Italian former professional footballer

Fabio Borriello

Personal information
Full name|  Fabio Borriello
Date of birth|  (1985-12-16) 16 December 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth|  Naples, Italy
Height|  1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)|  Defender
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2004–2005|  Cervia|  29|  (2)
2005–2007|  Milan|  0|  (0)
2005|  → Lecco (loan)|  5|  (0)
2006–2007|  → Pro Vasto (loan)[1]|  16|  (0)
2007–2008|  AC Lugano|  14|  (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fabio Borriello (born 16 December 1985) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

## Career[edit]

After starting his career with Eccellenza side Cervia, Borriello won a professional contract with Milan in 2005 through a football Reality television show called Campioni, il sogno.[2][3][4][5] He was sent on loan to Serie C2 clubs Lecco and Pro Vasto, but still had limited playing opportunities.[1][2][4]

On 21 July 2007, he was transferred to Swiss Challenge League side AC Lugano.[2]

## Personal life[edit]

Fabio is the brother of fellow Italian footballer Marco, who formerly represented Italy at international level.[6] For a time he was in a relationship with Italian pop singer Emma Marrone; the couple split in September 2014.[2][7] After retiring from football he became the CEO of the real estate company FB Internazionale SAGL.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Fabio Borriello TuttoCalciatori Profile" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori.net. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
2. ^ a b c d e "Che fine ha fatto? 'Campioni, il sogno' - 1" (in Italian). www.calciomercato.com. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
3. ^ Fotogallery - Campioni - Home Page
4. ^ a b "Fabio Borriello" (in Italian). www.magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
5. ^ Francesco Velluzzi (21 July 2005). "Borriello junior da "Campioni" al contratto col Milan" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
6. ^ "Ora Borriello sogna il quarto gol contro il Napoli nel suo stadio" (in Italian). Repubblica.it. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
7. ^ "Emma Marrone, ritorno di fiamma con Fabio Borriello: e dopo la cena insieme…" (in Italian). Oggi.it. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Fabio Borriello at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
* Profile at MagliaRossonera.it (in Italian)

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