Guillermo Giacomazzi

Guillermo Giacomazzi

Personal information
Full name	Guillermo Gonzalo Giacomazzi Suárez
Date of birth	November 21, 1977 (1977-11-21)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Lecce
Number	18
Youth career
1997–1998	Bella Vista
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–1999	Bella Vista	53	(10)
2000–2001	Peñarol	34	(0)
2001–	Lecce	273	(37)
2007	→ Palermo (loan)	7	(0)
2007–2008	→ Empoli (loan)	20	(0)
National team‡
1998–2007	Uruguay	17	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2009

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Giacomazzi and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.

Guillermo Gonzalo Giacomazzi Suárez (born 21 November 1977 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for the Italian side Lecce. He also played for the Uruguayan national team.

He holds the Serie A appearances record for U.S. Lecce with 178 matches played.

Career

He started in Uruguay, playing for Bellavista before moving to Peñarol. In 2001 he was signed by U.S. Lecce and made his debut match in Italian Serie A on August 27, 2001, against Parma, a game which Lecce drawed 1-1. He played for the team for the following 6 years, becoming its captain. On January 31, 2007, he was signed by U.S. Città di Palermo. On February 11, 2007, he played his first Serie A match for Palermo, against Empoli F.C. In the following season he was loaned to Empoli, and in 2008 he returned to the Lecce squad.

On 6 July 2010, he signed a new 4-year contract with Lecce.

External links

• Giacomazzi's profile at US Palermo website