Luca Mezzano

Luca Mezzano
Personal information
Full name	Luca Antonino Mezzano
Date of birth	1 August 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Turin, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Torino (youth coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Torino
1997–2001	Internazionale
1999	→ Perugia (loan)
1999	→ Verona (loan)
2000	→ Brescia (loan)
2000	→ Chievo (loan)
2001	→ Reggina (loan)
2001–2005	Torino
2005–2006	Bologna
2007–2009	Treviso
2007–2008	→ Triestina (loan)
2009–2010	Arezzo
International career
1997–2000	Italy U-21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luca Antonino Mezzano (born 1 August 1977 in Turin) is an Italian football coach and former player who played as a defender. He is youth coach of Torino (responsible for the Esordienti - 13-year-old team).

Club career

Mezzano started his career at hometown club Torino, and joined Internazionale in 1997. Despite being contract for four seasons with the Nerazzurri, he only made four appearances with the club and was mostly sent on loan to several other teams instead. He returned to Torino in 2001, spending four seasons with the club before ending his career after spells with Bologna, Treviso, Triestina and Arezzo. He retired in 2010, aged 33.

He has been played 71 Serie A games, which he made his debut against A.S. Roma, on 25 February 1996.

International career

With the Italy youth team, he won the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and was a quarter-finalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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