Luigi Turci
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 27, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Cremona, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Padova (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1990 | Cremonese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1991 | Treviso (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Alessandria (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 1992–1996 | Cremonese | 134 | (0) |
| 1996–2002 | Udinese | 169 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Sampdoria | 38 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Cesena | 62 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Luigi Turci (born 27 January 1970 in Cremona) is a former Italian football goalkeeper. He retired after the 2006–2007 season. His last club was Cesena in Serie B. He is currently active as goalkeeping coach of Padova.
Football career
He started his career at native club Cremonese. After loaned to Treviso and Alessandria (Serie C1), he became Cremonese no.1 goalkeeper, and helped the team promoted to Serie A in 1993.
After Cremonese were relegated to Serie B in 1996, he joined Udinese of Serie A, still remaining the first choice goalkeeper of the team.
He moved again in 2002, this time to U.C. Sampdoria. He made 33 appearances in Serie A 2002-03. However, following the arrival of Francesco Antonioli from A.S. Roma in 2003, Turci was forced to become the second choice goalkeeper, and made just five appearances in the next two seasons.
In 2005, he joined Cesena in Serie B for whom he played 62 league games before hanging up his boots in 2007.
Turci played a total of 271 Serie A games during his career.
External links
- (Italian) CesenaCalcio.it