Giuliano Giannichedda

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Giuliano Giannichedda
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-09-21) 21 September 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Pontecorvo, Italy
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Italy U20 (assistant coach)
Youth career
1991–1992 Pontecorvo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Sora 64 (2)
1995–2001 Udinese 151 (2)
2001–2005 Lazio 107 (1)
2005–2007 Juventus 35 (0)
2007–2008 Livorno 8 (0)
International career
1997 Italy Olympic 4 (0)
1999 Italy 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giuliano Giannichedda (born 21 September 1974) is an Italian retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

He appeared in 281 Serie A games over the course of twelve seasons (three goals scored), mainly in representation of Udinese and Lazio.[1]

Club career

Born in Pontecorvo, Frosinone, Giannichedda started his senior career with A.S. Sora Calcio 1907 in the fourth division, promoting to the third level at the end of the second of his three years. In the 1995 summer he moved straight to the Serie A with Udinese Calcio, playing an average of 30 league games during his last four seasons at the Stadio Friuli;[2] he won the UEFA Intertoto Cup with the club in 2000.[3]

Giannichedda signed with S.S. Lazio for the 2001–02 campaign, where he was also regularly played as a starter for four seasons,[2] winning the Coppa Italia in 2004, and finishing second in the 2004 Supercoppa Italiana.[4] In 2005 he left the Romans and joined Juventus FC, where struggled for playing time under manager Fabio Capello, often being deployed as a substitute along with Blasi, behind starters Vieira and Emerson; he only made 24 appearances that season,[2] although he still managed to win the Serie A title with the club, also finishing second in the 2005 Supercoppa Italiana.[5] The team's title was stripped however, due to the club's involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal,[6] and as a result, Juventus also sufferred subsequent league relegation; Giannichedda stayed with the club for the 2006–07 Serie B season nonetheless, where he was coached by one of his idols, Didier Deschamps,[7] helping Juventus to win the Serie B championship and obtain Serie A promotion.[2]

Giannichedda retired in June 2008 at nearly 34 years of age, after one unassuming season with A.S. Livorno Calcio, featuring in less than a quarter of the club's matches, as Livorno sufferred relegation to Serie B.[8]

International career

Giannichedda gained three caps for Italy in 1999 under manager Dino Zoff. His debut came on 31 March in a 1–1 home draw against Belarus for the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifiers.[9]

Giannichedda also represented the country at under-23 level in the 1997 Mediterranean Games, which were held on home soil, winning a gold medal.[10]

Style of play

An aggressive, hard-working, and hard-tackling defensive midfielder, who also possessed good technique, Giannichedda was known for his tendency to commit fouls frequently and pick up cards. In addition to his tenacious ball-winning abilities, he was also known for his tactical intelligence, his powerful shot, and ability to start attacking plays after winning back possession.[2][7]

Post-playing and coaching career

On May 2011 Giannichedda was awarded a director of football licence. From July 2013 he is assistant to Alberigo Evani in charge of the Italy national under-20 football team. In 2014 he became a coaching graduate and obtained a UEFA Pro Licence.[11]

Honours

Club

Udinese[3]
Lazio[4]
Juventus[12]

International

Italy[10]

References

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