Alessio Tacchinardi

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Alessio Tacchinardi
Personal information
Full name Alessio Tacchinardi
Date of birth July 23, 1975 (1975-07-23) (age 32)
Place of birth    Crema, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Brescia
Number 14
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1992–1994
1994–2007
2005–2007
2007–		 Atalanta
Juventus
→ Villarreal (loan)
Brescia		 9 (0)
261 (9)
39 (2)
20 (8)   
National team2
1995–2003 Italy 13 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of February 19, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of February 19, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Alessio Tacchinardi (born July 23, 1975 in Crema, Lombardy) is an Italian footballer and defensive midfielder of Brescia. A fairly versatile player, this Juventus defensive midfielder could also play as central midfielder and as a central defender. He possessed a fiery shot and tough tackling.

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[edit] Career

He started his career in 1992 at Atalanta, where he played in nine games before being transferred to Juventus in 1994. There, he had an immediate impact, starring in 24 games. Arguably, his peak season so far was the 2002-03 campaign, where he scored two goals in 27 appearances in the Serie A, while scoring two more goals in 13 Champions League appearances (that year, Juventus reached the Champions League finals). Nonetheless, he has had occasional injury problems, and never completely filled the gap left by Edgar Davids' departure.

[edit] Villareal Loan

In July 2005, Villarreal signed him on one-year loan from Juventus F.C.. He helped the team to reach Champions League semi-finals. In July 2006, he extended his loan for one more year. His loan finished at the end of the 2006/07 season. He wore #14 for Villarreal in the Spanish La Liga.

[edit] Joining Brescia

He signed a 2-year deal with Brescia on August 9, 2007, having made 20 appearances as of February 2008[1].

[edit] International Career

For Italy, Tacchinardi has been capped 13 times, the first in 1995. Tacchinardi has not been a regular player for the Squadra Azzurra, never playing in the final stages of a major tournament.

[edit] Family

His elder brother, Massimiliano, also briefly played professional football as a defender.

[edit] Honours

With Juventus:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Alessio Tacchinardi è del Brescia (Italian). Brescia Calcio. Retrieved on 2007-08-09.


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