Luca Pellegrini (footballer, born 1963)

Luca Pellegrini

Personal information
Date of birth	(1963-03-24) March 24, 1963
Place of birth	Varese, Italy
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1980	Varese	26	(1)
1980–1991	Sampdoria	275	(4)
1991–1993	Verona	51	(0)
1993–1994	Ravenna	38	(0)
1994–1995	Torino	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luca Pellegrini (born March 24, 1963 in Varese) is a retired Italian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Pellegrini played for 11 seasons (262 games, 3 goals) in the Serie A for U.C. Sampdoria, Hellas Verona F.C. and Torino F.C..

International career

Pellegrini represented Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics (a swimmer with the same name also represented Italy at those Olympics).

Personal life

His younger brothers Davide Pellegrini and Stefano Pellegrini also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Luca was referred to as Pellegrini I, Davide as Pellegrini II and Stefano as Pellegrini III.

Honours

Sampdoria

• Serie A champion: 1990–91.
• Coppa Italia winner: 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89.
• Supercoppa Italiana winner: 1991.
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner: 1989–90.