Luciano Galletti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luciano Martín Galletti | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | OFI Crete | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Estudiantes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1999 | Estudiantes | 37 | (2) |
| 1999 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Napoli | 20 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Estudiantes | 28 | (9) |
| 2001–2005 | Zaragoza | 134 | (14) |
| 2005–2007 | Atlético Madrid | 62 | (5) |
| 2007–2010 | Olympiacos | 59 | (19) |
| 2013– | OFI Crete | 6 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | Argentina U20 | 12 | (10) |
| 2000–2005 | Argentina | 13 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Luciano Martín Galletti (Spanish pronunciation: [lusiˈano ɣaˈleti]; born 9 April 1980) is an Argentine footballer who plays for OFI Crete in the Superleague Greece, as a right winger.
In a professional career that lasted 14 years he played mostly in Spain, with Zaragoza and Atlético Madrid, but also represented Olympiacos, winning five major titles with the latter club. He was also retired from 2010–13 before returning to active with OFI Crete.
An Argentine international in the 2000s, Galletti appeared with the national team at the 2005 Confederations Cup.
Club career
Early years / Italy
Born in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Galletti's career began with Estudiantes de La Plata, where his father Rubén Horacio played as a right-wing forward during the 1970s. He scored once in 24 games in his second season in the top division.
In 1999 Galletti joined Parma A.C. in Italy, but failed to break through the first team, moving in the following transfer window to another club in the country, Serie B's S.S.C. Napoli – loaned by Estudiantes, to where he would return for the 2000–01 campaign.
Zaragoza
Galletti signed with Real Zaragoza in Spain in the 2001 off-season. He made his La Liga debut on 26 August in a 1–2 away loss against RCD Español and finished his first year with 27 matches and two goals, as the season ended in relegation.
From there onwards, Galletti became an undisputed starter for the Aragonese, never appearing in less than 34 contests for the remainder of his spell. In 2003–04 he helped the club win the Copa del Rey, scoring the winner in a 3–2 extra time win against Real Madrid.[1]
Atlético Madrid
On 29 July 2005 Galletti joined fellow league side Atlético Madrid, for a fee of €4 million.[2] He netted his first league goal for his new team on 27 October, closing the scoresheet at home against Cádiz CF (3–0).[3]
In his second season with the Colchoneros, Galletti scored four goals in 36 games as the team finished in seventh position.
Olympiacos
On 30 June 2007 Galletti was transferred to Olympiacos F.C. in Greece, for a reported fee of €2.5m,[4] with the player signing a four-year contract with an annual salary of €1.3 million. On 2 May 2009 he netted the 4–4 equalizer against AEK Athens F.C. in the season's Greek Cup final, in another eventual extra time success;[5] after that campaign ended and he contributed with a career-best 14 goals to the national championship's conquest, he signed a contract extension linking him to the Piraeus outfit until 2013 – the new deal contained a release clause fee of €15million.[6]
In early February 2010, Galletti was diagnosed with severe kidney failure, causing him to miss the rest of the season. He announced his retirement the following summer, aged only 30;[7] however, in early October 2012, he underwent a successful kidney transplant, the donor being his father Ruben.[8]
OFI
Three years after the successful operation, Galetti decided to return to professional football. Therefore he signed with OFI a 2-year contract in Greek Super League. He made his debut with OFI in 18 August 2013 in a home draw against Panionios.
International career
Galletti was the top scorer at the 1999 South American Youth Championship with nine goals in only eight games, ranking ahead the likes of Ronaldinho and Roque Santa Cruz as the Argentine under-20s won the competition in Paraguay.
He gained 13 caps for the full side, making his debut in 2000 and being selected to the squad that appeared in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, where he played three matches for the eventual runners-up, including the final against Brazil.
Honours
Club
- Zaragoza
- Olympiacos
Country
- South American Youth Championship: 1999
- FIFA Confederations Cup: Runner-up 2005
Individual
- South American Youth Championship: Top Scorer 1999
- Superleague Greece: Top Scorer 2008–09
Statistics
Club
International
| Argentina | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 1 |
References
- ↑ Beckham misses out on Cup; BBC Sport, 17 March 2004
- ↑ "Galletti arrives at Atlético". UEFA.com. 29 July 2005.
- ↑ "Atlético Madrid 3-0 Cádiz". ESPN Soccernet. 27 October 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "Galletti lured by European goal". UEFA.com. 30 June 2007.
- ↑ "Olympiakos win Cup in shoot-out". FIFA.com. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "Ερυθρόλευκος για πάντα ο Γκαλέτι" (in Greek). Olympiacos FC. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ↑ [http://www.infobae.com/futbol/538576-101096-0-Una-insuficiencia-renal-obligo-Galletti-dejar-el-futbol-profesional. Una insuficiencia renal obligó a Galletti a dejar el fútbol profesional (Kidney failure forced Galletti to retire from professional football)]; Infobae, 27 September 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Galletti tendría el alta médica en tres días (Galletti could be released in three days) Clarín, 5 October 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Luciano Galletti at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Luciano Galletti at National-Football-Teams.com
- Luciano Galletti – FIFA competition record
- Transfermarkt profile
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