Andrea Dossena

Early career

Dossena began his career at Verona as a youth player before playing four seasons in their senior squad. He made his Serie A debut on 18 November 2001 in the city derby against Chievo. Italian Serie A team Treviso signed Dossena in a co-ownership deal in 2005. It was Treviso's first season in Serie A after they were promoted due to Genoa being denied this privilege as a result of their role in Caso Genoa.

Udinese

Udinese signed him in 2006 in a co-ownership with Treviso, which became permanent in June 2007. He was given the number 2 jersey and made 63 appearances in the two seasons with Udinese, scoring two league goals there. In October 2007, he was awarded an improved contract which last until 30 June 2012.

Liverpool

On 4 July 2008, Liverpool confirmed the signing of Dossena on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £7 million, becoming the second Italian to play for the club, after Daniele Padelli. Dossena was signed as a direct replacement for John Arne Riise who left for Roma. On 10 July 2008, it was announced that Dossena would wear the number 2 shirt. His debut for Liverpool came on 16 August in the 1–0 Premier League win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The start to his career at Liverpool was marked by poor form and he was unsatisfied with his performances, telling The Guardian:

"I am not fully happy with my level. I must now get to a high level and maintain that, but first I have to…

Dossena played for the Italy U-20 team from 2000 to 2001, earning four caps. He made his first appearance for the Italy senior side in a friendly against South Africa on 17 October 2007. Dossena won his second international cap when he came on at half-time during Italy's 2–2 draw with Austria on 20 August 2008. He scored an own goal to put Italy 3–0 down against Brazil in a Confederations Cup match on 21 June 2009, as Italy were eliminated in the first round of the competition.

On 27 November 2019, Dossena was hired as new head coach of Serie D club Crema. On 15 July 2021, he was hired by Ravenna, freshly relegated into Serie D. On 13 June 2022, Dossena was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie C club Renate on a one-year deal, with Samuele Olivi as his assistant. After a lone season at Renate, on 15 June 2023 Dossena was unveiled as the new head coach of fellow Serie C club Pro Vercelli. On 21 June 2024, Dossena departed Pro Vercelli to sign a two-year contract with Serie C club SPAL. After a lacklustre first half of the season, Dossena was dismissed on 3 February 2025.

Napoli

Coppa Italia: 2011–12 Sunderland

Football League Cup runner-up: 2013–14