Giuliano Giannichedda facts for kids

Giuliano Giannichedda (born 21 September 1974) is an Italian football manager and a former professional footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder, a player who helps protect the team's defense. He played in 281 games in Italy's top league, Serie A, scoring three goals. He is best known for playing with Udinese and Lazio.

Playing Career Highlights

Starting in Lower Leagues

Giuliano Giannichedda began his football journey in his hometown of Pontecorvo, Italy. He started his professional career with a team called Sora. They were in a lower division, but he helped them get promoted to a higher league during his three years there.

Success with Udinese

In the summer of 1995, Giuliano moved straight to Serie A, Italy's highest football league, to play for Udinese. He became a very important player for them, playing around 30 league games each season for his last four years with the club. In 2000, he helped Udinese win the UEFA Intertoto Cup, which is a European competition.

Winning with Lazio

Giuliano then joined Lazio for the 2001–02 season. He was a regular starter for Lazio during his four years there. In 2004, he helped his team win the Coppa Italia, a major cup competition in Italy.

Time at Juventus

In 2005, Giuliano moved to Juventus, one of Italy's biggest clubs. It was a bit harder for him to get regular playing time there. In his first year, Juventus won the league title. However, the team later had that title taken away and was moved to a lower league, Serie B, because of some problems.

Giuliano stayed with Juventus even when they were in Serie B for the 2006–07 season. He helped them win the Serie B championship that year. He retired from playing football in June 2008, at almost 34 years old, after playing one season with Livorno.

International Appearances

Giuliano Giannichedda played three times for the Italian national team in 1999. His first game was on 31 March, a 1–1 draw against Belarus during the qualifiers for the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament.

He also represented Italy at the under-23 level. In 1997, he played in the 1997 Mediterranean Games, which were held in Italy. His team won the gold medal in that competition.

Playing Style

Giuliano Giannichedda was known as a very energetic and strong defensive midfielder. He was good at winning the ball back from opponents. He also had good technique and could start attacking plays after getting the ball. He was known for playing with a lot of intensity.

Life After Playing

After retiring from playing, Giuliano Giannichedda became a football manager. In July 2013, he started working as an assistant coach for the Italy under-20s team.

He became the manager for Racing Roma in July 2016. However, he left the club in April 2017. In July 2018, he became the head coach of another club, Pro Piacenza, but he left that role in November 2018.

In May 2019, Giuliano was confirmed as the manager of Aprilia, a team in Serie D. But he left that club after only one month. Since July 2019, he has been coaching the Italian amateur representative teams for players aged Under-18 and Under-19.

Achievements and Awards

Udinese

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000

Lazio

• Coppa Italia: 2003–04
• Supercoppa Italiana: Runner-up 2004

Juventus

• Serie B: 2006–07
• Supercoppa Italiana: Runner-up 2005

Italy

• Mediterranean Games: 1997 (Gold Medal)

See also

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