Federico Giampaolo

Federico Giampaolo
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-03-03) 3 March 1970
Place of birth Teramo, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Noicattaro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Giulianova 27 (4)
1988–1993 Juventus 0 (0)
1990–1991 → Spezia (loan) 31 (4)
1991–1992 → Bari (loan) 20 (1)
1992–1993 → Verona (loan) 29 (5)
1993–1994 Palermo 21 (1)
1994–1997 Pescara 101 (31)
1997–1998 Genoa 37 (10)
1998–1999 Salernitana 25 (3)
1999–2005 Pescara 152 (33)
2001–2002 → Cosenza (loan) 22 (5)
2005 Ascoli 0 (0)
2005–2006 Modena 25 (1)
2006–2007 Crotone 24 (5)
2007–2008 Cavese 25 (5)
2008–2009 Sorrento 26 (4)
2009–2010 Noicattaro 8 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Federico Giampaolo (born 3 March 1970 in Teramo) is an Italian footballer. He plays for Noicattaro.

Like his brother Marco, now a football head coach, started his career at Giulianova. He played his first professional season in 1987-88, made 27 Serie C2 appearances.

He then joined Juventus youth team. After age of 20, he was loaned to Spezia at Serie C1, Bari at Serie A and Verona at Serie B. In October 1993, he joined Palermo at Serie B, but in the next season he joined Serie B rival Pescara, where he played another 3 Serie B season, including 1996–97 season which scored 16 goals. In summer 1997, Genoa which failed to return to Serie A in the previous season, signed Giampaolo. He scored 10 goals but once again missed to promotion. He played 4 Serie B games at the start of 1998–99 season before joined Salernitana, newcomer of Serie A in October 1998. But Giampaolo Serie A career faced another short end due to Salernitana 1 point below relegation line. After played 2 games for Salernitana, he returned to Pescara, league rival of Salernitana. Pescara finished the least in 2000–01 season, and Giampaolo was loaned to Cosenza at Seire B before returned to Pescara at 2002–03 season, helped the club promoted back to Serie B. In July 2005 he changed to play for Ascoli, later obtained Serie A promotion by 2006 Italian football scandal. But he failed to play any games in his last Serie A season, as he moved to Modena F.C. in Serie B on 31 August, before the start of Serie A. In July 2006, he joined another Serie B club Crotone. Crotone finished the second least in the league, and Giampaolo found his place at Cavese of Serie C1 in the next season. He is now playing the 2008–09 season with Sorrento.

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