Passed in particular by Auxerre and Udinese, the former French porter Anthony Basso died at the age of 45.
A very sad news. This Saturday, AJ Auxerre announced “with great sadness the disappearance of Anthony Basso, goalkeeper at AJA between 1998 and 2000 then from 2007 to 2008”. He was 45 years old.
A native of Besançon (Doubs), he had caught the eye of Guy Roux and joined the Auxerrois training center in 1998 before knowing a tour of Europe, of Italy (Udinese, Benevento…) in Switzerland (Yverdon ), via Norway (Viking FK) and Scotland (Heart of Midlothian).
An appearance in Serie A
His kid’s dream, Anthony Basso had really touched him by signing his first professional contract at Udinese, then being launched in Serie A for his one and only appearance, in January 2001. There, he had known in particular Coaches Roy Hodgson and Luciano Spalletti, and learned in the shadow of the Italian international Morgan of Sanctis.
-“In terms of emotions, I was spoiled. Like all high-level athletes,” he said in 2016 in the columns of the Republican East. “Despite everything, I must admit that my signature in Auxerre at the age of 15, the European confrontation with the Monaco of Adebayor and Evra or the matches against Celtic Glasgow in front of 60,000 people keep a magical side. But J ‘I also loved meeting the big names in the middle: red, coal, cool, martini, spalletti, hodgson … “
Professional football behind him, the Bisontin had hung up the gloves for good after a last freelance among amateurs, in the division of honor, at his home, on the side of Roche-Novillars (Doubs).
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