Alex Cordaz (born 1 January 1983) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Vigne.

Alex Cordaz
Cordaz with Crotone in 2016
Personal information
Full name Alex Cordaz[1]
Date of birth (1983-01-01) 1 January 1983 (age 43)
Place of birth Vittorio Veneto, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Vigne
Youth career
Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2002–2003Spezia (loan) 1 (0)
2005Spezia (loan) 5 (0)
2005–2006Acireale (loan) 30 (0)
2006–2009 Treviso 19 (0)
2006Pizzighettone (loan) 18 (0)
2009–2011 Lugano 56 (0)
2011–2013 Cittadella 80 (0)
2013–2015 Parma 0 (0)
2013–2014ND Gorica (loan) 35 (0)
2015Crotone (loan) 19 (0)
2015–2021 Crotone 220 (0)
2021–2023 Inter Milan 1 (0)
2024–2025 Vigne 0 (0)
Total 484 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:10, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Inter Milan

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Cordaz started his career at Inter Milan. In the 2001–02 season, he was the regular selection ahead of Mathieu Moreau for first choice at Primavera Team (U20 team), where he won the championship.

When he turned 19, he was loaned out to Spezia of Serie C1. He played as the backup of Hugo Daniel Rubini.

In summer 2003, he returned to Inter as first team 3rd goalkeeper, while his ex-competitor Moreau was farmed out to Spezia. Cordaz made his first team debut against Juventus on 4 February 2004 in a Coppa Italia match which ended in a 2–2 draw.[3]

He left for Spezia of Serie C1 again in January 2005.[4] He won Coppa Italia Serie C along with Inter youth products Riccardo Meggiorini and Hernán Paolo Dellafiore, all of whom left on loan in January 2005.

He spent the 2005–06 season at Acireale of Serie C1 along with Devis Nossa and Fabrizio Biava.[5] He was the first choice of the team, but missed the relegation playoff and Simone Deliperi played instead. Acireale were relegated after losing in the playoffs.

Treviso

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On 31 August 2006, the last day of the transfer window, Cordaz was sold to newly relegated Treviso in a joint-ownership bid, for a peppercorn fee of €500.[6] But he spent the first half of the season on loan at Pizzighettone of Serie C1.[7] During the 2008–09 season Cordaz (€800,000 ca. January 2009) joined Treviso outright. January 2009 also saw the return of Gianluca Litteri (€50,000) and the signing of Samuele Longo and Mame Baba Thiam outright, which meant the deal involved little cash. Cordaz himself meant Inter had a financial income of €799,500 as the value of their retained half was increased from €500 to €800,000 in accounting.[8]

Lugano

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After Treviso disbanded due to financial issues, Cordaz found himself without a team, and later agreed for a move to Switzerland by joining Swiss Challenge League outfit FC Lugano on a free transfer.[9]

Cittadella

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On 5 July 2011, he returned to Serie B for Cittadella,[10] replacing former Inter team-mate Simone Villanova.

Parma

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In June 2013, Cordaz was signed by Parma on a free transfer. On 1 July 2013,[11] he was farmed to Slovenian club ND Gorica along with Bright Addae, Daniele Bazzoffia, Uroš Celcer, Massimo Coda, Sebestyén Ihrig-Farkas, Alen Jogan, Gianluca Lapadula, Floriano Vanzo and Fabio Lebran (Crotone/Parma). The deals were finalized on 12 July.[12]

In the first half of the 2014–15 season he failed to seek a new club, thus he became a backup keeper for Parma, despite wearing the no.1 shirt. On 9 January 2015, Cordaz left for Crotone, with Pavol Bajza returning to Parma.[13] Cordaz also wore the number 84 shirt vacated by Bajza.[14]

Crotone

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On 8 July 2015, Cordaz signed a three-year contract with Crotone. During this spell he managed to keep 48 clean sheets and almost scoring from his own box.[15] During the 2020–21 Serie A season, Crotone finished in second-last place in the league and suffered relegation, with Cordaz setting a record for most goals conceded in a single Serie A season (91 out of the team's 92 goals), since statistical data began to be collected from the 1994–95 Serie A season onwards).[16]

Return to Inter Milan

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On 25 June 2021, it was announced that Cordaz had signed a one-year contract with Inter Milan.[17] On 23 June 2022, Cordaz signed a 1-year extension with Inter.[18]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[19]
Club Season League League National Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inter Milan 2003–04 Serie A 00100010
Spezia (loan) 2002–03 Serie C1 101020
Spezia (loan) 2004–05 Serie C1 5050
Acireale (loan) 2005–06 Serie C1 3000000300
Treviso 2006–07 Serie B 2020
2007–08 Serie B 200020
2008–09 Serie B 15010160
Total 19010200
Pizzighettone (loan) 2006–07 Serie C1 180180
Lugano 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League 270002[a]0290
2010–11 Swiss Challenge League 29010300
Total 5601020590
Cittadella 2011–12 Serie B 40020420
2012–13 Serie B 40020420
Total 80040840
Parma 2014–15 Serie A 0000
Gorica (loan) 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 35030380
Crotone (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 190190
Crotone 2015–16 Serie B 42030450
2016–17 Serie A 36010370
2017–18 Serie A 38010340
2018–19 Serie B 32020340
2019–20 Serie B 36020380
2020–21 Serie A 36000360
Total 2200902290
Inter Milan 2021–22 Serie A 0000000000
2022–23 Serie A 1000000010
Total 1000000010
Career total 484020000205060

Honours

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References

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  1. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 80" [Official Press Release No. 80] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 31 October 2017. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "Alex Cordaz". Inter Milan. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. "Di Vaio double earns Juventus draw". CNN. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. "ALEX CORDAZ ON LOAN TO SPEZIA". inter.it. Inter Milan. 25 January 2005. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  5. "NEW CLUBS FOR FIVE YOUNGSTERS". inter.it. 31 August 2005. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  6. Crediti – Compartiecipazioni ex art.102bis NOIF, FC Internazionale Milano 2006–07 bilancio (Report and Accounts), Require Purchase in CCIAA (in Italian)
  7. "DEALS DONE FOR EIGHT YOUTH PLAYERS". inter.it. 31 August 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  8. FC Internazionale Milano 2008–09, 2009–10 Report and Accounts (in Italian)
  9. "UN NUOVO PORTIERE BIANCONERO!" (in Italian). FC Lugano. 28 July 2009. Archived from the original on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  10. "Alex Cordaz al Cittadella". AS Cittadella (in Italian). 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  11. "PREGLED POGODB MED IGRALCI IN KLUBI 1. SNL NA DAN 12.07.2013" (PDF) (in Slovenian). NZS. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  12. "ZAPISNIK 39 seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 12.07.2013" [Press release [N°] 39: NZS Registration Commission on 12 July 2013] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Nogometna zveza Slovenije (NZS). 12 July 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  13. "Calciomercato: Cordaz al Crotone, Bajza al Parma" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  14. "#Ternana-Crotone, sono 21 gli squali convocati da mister Drago" (in Italian). FC Crotone. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  15. "Crotone, i primi colpi di mercato: Cordaz e Firenze sono rossoblù" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  16. "I record del campionato che (forse) non conosci". Sky Sport Italia (in Italian). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  17. "ALEX CORDAZ IS A NEW INTER PLAYER". Inter Milan. 25 June 2021.
  18. Burns, Euan (23 June 2022). "Alex Cordaz Has Signed An Extension With Inter For Another Year, Gianluca Di Marzio Reports". SempreInter.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  19. "A. Cordaz". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  20. Mackenzie, Alasdair (24 May 2023). "Fiorentina 1-2 Inter Milan - Lautaro Martinez scores double as the Nerazzurri defend Coppa Italia". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  21. "AC Milan 0-3 Inter Milan: Simone Inzaghi's side ease to Supercoppa win over rivals to defend title". Eurosport. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  22. McNulty, Phil (10 June 2023). "Man City beat Inter Milan 1–0 in Champions League final to claim Treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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