slot with Angelo Peruzzi In 2004 he started for the club in both legs of the 2004 Coppa Italia Final against Juventus FC and played the matches in the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup when Lazio went out to Olympique de Marseille in the semi finals In January 2006 he was loaned out to Treviso with Samir Handanovic going to Lazio on loan in return He returned to Lazio for the 2006 07 campaign but did not play a single match being excluded from the roster for the whole season Torino edit In June 2007 he signed for Torino in a free transfer to replace Christian Abbiati 5 signed a two year contract 6 In November 2008 he signed a new contract which last until June 2011 7 Brescia edit On 5 July 2010 he was signed by Brescia Calcio for on free transfer 8 A few days before the last game of Serie A his contract was mutually terminated following the club s relegation a few weeks before 9 International career edit He was internationally selected at the age of 16 for the Italy national under 17 team and played for the Italy national under 23 team at the 1997 Mediterranean Games where Italy were champions Post playing career editAfter divorcing his ex wife Silvia Sereni was accused of having raped their daughter during a 2009 holiday on Sardinia s Costa Smeralda He denied the charges 10 In 2015 Sereni was found guilty and was sentenced to three years and six months in prison 11 12 In July 2017 Sereni s conviction was annulled on appeal and he was scheduled a new trial in Turin 13 References edit Ipswich sign Sereni BBC 17 August 2001 Retrieved 22 August 2009 Accident may delay Sereni debut UEFA 29 July 2002 Retrieved 22 August 2009 Sereni set for Lazio move BBC 18 July 2003 2004 Bilancio al 30 giugno 2004 PDF SS Lazio in Italian Borsa Italiana archive 1 December 2004 Retrieved 24 March 2015 Football Italia 27 June 2007 Sereni to guard Toro posts Archived from the original on 29 June 2007 Retrieved 27 June 2007 Sereni firma per il Toro Torino FC in Italian 27 June 2007 Archived from the original on 12 March 2012 Retrieved 29 October 2010 Il Torino Football Club S p A e lieto di comunicare di aver raggiunto un accordo con il calciatore Matteo Sereni per l acquisizione del diritto alle prestazioni sportive fino al 30 Giugno 2009 Sereni ha prolungato il contratto fino al 2011 Torino FC in Italian November 2008 Archived from the original on 12 March 2012 Retrieved 29 October 2010 Ufficiale MATTEO SERENI e un giocatore del Brescia Matteo Sereni is a Brescia player in Italian Brescia Calcio 5 July 2010 Retrieved 5 July 2010 Ufficiale Matteo Sereni non e piu un giocatore del Brescia Brescia Calcio in Italian 19 May 2011 Retrieved 20 May 2011 Sereni denies child abuse Football Italia 30 June 2015 Retrieved 30 June 2015 Sereni abusi sulla figlia minorenne condannato a 3 anni e mezzo Sereni abuse on minor daughter sentenced to three years and a half La Gazzetta dello Sport in Italian 30 June 2015 Retrieved 30 June 2015 Shaw Connell 30 June 2015 Former Torino And Lazio Goalkeeper Convicted of Child Abuse Forza Italian Football Retrieved 30 June 2015 Presunti abusi su figlia annullata condanna a ex portiere della Samp Sereni Il Secolo XIX in Italian 13 July 2017 Retrieved 20 August 2017 External links edit in Italian National Team Statistics at FIGC official site in Dutch Statistics at Voetbal International http aic football it scheda 1507 sereni matteo htm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matteo Sereni amp 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