Fabio Borriello

Fabio Borriello (born 16 December 1985) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Fabio Borriello
Personal information
Full name Fabio Borriello
Date of birth (1985-12-16) 16 December 1985
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Cervia 29 (2)
2005–2007 Milan 0 (0)
2005 → Lecco (loan) 5 (0)
2006–2007 → Pro Vasto (loan)[1] 16 (0)
2007–2008 AC Lugano 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

After starting his career with Eccellenza side Cervia, Borriello won a professional contract with Milan in 2005 through a football Reality television show called Campioni, il sogno.[2][3][4][5] He was sent on loan to Serie C2 clubs Lecco and Pro Vasto, but still had limited playing opportunities.[1][2][4]

On 21 July 2007, he was transferred to Swiss Challenge League side AC Lugano.[2]

Personal life

Fabio is the brother of fellow Italian footballer Marco, who formerly represented Italy at international level.[6] For a time he was in a relationship with Italian pop singer Emma Marrone; the couple split in September 2014.[2][7] After retiring from football he became the CEO of the real estate company FB Internazionale SAGL.[2]

References
  1. "Fabio Borriello TuttoCalciatori Profile" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori.net. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. "Che fine ha fatto? 'Campioni, il sogno' - 1" (in Italian). www.calciomercato.com. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. Fotogallery - Campioni - Home Page
  4. "Fabio Borriello" (in Italian). www.magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. Francesco Velluzzi (21 July 2005). "Borriello junior da "Campioni" al contratto col Milan" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. "Ora Borriello sogna il quarto gol contro il Napoli nel suo stadio" (in Italian). Repubblica.it. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  7. "Emma Marrone, ritorno di fiamma con Fabio Borriello: e dopo la cena insieme…" (in Italian). Oggi.it. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2017.


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