Marco Cassetti

Professional footballer

Marco Cassetti - Professional footballer
Born

May 29th, 1977
48 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Italy

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Played as a defender in Italian football, participating at a high level with clubs such as AS Roma and Udinese. Cassetti had a career span from the late 1990s into the 2010s. Won the Coppa Italia with AS Roma in 2007 and contributed to the team's impressive performances during Serie A seasons. Cassetti retired from professional football in 2015.

Won the Coppa Italia with AS Roma in 2007

Highlighted for contributions to Udinese

Competed in Serie A for multiple seasons

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