| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriele Ambrosetti | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Varese, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1993 | Varese | 50 | (11) |
| 1993–1994 | Brescia | 34 | (10) |
| 1994–1995 | Venezia | 18 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Vicenza | 24 | (3) |
| 1996 | Brescia | 9 | (2) |
| 1996–1999 | Vicenza | 79 | (15) |
| 1999–2003 | Chelsea | 16 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Piacenza (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2001 | → Vicenza (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | → Piacenza (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Piacenza | 28 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Pro Patria | 41 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gabriele Ambrosetti (born 7 August 1973) is a former Italian footballer who played as a winger.
Born in Varese, he played for several Italian sides, including Brescia and Vicenza, before signing for English club Chelsea for £3.5m in August 1999. He arrived as, according to his manager, Gianluca Vialli, the 'Italian Ryan Giggs', but struggled to live up to the tag and in four years made only a handful of appearances. He made his Chelsea debut as a sub in a 1–0 home win against Aston Villa. The only goal he scored for Chelsea was in a 5–0 win against Galatasaray in Istanbul in the UEFA Champions League.[1] He was spotted in a Cup Winners Cup Semi Final by Chelsea against Vicenza in April 1998.