Acerbis Paolo
Paolo Domenico Acerbis was an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He played for professional club Livorno in Serie A, as well as AlbinoLeffe, Triestina, Catania and Vicenza. After playing at AlbinoLeffe, from 2000 to 2005, he went on loan to Livorno, exchange with Paolo Ginestra then, in the Serie A, before returning to AlbinoLeffe at the end of the 2005–06 Serie A season. On 3 January 2009 Acerbis signed for Serie A club Catania on loan, with Ciro Polito going to opposite direction. Both clubs would have the option to make the deals permanent at the end of the season. Acerbis became the third choice keeper at Catania behind veteran Albano Bizarri, and twenty-two-year-old Tomáš Košický. On 31 August 2010 Acerbis was signed by Vicenza on a 2-year contract for €50,000 transfer fee. He was the backup keeper for Alberto Frison, Danilo Russo (2010–11) and Carlo Pinsoglio (2012). He was suspended from 2012 to 2014. He was one of the footballers that involved in 2011–12 Italian football scandal. After a plea bargain, he was suspended by Italian Football Federation for 1⁄2 years.
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This shirt was worn by Paolo Acerbis during the Serie B game between Grosseto and Empoli which took place in Grosseto, “Carlo Zecchini” Stadium, on January 11th 2010. Grosseto defeated Empoli 1-0 and at the end of the game Acerbis swapped his shirt with an Empoli’s player whom we got it from. In mid-2008 Acerbis joined Serie B side Grosseto, from Triestina. In Tuscany, Acerbis was the starting goalkeeper for the first part of the year before his January 2009 transfer to Catania before he went back to Grosseto.