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Cristiano Lucarelli
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Lucarelli in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-10-04) 4 October 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Livorno, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Cuoiopelli 28 (5)
1993–1995 Perugia 7 (0)
1995–1996 Cosenza 32 (15)
1996–1997 Padova 34 (14)
1997–1998 Atalanta 26 (5)
1998–1999 Valencia 13 (1)
1999–2001 Lecce 59 (27)
2001–2003 Torino 56 (10)
2003–2007 Livorno 146 (92)
2007–2008 Shakhtar Donetsk 12 (4)
2008–2012 Parma 45 (16)
2009–2010 → Livorno (loan) 28 (10)
2010–2012 → Napoli (loan) 12 (1)
Total 498 (200)
International career
1996 Italy Olympic 2 (0)
1996–1997 Italy U21 10 (10)
1997 Italy U23 2 (0)
2005–2007 Italy 6 (3)
Managerial career
2013 Perugia
2013–2014 Viareggio
2014–2015 Pistoiese
2015–2016 Tuttocuoio
2016–2017 Messina
2017–2018 Catania
2018 Livorno
2019–2020 Catania
2020–2022 Ternana
2023 Ternana
2023 Ternana
2023–2024 Catania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cristiano Lucarelli (born 4 October 1975) is an Italian football manager and a former player. He played as a forward, which means he was a goal scorer.

Playing Career Highlights

Cristiano Lucarelli was born in Livorno, Italy. He played for many different teams during his career. He even played for a short time in Spain with Valencia.

Returning to Livorno

In 2003, Cristiano joined his hometown team, Livorno. He had watched them get promoted to Serie B the year before and celebrated with the fans. When he joined Livorno, he made a huge impact. In the 2003–04 season, he scored 29 goals in 38 games. This made him a hero to Livorno fans.

The next season, 2004–05, he was the top goal scorer in Serie A, with 24 goals in 35 games. Livorno finished in eighth place that year. Cristiano was very loyal to Livorno. He turned down offers from other big clubs. He once said, "Some football players pay a billion for a Ferrari or a yacht; with that money, I bought myself Livorno’s shirt. That's all." He scored his 100th Serie A goal in April 2007.

Moving to Other Clubs

After a while, Cristiano decided to leave Livorno. In July 2007, he joined Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine. He was the first Italian player to play in Ukraine. He scored his first European goal for Shakhtar in a Champions League qualifying game.

In January 2008, Cristiano moved back to Italy to play for Parma. His younger brother, Alessandro, also joined Parma later. Cristiano played for Parma for a couple of seasons. He then returned to Livorno on loan in 2009. After his loan ended, he went back to Parma. In 2010, he was loaned to Napoli. He played for Napoli for two seasons before retiring from playing football in 2012.

Playing for Italy

Cristiano Lucarelli played for the Italian national team six times between 2005 and 2007, scoring 3 goals. He was also part of the team that played in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

He scored his first goal for Italy in a friendly game against Serbia and Montenegro in June 2005. He was not chosen for the 2006 FIFA World Cup team. However, he was called back to the national team by the new coach, Roberto Donadoni. He also played in some Euro 2008 qualifying matches. In October 2007, he scored two goals in a friendly win against South Africa.

Coaching Career

After retiring as a player, Cristiano Lucarelli started a new career as a coach.

Early Coaching Roles

He began as a youth coach at Parma in 2012. He then became the head coach for several clubs in Italy's lower leagues. These included Perugia, Viareggio, Pistoiese, Tuttocuoio, and Messina.

Success with Ternana

In 2017, he became the head coach of Catania. He later coached Livorno for a short time. In August 2020, he joined Ternana in Serie C. Under his leadership, Ternana had a fantastic season. They won their league division and were promoted to Serie B in April 2021. They also won the Supercoppa di Serie C in 2021.

He continued to coach Ternana in Serie B. He was dismissed and reappointed a couple of times. In November 2023, he returned to coach Catania in Serie C. He left Catania in March 2024.

Life Outside Football

Family Life

Cristiano has a younger brother named Alessandro, who was also a professional footballer. Alessandro played as a defender and was the captain of Parma. Cristiano's son, Mattia, born in 1999, also became a footballer and played for Livorno.

Interests and Views

Cristiano Lucarelli is known for his strong connection to his hometown club, Livorno. He has the Livorno team logo tattooed on his arm. His jersey number, 99, was a tribute to a group of Livorno fans.

He is also known for openly sharing his political views. He often used a clenched-fist salute after scoring goals, which is a symbol associated with the Communist party. He has openly said he supports communism. He is also a big admirer of Che Guevara, whose image is often seen on Livorno fans' banners. In 1997, after scoring for Italy's Under-21 team, he showed a shirt with Che Guevara's image. This led to him not being called up for the national team for several years.

Career Statistics

Club Appearances and Goals

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cuoiopelli 1992–93 Nazionale Dilettanti 28 5 0 0 28 5
Perugia 1993–94 Serie C1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1994–95 Serie B 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Cosenza 1995–96 Serie B 32 15 0 0 0 0 32 15
Padova 1996–97 Serie B 34 14 1 0 0 0 35 14
Atalanta 1997–98 Serie A 26 5 4 1 0 0 30 6
Valencia 1998–99 La Liga 13 1 0 0 7 2 20 3
Lecce 1999–2000 Serie A 30 15 4 2 0 0 34 17
2000–01 29 12 4 2 0 0 33 14
Total 59 27 8 4 0 0 67 31
Torino 2001–02 Serie A 30 9 0 0 0 0 30 9
2002–03 26 1 2 0 4 1 32 2
Total 56 10 2 0 4 1 62 11
Livorno 2003–04 Serie B 41 29 1 0 0 0 42 29
2004–05 Serie A 35 24 4 1 0 0 39 25
2005–06 36 19 3 3 0 0 39 22
2006–07 34 20 1 0 7 5 42 25
Total 146 92 9 4 7 5 162 101
Shakhtar Donetsk 2007–08 Premier League 12 4 0 0 9 4 21 8
Parma 2007–08 Serie A 16 4 0 0 0 0 16 4
2008–09 Serie B 29 12 1 0 0 0 30 12
Total 45 16 1 0 0 0 46 16
Livorno 2009–10 Serie A 28 10 2 0 0 0 30 10
Napoli 2010–11 Serie A 9 1 1 0 1 0 11 1
2011–12 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 12 1 1 0 1 0 14 1
Career total 498 200 28 9 28 12 554 221

International Appearances and Goals

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2005 2 1
2006 1 0
2007 3 2
Total 6 3

Managerial Statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Perugia Italy 24 June 2013 24 August 2013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 −1 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00
Viareggio Italy 30 October 2013 12 June 2014 &&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033 −13 &&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&9000026.09
Pistoiese Italy 12 June 2014 9 February 2015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029 &&&&&&&&&&&&&044.&&&&&044 −15 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.93000025.93
Tuttocuoio Italy 18 June 2015 26 April 2016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 &&&&&&&&&&&&&039.&&&&&039 −14 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.78000027.78
Messina Italy 18 October 2016 15 June 2017 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033 &&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038 −5 &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.50000037.50
Catania Italy 15 June 2017 4 July 2018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&043.&&&&&043 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&080.&&&&&080 &&&&&&&&&&&&&038.&&&&&038 +42 &&&&&&&&&&&&&058.14000058.14
Livorno Italy 6 July 2018 6 November 2018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 −11 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.3300008.33
Catania Italy 22 October 2019 29 July 2020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.&&&&&027 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 +4 &&&&&&&&&&&&&044.44000044.44
Ternana Italy 8 August 2020 26 November 2022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&095.&&&&&095 &&&&&&&&&&&&&052.&&&&&052 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023 &&&&&&&&&&&&0185.&&&&&0185 &&&&&&&&&&&&0122.&&&&&0122 +63 &&&&&&&&&&&&&054.74000054.74
Ternana Italy 27 February 2023 21 June 2023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019 −8 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.67000016.67
Ternana Italy 14 July 2023 6 November 2023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 −7 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.6900007.69
Catania Italy 14 November 2023 Present &&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 +6 &&&&&&&&&&&&&035.29000035.29
Career total &&&&&&&&&&&&0338.&&&&&0338 &&&&&&&&&&&&0134.&&&&&0134 &&&&&&&&&&&&&084.&&&&&084 &&&&&&&&&&&&0120.&&&&&0120 &&&&&&&&&&&&0452.&&&&&0452 &&&&&&&&&&&&0411.&&&&&0411 +41 &&&&&&&&&&&&&039.64000039.64

Honours and Awards

As a Player

Perugia

Valencia

Shakhtar

Napoli

Individual Awards

  • Serie A top-scorer: 2004–05

As a Manager

Ternana

  • Serie C: 2020–21
  • Supercoppa di Serie C: 2021

See also

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