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Anthony Basso
Personal information
Full name Anthony Basso
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper

Anthony Basso (born July 4, 1979) is a French football goalkeeper.

Career

Early career

Basso began his career with French side Auxerre but left at a young age to join Serie A side Udinese. His time in Italy was ultimately unsuccessful as he made only one appearance for Udinese and spent the rest of the time out on loan at three different lower-league teams. In 2005 he moved on to Tippeligaen side Viking F.K. where he enjoyed a good spell, the highlight of which was his impressive performance in the shock 1-0 home victory over Ligue 1 giants AS Monaco in the 2005-06 UEFA Cup group stages. This performance enhanced his reputation in his homeland and alerted the interest of several Ligue 1 teams.

Return to Auxerre

In July 2006 Basso completed his return to Auxerre following the departure of fellow keeper Sébastien Hamel to Olympique Marseille. Viking had hoped to hold on to their keeper but relented due to his expiring contract and desire to return to his former club.[1]. Upon his arrival he described returning as a "dream" and announced his intention to compete with veteran Fabien Cool to be starting goalkeeper.[2] However both Basso and Cool suffered long-term injuries and in December 2006 Auxerre signed AS Nancy goalkeeper Olivier Sorin, meaning Basso had slipped to third-choice keeper .[3] Following Cool's retirement at the end of the season Auxerre signed young Lyon goalkeeper Rémy Riou making Basso's prospects of first-team football look increasingly bleak.

Heart of Midlothian

Basso joined Heart of Midlothian on trial in August 2007,[4] and joined permanently later that month.[5] He made is debut against St. Mirren on 30 September 2007 at Love Street, which Hearts won game 3–1.[6] Towards the end of the 2007/08 season Basso was dropped from the Hearts team as it emerged that talks over a new contract had broken down, his agent suggested that unless Hearts improved their contract offer Basso may look to leave.[7]

Basso was left out of the Hearts squad for their pre-season training camp in Germany, which raised serious questions over his future at the club.[8] Manager Csaba Laszlo told Basso he was surplus to requirements and that he was free to look for another club. Scottish First Division side Livingston, where Basso's agent Tomasso Angelini is a director, approached Basso in the hope of signing the Frenchman on a season-long loan deal but Bulgarian side Levski Sofia were also credited with an interest.[9] On 28 January 2009 it was announced Basso had been released by Hearts.[10]

References

  1. ^ Auxerre snap up Basso Sky Sports.com 1 July 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2008
  2. ^ Basso speaks of 'dream' return Sky Sports.com, 3 July 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2008
  3. ^ Sorin joins Auxerre Sky Sports.com, 23 December 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2008
  4. ^ "Keeper Basso wins move to Hearts". BBC Sport. 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  5. ^ "Keeper Basso wins move to Hearts". BBC Sport. 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  6. ^ St. Mirren 1–3 Hearts, BBC Sport, 30 September 2007.
  7. ^ Hearts warned over keeper, Sky Sports.com, 24 April 2008.
  8. ^ Hearts leave trio out of their camp BBC Sport 19 July 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008
  9. ^ Laszlo wants rid of Basso Setanta Sports 11 August 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008
  10. ^ "Keeper Basso released by Hearts". BBC Sport. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2009-01-28.

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