Name - Cristian Longobardi
Position - Forward Age - 33 D.O.B. - 18th June 1982 Place of Birth - Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy Height - 1.83m (6ft 0in) Date Joined Parma - August 2015 Parma's veteran powerhouse forward has done the rounds in Italy's lower leagues since 2001, where a 19 year old Longobardi began his football career with non professional outfit Montecchio, this after a brief spell in the Cesena youth set up. Longobardi has primarily plied his trade in Lega Pro (ex Serie C), after a brief spell at Bellaria Igea Marina, the young forwards career really got going when in 2004 he signed for Boca San Lazzaro, Longobardi spent three years in Bologna with 'Boca' where the team one Group C of the championship, with Longobardi being a key member of the team, scoring 38 goals in his time there. Once 'Boca' were relegated just a year after their promotion Longobardi was on the move. San Marino Calcio picked up Longobardi along with 'Boca' team mate Alessandro Evangelisti. In his first season the big forward hit a career high 13 goals in one season thus leading San Marino to offer him a bumper three year deal, Longobardi would go on to repay the club by scoring 15 times the following season. Despite these 15 goals Longobardi would join Prima Divisione side Rimini in 2009. Longobardi would only last one season with Rimini, leading them to the semi-finals of the promotion playoffs before the club were declared bankrupt in July of 2010. Between 2010 and 2015 Longobardi never really found a true home, spending five years at five different clubs, despite this unsettling period in Longobardi's career he continued to find the net wherever he was, this goal scoring form attracted the newly formed Parma Calcio 1913 which Longobardi joined in August 2015. It's been six months since Longobardi joined Parma, what a turbulent six months it's been, an instant hit with the fans, Longobardi was finding the target on a regular basis scoring four times in the opening eight rounds. Longobardi however would halted in his tracks as a serious compound fracture to his leg kept him out for close to three months of the season. After weeks of rehabilitation, Longobardi made an emotional return to the field on February 10th, where he found the net as a substitute in the 4-0 rout of Clodiense at the Tardini. Lomgobardi and the Parma faithful will be hoping the forward can get the bit of luck he deserves and fire the club to the Serie D (Group D) title. By Giovanni Dougall Follow Me........... @giovannid86 @solo_parma
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