Tomas Locatelli
Quick Facts
Biography
Tomas Locatelli (born 9 June 1976 in Bergamo) is a former Italian footballer who played as a playmaking attacking midfielder.
Club career
Locatelli played over 200 matches at Serie A. After being a member of the club's youth side, he started his professional career at native club Atalanta in 1993 and made his Serie A debut against Udinese, on 2 April 1994. He moved to A.C. Milan in 1995, spending two seasons with the club and collecting 10 league appearances, also winning the 1995–96 Serie A title; during his time with the club, he made his European debut in the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, also scoring a goal in a 4–2 home win over Göteborg on 30 October 1996. In 1997 he moved to Udinese, and in 2000 he moved to Bologna, where he remained for five seasons. He signed with A.C. Siena after Bologna were relegated to Serie B in 2005.
During the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, he played for Serie B club Mantova. In the 2010–11 season, he played for Spal in Lega Pro Prima Divisione. Since 31 March 2012 he has played for Arezzo in Serie D.
He was banned 2 years for involvement in 2011–12 Italian football scandal on 18 June 2012.
International career
Locatelli has made 10 appearances for the Italy national under-21 football team, scoring one goal. He has also made 2 appearances for the senior Italy national football team, making his national team debut on 13 November 1999, in a 3–1 friendly home defeat to Belgium, in Lecce.
Honours
Club
- Milan
- Serie A: 1995–96