Marco Branca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Branca | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Grosseto, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1982 |
Grosseto | ||
| 1982–1984 | Cagliari | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Cagliari | 52 | (4) |
| 1986–1987 | Udinese | 18 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 |
Sampdoria | 9 | (1) |
| 1988–1990 | Udinese | 55 | (13) |
| 1990–1991 |
Sampdoria | 20 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | Fiorentina | 23 | (5) |
| 1992–1994 | Udinese | 58 | (22) |
| 1994–1995 |
Parma | 25 | (7) |
| 1995–1996 |
Roma | 7 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 |
Internazionale | 52 | (23) |
| 1998–1999 | Middlesbrough | 12 | (9) |
| 1999–2000 | FC Luzern | 10 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 |
Monza | 17 | (7) |
| Total | 348 | (102) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Italy Olympic (O.P.) | 3 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Branca (born 6 January 1965) is an Italian former professional
Internazionale
.
Club career
Early career
Born in
Internazionale in exchange for Marco Delvecchio
.
Internazionale and Middlesbrough
In his first season with the Nerazzuri, Branca scored an impressive 17 goals in 24 matches, but did not repeat in his next campaign and was sold to English second-tier side
Tottenham Hotspur.[2]
Later career
Branca saw out his playing days with FC Luzern and Italian lower-league club Monza before retiring in 2001.
International career
Branca took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics as overage player.
Management career
From 2002 until February 2014,Internazionale's management, working in their transfer network. He helped organise the transfers of Lúcio, Diego Milito, Thiago Motta, Wesley Sneijder and Samuel Eto'o.
Honours
Sampdoria
Parma
- UEFA Cup: 1994–95
Middlesbrough
References
- ^ Potts, Ian (18 February 1998). "Merson and Branca light Boro's way". The Independent. London. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Spurs 0-3 Middlesbrough". Premier League. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Inter Milan Fire Technical Director Marco Branca".
- ^ "The forgotten story of … Sampdoria's only scudetto". The Guardian. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Chelsea v Middlesbrough, 29 March 1998 - 11v11 match report". 11v11. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
