Alex Pederzoli

Youth career

Born in Piacenza, Emilia–Romagna, Pederzoli started his career with Emilia–Romagna side Bologna. In mid-2000, Juventus signed Pederzoli (€516,457 or 1 billion lire), Giacomo Cipriani (€2.324M for 50% rights or 4.5 billion lire), Alessandro Gamberini (€2.324M for 50%rights or 4.5 billion lire) from Bologna and sold the remaining 50% registration rights of Jonatan Binotto to Bologna for 10 (short) billion Lire (€5.16 million), which the Emilia–Romagna club also retained 50% registration rights of Gamberini and Pederzoli. In June 2002, Bologna bought back Gamberini for free and Pederzoli to Juventus for about €260,000. It made Juventus received a financial income of €257 thousands for Pederzoli, a disposals loss of €1.502 million and financial income of €2.324 million for Gamberini.

Juve, Como & Serie C1

In mid-2003, he was sold to Serie B side Como in a co-ownership deal, along with Felice Piccolo (for a total fee of €1.6 million alleged by FIGC or €20,000 in Juventus financial report), made Juventus losses €393 thousand and €39 thousand respectively. Como finished as the bottom at the end of season, and Pederzoli was loaned to Serie C1 side Rimini. In June 2004, Juventus bought back both players for a nominal fee of €10,000 each and their registration rights now only €20,000 each in Juventus's account, signed a 3-year contract. Both players were then farmed out again, and Pederzoli joined Serie C1 club Reggiana, often as a substitute. In…

Pederzoli was capped for the Italy under-16 side at the 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship, losing out to eventual champions Spain in the quarter-finals of the competition. In that match, he was replaced by Paolo Facchinetti in the 35th minute. He partnered with Gabriele Perico, Francesco Lodi and Alessandro Moro in the team's midfield, while playmaker Alberto Aquilani played as a defender at the time. During the match, the Italian coach fielded five defenders (with Giorgio Chiellini serving as a wing-back) and only one striker. Italy lost 3–4 in a penalty shootout.