Marcello Cottafava (born 8 September 1977) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender. He measures 184 cm, weighing 77 kg. Career He started his career at Sampdoria, arriving in the first team in 1996, but failed to collect appearances in Serie A. From 1997 to 2004 he played in Serie C1 with Saronno, Carrarese, Lecco, Treviso and Giulianova. Treviso He returned to Treviso in 2004, playing in Serie B and the following year in Serie A, where he debuted on 11 September 2005 in Treviso 0-1 Livorno. Lecce The 2006-07 season began with Treviso, in the cadet series, and he moved to Lecce, again in B, in January. He started for the rest of the league, until he was cautioned for an alleged doping case. On 21 June he was acquitted for not committing the crime: he had used a nasal spray, which had caused an alleged doping effect. In the 2007-2008 season he scored a valuable mark by pulling from about thirty meters against Pisa, for the momentary 1-0. The game then ends with a 1-1 result. Triestina On 1 September 2008 he moved to Triestina, where he scored 3 goals in 77 appearances in two seasons. In the pre-season of the 2010-11 season he was put out of the squad by Triestina and then reinstated in January. In July, he rescinded his contract with the halberd company. Gubbio On 22 September 2011 he was hired by Gubbio. On 5 October 2011, he scored his first goal for Eugubini in a 2-2 match against Brescia. On November 5, he recovered his first expulsion in a 3-1 defeat against L.R. Vicenza at 58 minutes, with the result still 1-1. He finished the season relegating with 34 appearances and 2 goals. Latina On 29 August 2012, he signed an annual contract with Latina.[7] On September 30, 2012 in Viareggio-Latina scored a valuable mark by kicking a penalty of about 40 meters that surprises the goalkeeper opponent signing the temporary advantage of the team Pontine. The game will then end with a 1-1 result. He is among the protagonists of the Pontine team that on June 16, 2013, beating Pisa 3-1 in the Playoff final of the League First Division, conquers the first historic promotion in Serie B. On 10 July 2013 he renewed for a year participating in the first B series championship in the history of Latina. On