Emanuel Perrone

Emanuel Perrone (born 14 June 1983) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career Perrone started his career at Talleres in the Primera División Argentina in 2002. In 2004, he moved to France to join Troyes; he was at the club for one season before moving to Ionikos in Greece.

In 2006, he moved to Apollon Kalamarias, where he joined former Talleres teammate Lucas Favalli. Later on, he was transferred to Anorthosis Famagusta FC and made his debut on 6 February 2011 in a league match against Enosis Neon Paralimniou.

On 3 August 2011 Perrone signed for Asteras Tripolis. While he played at Asteras, the team had done the best in their team's history, reaching 3rd place in Greece's most professional league of soccer/football. At the beginning of the 2013/14 season, he signed a one-year contract with AEL Kalloni.

On 16 July 2014 Perrone signed a two-year contract with Iraklis. He scored in his debut for the club, a cup match against Lamia. By scoring against Kalloni in 2015–16 season opener, he became the first foreign player to score with six different teams in Greece's top-tier league. On 16 October 2017, by scoring with the jersey of AEL against Panathinaikos, Perrone became the first foreign footballer to score with seven different teams in Greece, increasing his record since last year. He also has a second nationality, holding an Italian passport.

On 7 August 2018, Iraklis officially announced the return of Perrone. On 19 December 2019, Perrone retired from football after starting the current campaign with Iraklis in the lower leagues of Greek football.

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