Attilio Lombardo

For the Uruguayan botanist, see Atilio Lombardo.

Attilio Lombardo
Lombardo with Galatasaray in 2013
Personal information
Full name Attilio Lombardo[1]
Date of birth (1966-01-06) 6 January 1966 (age 58)[2]
Place of birth Santa Maria la Fossa, Italy[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right midfielder
Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Saudi Arabia
(assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Pergocrema 38 (9)
1985–1989 Cremonese 141 (17)
1989–1995 Sampdoria 201 (34)
1995–1997 Juventus 35 (2)
1997–1999 Crystal Palace 43 (8)
1999–2001 Lazio 32 (2)
2001–2002 Sampdoria 34 (1)
Total 524 (73)
International career
1990–1997 Italy 18 (3)
Managerial career
1998 Crystal Palace
2002–2006 Sampdoria Reserves
2006–2007 FC Chiasso
2008 Castelnuovo
2008–2009 Legnano
2009 Spezia
2010–2012 Manchester City (co-assistant)
2012–2013 Manchester City Reserves
2013–2014 Galatasaray (assistant)
2014–2015 Schalke 04 (assistant)
2016–2018 Torino (assistant)
2019–2023 Italy (assistant)
2023– Saudi Arabia (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy (as assistant manager)
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2020
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Attilio Lombardo (Italian pronunciation: [atˈtiːljo lomˈbardo]; born 6 January 1966) is an Italian retired football player turned manager; he is currently the assistant manager for the Saudi Arabia national team.

Throughout his career he was usually deployed as a wide midfielder, or as an offensive right winger, although he also played as a fullback or wingback on occasion later in his career.

Lombardo played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, and is best known for his two spells with Sampdoria. He is one of the six players to have won the Serie A title with three different teams: Sampdoria, Juventus, and Lazio; the other five players to have managed the same feat are Giovanni Ferrari, Filippo Cavalli, Pietro Fanna, Sergio Gori, and Aldo Serena.[3][4][5] Lombardo also had a spell in the Premier League with English side Crystal Palace. At international level, Lombardo represented the Italy national football team on 19 occasions, although he was never called up for a major tournament.

During his career, he was given the nicknames "Popeye", as he was thought to resemble the cartoon character's appearance due to his own bald head and strong physique, as well as "the Ostrich" (or "Struzzo", in Italian), because of his pace, stamina, and running style. He was also given the nickname "The Bald Eagle" during his time at Crystal Palace.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Attilio Lombardo". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Lombardo: Attilio Lombardo: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Attilio Lombardo: "Contro l'Udinese occhio a Di Natale"" (in Italian). Sampdoria News. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. ^ "SERGIO "BOBO" GORI" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ^ Roberto Perrone (7 May 2013). "Serena, la punta con la valigia" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  6. ^ Stefano Bedeschi. "Gli eroi in bianconero: Attilio LOMBARDO" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Memories: Attilio Lombardo, il "Popeye" blucerchiato" (in Italian). Sampdoria.it. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  8. ^ MAURIZIO CROSETTI (11 January 1996). "' TORNERO' BRACCIO DI FERRO?'" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 February 2017.