Dez Giraldi

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Dez Giraldi
Personal information
Date of birth March 24, 1986 (age 21)
Place of birth    Wollongong, Australia
Height 1.85 m
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide United FC
Number 23
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2004–05
2005
2005-2006
2006–present
Empoli
Cuoiopelli Cappiano
Central Coast Mariners
Adelaide United
 ? (?)
? (?)
0 (0)
1 (0)   
National team
2003 Australia U17  ? (?)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Dez Giraldi (born March 24, 1986 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia) is a football (soccer) player. Giraldi signed with Australian A-League club Adelaide United for the 2006-07 season, after a four week stint with the Central Coast Mariners during the 2005-06 A-League season. He has represented Australia at Under-17 and Under-23 level, while also being part of Empoli's squad in the Italian Serie A. Giraldi gave up his squad number when Romario arrived in Adelaide so the Brazilian could wear the No.11, he has worn all his career. Dez got the No.23 he wanted when he first came to the club.


Adelaide United FC - Current Squad

1 Beltrame | 2 Alagich | 3 Rees | 4 Costanzo | 5 Valkanis | 7 Pantelis | 8 Veart | 9 Kemp | 10 Fernando | 11 Giraldi | 13 Dodd | 14 Goulding | 15 Burns | 16 Petta | 17 van Dommele | 18 Cornthwaite | 19 Qu | 20 Bajic | 21 Spagnuolo | 22 Diego | 25 Djité |  Salley |  Sarkies | Interim Manager: Vidmar