Alberto Fontana

Born in Cesena, Fontana started his career with his hometown club, Cesena, but made his professional debut with Vis Pesaro of Serie C2, where he was loaned during the 1986–87 season. Before the decade was over, he played on loan for Serie C1 club SPAL. In 1989, Fontana returned to Cesena and made his Serie A debut with the Romagna side on 9 September 1990. After they suffered relegation at the end of the campaign he stayed for two further years, signing in the 1993 summer with Bari, where he was first choice during his spell (two seasons apiece in each major division). Aged 30, Fontana moved in 1997 to Atalanta, winning top-flight promotion in 2000. In January of the following year, he was signed by Napoli, playing for the club for the following six months. During the summer he accepted an offer from Internazionale, which were looking for a backup for Francesco Toldo; he eventually stayed four seasons and played in 24 official matches – ten in the league, two in the UEFA Champions League, four in the UEFA Cup and eight in the Coppa Italia. In 2005, Fontana signed a one-year deal with Chievo, playing regularly and being instrumental in the team's successful league campaign, which ended with qualification for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. The club was ultimately admitted to the Champions League qualifying rounds following the 2006 Italian football scandal. Subsequently, Fontana moved to Palermo, with the initial aim being of serving as an experienced backup alongside young promise…

Fontana is not related to another football goalkeeper, also named Alberto Fontana, who also had an extensive professional career, also appearing for a host of clubs. As his footballing namesake, he was nicknamed Jimmy after singer Jimmy Fontana.

Inter Coppa Italia: 2004–05