Giuliano Giannichedda

Giuliano Giannichedda

Personal information
Date of birth	21 September 1974 (1974-09-21)
Place of birth	Pontecorvo, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1991–1992	Pontecorvo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–1995	Sora Calcio	54	(2)
1995–2001	Udinese	151	(2)
2001–2005	Lazio	107	(1)
2005–2007	Juventus	35	(0)
2007–2008	Livorno	8	(0)
National team
1997	Italy Olympic	4	(0)
1999	Italy	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Giuliano Giannichedda (born 21 September 1974) is a former Italian footballer. He is a midfielder, but can also play as a defender. He is well known for his tackling and stamina.

Career

He started his professional career with Sora of Serie C2, where he played for three seasons and gained promotion to Serie C1. After an impressive season, Giannichedda was signed in 1995 by Serie A side Udinese, where he quickly became one of the side's most outstanding players. He played for Udinese until 2001, when he joined Lazio.

After having played four seasons with Lazio, Giannichedda left the Roman team for Juventus in the summer of 2005 on a free transfer.

On 1 August 2007, he signed with Livorno.

International career

He has three international caps for Italy, all in 1999. He also capped for Italy at 1997 Mediterranean Games

External links

• http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Giannichedda_Giuliano
• http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1800&squadra=1