Marco Ferrante is a retired Italian

Italy

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 football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 striker

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As of the end of 2005/06 season, he played 172 Serie A

Serie A

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 games and scored 48 goals. He also played 290 Serie B

Serie B

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 games and scored 111 goals. He scored 27 goals in 1998/99 season, good enough for Serie B top scorer.

Ferrante is most famous for his eight years with Torino

Torino F.C.

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, where he became one of the clubs top goal scorers of all time, especially thanks to his tally in Serie B. His Serie A record tally was ten goals with Torino in 2001-02, when he came back following a brief stint on loan at Internazionale

F.C. Internazionale Milano

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External links

• http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Ferrante_Marco