Iacopo Balestri (born 21 June 1975) is an Italian footballer who played for Serie B team Salernitana in the role of a defender. He is 178 cm tall. Career Balestri started his career at hometown club Pisa, where he won the Serie D champion. After just played twice at Serie C2, he returned to Serie D for Castelfiorentino. In mid-1999 he moved to Montevarchi of Serie C1, where he was spotted by Modena. At Modena he won two promotion in two season, from Serie C1 to Serie A the Italian top division. At Serie A he was the regular starter in the two seasons. After Modena finished as the second least and relegated, Balestri was signed by another Serie A struggler Reggina. With Reggina, he played 37 out of possible 39 matches for the club and finished in mid-table. After played the first match of 2005–06 season, Torino of Serie B signed Balestri. He won promotion with club again, and secured a place in their Serie A campaign. In July 2007 he left for Serie B club Mantova, and continued to play as a regular. Balestri was released in June 2009. After without a club for 6 months, he signed a 6 months contract with option of 1 more year with Serie B bottom club Salernitana. Honours Serie C1: 2001 Serie D: 1996 References External links Balestri's profile from Gazzetta dello Sport http://aic.football.it/scheda/2260/balestri-jacopo.htm Italian footballers Pisa S.C. players Modena F.C. players Reggina 1914 players Torino F.C. players Mantova 1911 players U.S. Salernitana 1919 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Association football defenders Sportspeople from Pisa 1975 births Living people Footballers from Tuscany