Giuseppe Taglialatela

Giuseppe Taglialatela
Personal information
Date of birth2 January 1969
Place of birthIschia, Italy
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1988Napoli0(0)
1988–1989Palermo34(0)
1989–1990Avellino38(0)
1990–1991Napoli3(0)
1991–1992Palermo38(0)
1992–1993Bari30(0)
1993–1999Napoli174(0)
1999–2002Fiorentina12(0)
2002–2003Siena1(0)
2004–2005Benevento1(0)
2005–2006Avellino5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Giuseppe Taglialatela (born 2 January 1969) is an Italian former professional football goalkeeper. He is currently club chairman of Lega Pro club Ischia.

Playing career

Taglialatela began his professional playing career with Palermo during the 1988–89 season while they were in Serie C1, and after appearing with Avellino the following season, he began to gain attention from Serie A clubs.

Taglialatela moved to his native club Napoli in 1990 during their peak, but played in only three games. After two loan spells at Palermo and Bari, he returned to Napoli, this time to the first team. From 1993 until 1999 he became the number one keeper for the club.

After leaving Napoli, Taglialatela played as understudy to Francesco Toldo at Fiorentina, and then spent a season with Avellino prior to his retirement in 2006.

Post-playing career

From February to May 2012 he worked as goalkeepers' coach for hometown club Ischia.[1]

On July 2014 he was named new chairman of hometown club Ischia.[2]

References

  1. "BATMAN - Taglialatela sarà il nuovo preparatore dei portieri dell'Ischia" (in Italian). CalcioNapoli24. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. "Pino Taglialatela è il nuovo presidente dell’Ischia" (in Italian). EuropaCalcio. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Roberto Ayala
Napoli captain
1998-1999
Succeeded by
Francesco Baldini