Alessio Tacchinardi

Alessio Tacchinardi
Tacchinardi with Juventus in 2003
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-07-23) 23 July 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Crema, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Atalanta 8 (0)
1994–2007 Juventus 261 (9)
2005–2007Villarreal (loan) 45 (3)
2007–2008 Brescia 34 (9)
Total 348 (21)
International career
1995–2003 Italy 13 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2012 Pergolettese (youth)
2012–2013 Brescia (youth)
2013 Pergolettese
2015–2016 Pergolettese
2018 Lecco
2019 Crema
2021 Fano
2022 Lecco
Medal record
Association football
Representing  Italy
European Under-21 Championship
Winner 1996 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alessio Tacchinardi (Italian pronunciation: [aˈlɛssjo takkiˈnardi]; born 23 July 1975) is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, last in charge as head coach of Lecco.

He began his career with Atalanta. In 1994, he moved to Juventus, where he spent majority of his career, winning 17 trophies; due to his success and performances with the club, Tacchinardi was one of the 50 Juventus players to have their names written inside the club's new home ground, the Juventus Stadium. Following a two-year loan spell with Spanish side Villarreal, he moved to Brescia in 2007, where he retired after a season. A former Italy international, Tacchinardi represented his nation on 13 occasions between 1995 and 2003.