Stefano Lucchini
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 2, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Codogno, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cesena | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2000 | Cremonese | 34 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Ternana | 43 | (2) |
| 2002–2007 | Empoli | 126 | (2) |
| 2007–2011 | Sampdoria | 106 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Atalanta | 66 | (0) |
| 2014– | Cesena | 18 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | Italy U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Italy U-21 | 12 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 6, 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Stefano Lucchini (born 2 October 1980 in Codogno) is an Italian football player. He currently plays for Cesena in Serie A.
Football career
Early career
Lucchini started his professional career at Cremonese. He played 3 games in Serie B in the 1998-1999 season, and 31 games in Serie C1 in the 1999–2000 season.
After the 1999–2000 season, he was signed by Ternana of Serie B, where he made 43 appearances.
Serie A
He was signed by Empoli of Serie A in the summer of 2002, where he made his Serie A debut on November 3, 2002 against S.S. Lazio.
He played with Empoli for five seasons, following the club down to Serie B in the 2004–2005 season, and subsequently helping the club win promotion back to Serie A in the summer of 2005. In the Serie A, he helped the club reach a surprising 7th position in the 2006-07 season, which gave Empoli a place in the UEFA Cup first round.
Lucchini signed a pre-contract agreement with U.C. Sampdoria in March 2007. He moved to the Genoa-based club in the summer after his contract with Empoli expired. Partnered with Daniele Gastaldello, the club finished as the 4th in the 2009–10 Serie A. In the 2010-11 season, he was rotated with Massimo Volta, with Volta starting 5 out of 6 matches in the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League. Following an injury on 6 March 2011 against Cesena, he rested two matches (13 and 20 March), although he had recovered by 18 March.[1]
On 13 July 2011, Lucchini left for the newly promoted Serie A side Atalanta.[2]
International career
He was part of the squad that lost in the semi-finals of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Due to the strong performance of Sampdoria in the 2009–10 season, he received his first Italy national football team call-up in August, the first match coached by Cesare Prandelli.[3] However he never received another call-up after that match.
References
- ↑ "Lucchini torna in gruppo, giovedì test col Derthona". UC Sampdoria (in Italian). 18 March 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ↑ "Lucchini all'Atalanta a titolo definitivo". UC Sampdoria (in Italian). 13 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ↑ http://www.figc.it/it/204/25569/2010/08/News.shtml
External links
- (Italian) FIGC
- (Italian) La gazzetta dello sport
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