Gianluca Signorini
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 March 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Pisa, Italy | ||
Date of death | 6 November 2002 | (aged 42)||
Place of death | Pisa, Italy | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back, libero | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1979 |
Pisa | 2 | (0) |
1979–1980 | Pietrasanta | 29 | (1) |
1980–1981 |
Prato | 26 | (0) |
1981–1983 |
Livorno | 65 | (3) |
1983–1984 | Ternana | 29 | (0) |
1984–1985 |
Cavese | 29 | (0) |
1985–1987 |
Parma | 70 | (6) |
1987–1988 |
Roma | 29 | (0) |
1988–1995 |
Genoa | 207 | (5) |
1995–1997 |
Pisa | ? | (?) |
Managerial career | |||
1998 |
Pisa (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gianluca Signorini (17 March 1960 – 6 November 2002) was an Italian
Career
Born in
He left Genoa in 1995, aged 35, to join his hometown club Pisa, then in Serie D, and retired two years later.[4] He played 210 Serie A matches with 6 goals.
Retirement and illness
After having ended his playing career, Signorini started a managing career working for Pisa, and serving as joint caretaker manager during their 1997–98
Style of play
A large, tough, elegant, and physically strong player, Signorini is regarded as one of Italy's best and last true
Personal life
Signorini was married to Antonella; together they had four children.[6] On 17 May 2009, one of Signorini's sons, Andrea, a footballer himself, made his Serie A debut with Genoa, thus continuing the legacy of his father and former rossoblu captain.[8]
Honours
Club
- Parma[2]
- Serie C1: 1985–86
- Genoa[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Calcio, morto Signorini, bandiera del Genoa" [Football, Signorini dead, symbol of Genoa]. Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 6 November 2002. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Stagione 1985/86" (in Italian). Storia del Parma Calcio. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ a b LORENZO MANGINI (30 January 2008). "Stessa maglia, stesso ruolo Il mito di Signorini continua" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Il Pisa Calcio dal 1994 ad oggi" (in Italian). Pisa Calcio. Archived from the original on 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ Filippo Grimaldi (6 November 2007). "Genoa e Signorini Una serata speciale" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ a b MARCO TRAVAGLIO (11 January 2001). "Il dramma di Signorini da mesi semiparalizzato" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Franco Baresi (II)" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Gasperini: "Resto al Genoa"" (in Italian). Pianeta Genoa. 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2009-05-17.