Walter Bressan (born 26 January 1981) is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Walter Bressan
Personal information
Full name Walter Bressan
Date of birth (1981-01-26) 26 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Oderzo, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Cagliari (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
1994–1998 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Atalanta 0 (0)
2001–2002Spezia (loan) 10 (0)
2002–2003Treviso (loan) 4 (0)
2003–2005 Pavia 45 (0)
2005–2008 Arezzo 50 (0)
2007–2008Grosseto (loan) 38 (0)
2008–2011 Sassuolo 98 (0)
2011–2014 Varese 95 (0)
2014–2015 Cesena 1 (0)
2015–2017 Chievo 0 (0)
Total 341 (0)
International career
1999 Italy U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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After starting his career as part of the Atalanta youth system, Bressan subsequently moved to the lower leagues, playing at Serie B level for Arezzo, Grosseto, Sassuolo and Varese. In 2014 he moved to then-Serie A club Cesena as a backup goalkeeper, making his Serie A debut in the club's final 2014–15 Serie A league game, a 0–5 loss to Torino. He retired in 2017 after two seasons at Chievo with no first team appearances.

Coaching career

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In 2017 Bressan joined Chievo as a goalkeeping coach under Rolando Maran. He left Chievo in 2018 to join Cagliari's youth system coaching staff, being subsequently promoted to first team duties the following year.

In 2020 he followed Maran at Genoa.

In July 2021 he returned to Cagliari as a goalkeeping coach under first team manager Leonardo Semplici,[2] being confirmed also as part of the coaching staff of successors Walter Mazzarri and Alessandro Agostini.[3] He was successively confirmed on his role also for the 2022–23 season, under new head coach Fabio Liverani.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tuttocalciatori profile". Tuttocalciatori. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Cagliari, definito lo staff tecnico di Semplici con alcune novità" (in Italian). SpazioCalcio.it. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Agostini nuovo allenatore del Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Lo staff tecnico della prima squadra" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.