page_title: Federico Balzaretti
section_title: Roma
hierarchical_section_title: Federico Balzaretti / Club career / Roma
caption_attribution_description: English: Federico Balzaretti of AS Roma warming up prior to a friendly game against Chelsea FC. Game was played at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington D.C. on 10AUG2013.
context_page_description: Federico Balzaretti is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left-sided full-back.
  A product of the Torino youth system, his first experience as a professional footballer was on loan to Varese and Siena, returning to Turin to play a year in Serie A and two in Serie B. Later he moved to Juventus, playing a year in Serie A and the Champions League and winning the Scudetto, later revoked for the events of Calciopoli and the next season in the lower division that ended in promotion. Sold to Fiorentina in 2007, after half a season he moved to Palermo, with whom he played in the Europa League. In 2010, he was called up to the Italian national team and took part in the 2012 UEFA European Championships, where Italy lost the final against Spain. The same summer, he moved to Roma. After struggling with injuries, on 12 August 2015, he announced his retirement from football after having made a total of 221 appearances and scored 4 goals in Serie A and 130 appearances and 3 goals in Serie B.
context_section_description: On 1 August 2012, Balzaretti signed a three-year contract with Roma, for a fee of €4.5 million.
  He made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Catania, during the 2012–13 season. He scored his first goal for Roma in the Derby della capitale match against Lazio, on 22 September 2013; Roma won the game 2–0. During his second season at the club, however, Balzaretti suffered a severe case of athletic pubalgia following Roma's match against Sassuolo, on 10 November 2013, which threatened to end his career; due to the pain in his pelvis, he had to undergo several operations. He finally returned to the pitch on the final match of the 2014–15 season, in a 2–1 home defeat to his former club Palermo, on 31 May 2015.
caption: Balzaretti warming up prior to a friendly game against Chelsea
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