Giuseppe Giannini

Infobox Football biography
playername = Giuseppe Giannini


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|8|20
cityofbirth = Rome
countryofbirth = Italy
height = height|m=1.77
currentclub = Gallipoli
clubnumber =
position = Manager (former attacking midfielder)
youthyears =
youthclubs = AS Roma
years = 1982-1996
1996-1997
1997
1997-1998
clubs = AS Roma
Sturm Graz
Napoli
Lecce
caps(goals) = 318 (49)
016 0(2)
004 0(0)
047 0(4)
nationalyears = 1986-1991
manageryears = 2003-2005
2005-2006
2006
2007-2008
2008-
managerclubs = Foggia
Sambenedettese
Argeş Piteşti
Massese
Gallipoli
nationalteam = Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 047 0(6)
pcupdate = 6 June 2007
ntupdate = 6 June 2007

Giuseppe Giannini, (born August 20, 1964 in Rome), is a former Italian international footballer. He spent the majority of his 16-year playing career with A.S. Roma.

Career

Giannini began his career as a youngster with Tomba di Nerone, a club based in Rome. From a young age he attracted the attention of many of Italy's top clubs, eventually signing with Roma ahead of rivals including S.S. Lazio and A.C. Milan. He made his Serie A debut on January 31, 1982 in a 1-0 defeat to A.C. Cesena and went on to make over 400 appearances for the club over the following fifteen years. During his time at Roma, whom he went on to captain, he won Serie A once and the Coppa Italia three times, he also played in the UEFA Cup final during the 1990-91 season

In 1996 Giannini left Roma to play in Austria for Sturm Graz, with whom he spent just half a season before returning to Italy due to homesickness. Before retiring in 1998 Giannini had brief spells with Napoli and Lecce.

The Italian national team capped Giannini 47 times. He made his international debut against Malta in a European Championship qualifier in December 1986, he went on to represent Italy at both Euro '88 and Italia '90. Giannini's final appearance for his country came on October 12, 1991 against the Soviet Union. He was often referred to as "Il Principe" (The Prince) by Italian sports journalists during his playing career.

Giannini has worked as a match analyst for RAI following his retirement; he also served as the manager of Serie C1 club Foggia from July 2003 to January 2005, when he was sacked. He started the season 2005-06 at the helm of Serie C1 side Sambenedettese, but was fired on February 2006. Later that year, Giannini then served as coach of Romanian side Argeş Piteşti, but was axed in October after nine consecutive defeats, and replaced by Dorinel Munteanu. On September 2007 he was unveiled as new manager of Massese, another Serie C1 club, [cite web|url=http://www.raisport.rai.it/sportarticolo/0,10719,71930,00.html|language=Italian|publisher=RAI Sport|title=Massese: Giannini nuovo allenatore|accessdate=2007-09-19|date=2007-09-18] being however sacked on February 2008 following disagreements with the board. [cite web|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/index.php?action=read&id=93545|language=Italian|publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb|title=UFFICIALE: Giannini esonerato dalla Massese|accessdate=2008-04-01|date=2008-02-13]

On July 2008 he was unveiled as new head coach of Serie C1 team Gallipoli. [cite web|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/index.php?action=read&id=113217|language=Italian|publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb|title=UFFICIALE: Giannini nuovo tecnico del Gallipoli|accessdate=2008-07-12|date=2008-07-12]

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