Luigi Di Biagio

Luigi Di Biagio
Di Biagio as head coach of Italy U21 in 2013
Personal information
Full name Luigi Di Biagio[1]
Date of birth (1971-06-03) 3 June 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Lazio 1 (0)
1989–1992 Monza 62 (7)
1992–1995 Foggia 87 (12)
1995–1999 Roma 114 (16)
1999–2003 Internazionale 117 (13)
2003–2006 Brescia 93 (16)
2007 Ascoli 8 (2)
Total 482 (66)
International career
1998–2002 Italy 31 (2)
Managerial career
2011–2013 Italy U20[2]
2013–2019 Italy U21
2018 Italy (caretaker)
2020 SPAL
2023 Dinamo City
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2000 Belgium-Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luigi Di Biagio Cavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi di ˈbjaːdʒo]; born 3 June 1971) is an Italian professional football manager and former player.

A former defensive midfielder, Di Biagio last played for Ascoli in 2007, and previously also played for several other Italian clubs throughout his career, including Roma and Internazionale, in particular. At international level, he also played 31 times for the Italy national side between 1998 and 2002, scoring two goals, representing his country at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as at Euro 2000, where Italy reached the final.

  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 216" [Official Press Release No. 216] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 10 March 2020. p. 4. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Youth teams: Di Biagio for Under 20, Evani and Zoratto confirmed". FIGC. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2016.