A.C . Pistoiese
Which team did the player Ciro Polito belong to from 2002 to 2003?
Ciro Polito Ciro Polito ( born 12 April 1979 ) is an Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper . As of 2017 , he has worked as technical director of Juve Stabia . Career . Salernitana . Ciro Polito began his footballing career with the youth system of Salerno based club , Salernitana Sport , in the mid-1990s , and began to earn senior call-ups in 1997 . Despite often being called up during the 1997–98 season , Polito was loaned out to Rimini for the 1998–99 season , and managed to earn a starting position for much of the season . With the club , Polito made 29 league appearances and returned to Salerno in 1999 , but the young goalkeeper never earned a senior debut for his near-hometown club . In July 1999 he was involved in a swap deal with Lucchese . The deal saw Lorenzo Squizzi move in the opposite direction , with both players joining their new clubs in co-ownership deal . Lucchese . Polito made just 5 appearances with his new club and was hence , loaned out in January 2000 , to A.C . Mantova . The loan spell proved to be successful , as Polito earned starting gloves for the remainder of the campaign , making 12 starts . In June 2000 , he returned to Lucchese , but their share of his contract was sold back to Salernitnana , but Polito did not remain in Salerno either and he was sold to nearby rivals Avellino . Avellino . Since signed by Avellino permanently , the goalkeeper failed to break into the clubs starting line-up in two seasons , but still managed to make 22 league appearances as a back-up between 2000 and 2002 , when he was sold to A.C . Pistoiese . Pistoiese & Acireale . Following his move to A.C . Pistoiese , Polito again earned a starting position , and went on to make 33 appearances for his new club in all competitions , in just one season . Following his impressive form during the course of the 2002–2003 season , he was scouted by , and eventually sold to Sicilian club , Acireale . After officially joining the Sicilian outfit in July 2003 , Polito again found a position in the starting XI of his newest club , and made 30 league appearances that season . He was then scouted by Catania chief director Pietro Lo Monaco , and was brought to the club during the summer window of 2004 . Catania . After playing many seasons in the Italian Serie C1 and Serie C2 , Polito made the step to Serie B in 2004 , when he transferred to Sicilian club , Calcio Catania . In his first two seasons with the club , Polito made just 5 appearances , as he was utilized as a back-up to veteran Armando Pantanelli . Polito was a part of the team that led Catania to a runner-up finish in the league during the 2005–06 season , which earned the club promotion to the Italian Serie A . It was his first season in the top flight . During his first season in the league , Polito again served as a back-up for Pantanelli , but he managed his Serie A debut , and only appearance in the season , on 26 November 2006 . In January 2007 , Polito was loaned out to Pescara , in exchange for Vitangelo Spadavecchia , who also joined on loan . At Pescara , Polito played as the starting goalkeeper , ahead of Marco Tardiolli , and made 17 league appearances over the remaining portion of the Serie B season . In June 2007 , Polito returned to Catania , after the departure of Pantanelli . Under new coach , Silvio Baldini , Polito became the clubs starting shot-stopper and his career took off . He was a major part of the clubs first team , until Walter Zenga took over as head coach and Polito was dropped in favor of Albano Bizzarri . Polito began the 2008-09 Serie A campaign , the same way he ended the previous season , on the bench . Zenga actually opted to drop Polito to third choice , behind new signing Tomas Kosicky , and hence , Polito was ultimately set for a winter transfer , following his falling-out-of-favor with the coach . On 3 January 2008 , Catania signed goalkeeper , Paolo Acerbis from Grosseto on loan , and in return , sent Polito to Grosseto on loan to fill the gap left by Acerbis . Both clubs obtained the option to make the deals permanent at the end of the season . At Grosseto , Polito took over the starting gloves , and made 18 Serie B starts . With Catania , not using the option to make the deal permanent , both players returned to their respective clubs . Polito was instantly transfer listed and sold back to his youth club , Salernitana Calcio in July 2009 . He made over 50 appearances for Catania in all competitions . Return to Salernitana . He signed a 3-year contract with Salernitana as the club lost Tommaso Berni , following the expiration of his loan deal and Salvatore Pinna , who was sold to Pescara Calcio . Polito managed to make 34 appearances ( 2 in Cup in all competitions for his club , and even managed a rare goal , but his efforts were not enough to save the club from relegation to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione for the 2010-11 Lega Calcioseason . Atalanta . Having been released from Salernitana at the end of the 2010–11 season , Polito joined Atalanta on 23 September 2011 to provide injury cover . Sassuolo . He left Atalanta for the Serie A rivals Sassuolo on 31 January 2014 . Polito was re-signed by Sassuolo in a 1-year contract on 17 July 2014 . Juve Stabia . On 20 October 2015 , he was signed by Juve Stabia for free . External links . - Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport 2007-08