Morgan De Sanctis
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Morgan De Sanctis (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmɔrɡan de ˈsaŋktis]; born 26 March 1977) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He most recently worked as sporting director for Salernitana until December 2023.
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Full name | Morgan De Sanctis[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1977-03-26) 26 March 1977 (age 47)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Guardiagrele, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Pescara | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1997 | Pescara | 74 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Juventus | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2007 | Udinese | 194 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Sevilla | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2013 | Napoli | 147 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Roma | 71 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Monaco | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 529 | (0) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Italy U-18 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Italy U-21 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2012 | Italy | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
De Sanctis played for several Italian clubs throughout his career; he began his career with Pescara, and later also played for Juventus, Udinese, Napoli, and Roma; he also had spells in Spain and Turkey with Sevilla and Galatasaray respectively. He ended his playing career in France after a season with Monaco in 2017.
At international level, he has represented the Italy national team and was included in squads for the 2000 Summer Olympics, UEFA Euro 2008, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.