Marcello Cottafava is an Italian football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 who is playing for Gubbio

A.S. Gubbio 1910

Associazione Sportiva Gubbio 1910 is an Italian association football club, based in Gubbio, Umbria.They currently play in Serie B. The team's colors are dark blue and red.Their home field is the Stadio Pietro Barbetti, a 5,300 capacity all-seater stadium....

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He measures 184 cm, weighing 81 kg.
Triestina
In summer 2009, he was sold to Chievo

A.C. ChievoVerona

Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...

 in co-ownership

Co-ownership (football)

Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...

 deal along with Dario D'Ambrosio

Dario D'Ambrosio

Dario D'Ambrosio is an Italian footballer who plays for Triestina at Serie B.-Biography:Along with his twin brother Danilo, D'Ambrosio brothers started his career at Fiorentina Primavera team. In 2007-08 season, he left for Serie C2 side Scafatese. In the next season, he left for Lecco at Lega Pro...

. In return, Amedeo Calliari

Amedeo Calliari

Amedeo Calliari is an Italian footballer who plays for Lumezzane, on loan from Chievo .-Biography:Born in Rovereto, Trentino, Calliari started his career in the same province, for Mori Santo Stefano of Mori. In 2002, he was signed by Serie A side Chievo and spent 6 seasons at their youth...

 and Nicolò Brighenti

Nicolò Brighenti

Nicolò Brighenti is an Italian footballer who plays for Viareggio.-Biography:Born in Bussolengo, the Province of Verona, Brighenti started his career at A.C. ChievoVerona. In mid-2008, he left for Seconda Divisione side Mezzocorona along with keeper Renato Piovezan and forward Diego Reis...

 also signed by Triestina in co-ownership deal. D'Ambrosio and Cottafava then returned to Triestina on loan and Brighenti and Calliari were loaned to Lega Pro.
After Triestina

U.S. Triestina Calcio

Unione Sportiva Triestina is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.It is in the season 2010-11 from Serie B, having returned there in 2002 after 11 seasons in Serie C and Serie D, the club was relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione.-History:The club was...

 re-admitted to Serie B (to replace Ancona

A.C. Ancona

Associazione Calcio Ancona was a professional Italian football club, based in Ancona, Marche. It was founded in 1905 as Unione Sportiva Anconitana, changing its name to Ancona Calcio 1905 in 1981 and being refounded in 2004 with its last denomination....

), Cottafava was bought back by Triestina and Calliari returned to Chievo. However, the club did not award any squad number to him and excluded him from squad and put him to transfer list, but failed to sell him. He was awarded no.90 shirt and played the first game of the season on 9 January 2011.
External links

• http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Cottafava_Marcello
• http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/53667.shtml