Alberto Di Chiara

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Alberto Di Chiara
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-03-29) 29 March 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
winger
Youth career
Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1982
Roma
 4 (0)
1982–1983
Reggiana
 22 (1)
1983–1986
Lecce
 91 (13)
1986–1991 Fiorentina 142 (10)
1991–1996
Parma
 142 (5)
1996–1997
Perugia
 24 (0)
Total 425 (29)
International career
1985 Italy U21 2 (0)
1992–1993 Italy 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alberto Di Chiara (Italian pronunciation:

full back. He is the younger brother of the Italian footballer Stefano Di Chiara.[1]

Club career

A

Reggiana in 1982, making 22 appearances.[3]

In 1983, he was acquired by

Lecce for the following season. He helped the club achieve an historic first-time promotion to Serie A during the 1984–85 season, his second year with the club. During the 1985–86 Serie A season, he played alongside his brother Stefano under manager Eugenio Fascetti.[3][4]

Between 1986 and 1991, he played with

1990 UEFA Cup Final.[8]

In 1991, he joined

Perugia, retiring in 1997.[3][9][10]

International career

After representing the Italy under-21 side twice in 1985, Di Chiara also represented the Italian senior national side as a fullback on 7 occasions between 1992 and 1993, while playing for Parma. He was the first ever Parma player to be called up for Italy,[11] making his debut on 31 May 1992, in a 0–0 home draw against Portugal, under manager Arrigo Sacchi.[12]

Style of play

Di Chiara was a consistent and offensive-minded left-footed full-back, who was capable of playing anywhere along the left flank; throughout his career, he was also used as a winger, or as a wing-back. His pace, flair, composure, stamina,

crosses.[3][5][6][7][13]

Honours

Roma[2]

Parma[2][10]

References

  1. ^ Gabriele Majo (1 July 2013). "PARMA E GUBBIO: L'AMORE APPENA NATO E' GIA' FINITO? AGLI UMBRI NON E' PIACIUTO CHE IL GIA' PROMESSO LUCARELLI ANDASSE AL PERUGIA, E NON SONO CONTENTI DEL 'RIMEDIO' DI CHIARA…" (in Italian). Stadio Tardini. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Alberto Di Chiara". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Di Chiara, Alberto" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Trent'anni fa la prima promozione in A. Lecce ricorda con un memorial in onore di Franco Jurlano" (in Italian). Lecce News 24. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b Fabio Monti (12 October 1992). "NOINDC". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Storie di calcio – Di Chiara, il terzino che dribblava i portieri Ma quanto era forte quel piccolo grande Parma...?". La Gazzetta di Parma (in Italian). 20 February 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. ^ a b Luigi Braco (24 January 2013). "Di Chiara: "Il Napoli è una squadra matura"" (in Italian). Napoli Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  8. ^ Benedetto Ferrara (4 March 2014). "L'amara Coppa Uefa del 1990 E il sogno finì nella "sporca finale"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Storie di calcio – Benarrivo, quella finale con il Brasile e il Parma dei terzini con le ali". La Gazzetta di Parma (in Italian). 21 March 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Il Parma è fallito: la breve storia di 20 anni di successi" (in Italian). TG 24. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  11. ^ "La storia del Parma calcio, dalla sua fondazione (1913) ad oggi: rose, classifiche, fotografie e cronaca di ogni stagione" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Di Chiara, Alberto" (in Italian). FIGC. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Di Chiara, Alberto" (in Italian). enciclopediagiallorossa.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
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