 Giannini in 1983 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Giuseppe Giannini[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | Almas Roma | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1983 | Roma | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1981–1996 | Roma | 318 | (49) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Sturm Graz | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Napoli | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Lecce | 47 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 385 | (55) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Italy U-21 | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1991 | Italy | 47 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Foggia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Sambenedettese | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Argeş Piteşti | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Massese | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Gallipoli | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Verona | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Grosseto | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Lebanon | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Latina (head of youth)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Racing Roma | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Unicusano Fondi | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Giuseppe Giannini Cavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe dʒanˈniːni]; born 20 August 1964) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He spent the majority of his 15-year playing career with A.S. Roma, and was regarded by supporters as a club symbol, before his successor in the number-10 shirt and offensive midfield playmaker role, Francesco Totti. He played 47 times for Italy and starred in the teams that reached the semi-finals of the 1988 UEFA European Championship, and subsequently the 1990 FIFA World Cup on home soil.
He was often referred to as "Il Principe" (The Prince) by Italian sports journalists during his playing career,[3] a reference to his grace on the pitch.
- ^ "Giannini Sig. Giuseppe" [Giannini Mr. Giuseppe]. Quirinale (in Italian). Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ Calciomercato Latina, preso Jordan. Giannini entra nel club‚ corrieredellosport.it, 14 February 2017
- ^ "Roma all-time XI". Channel 4. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.