Ciro Ferrara
Ferrara in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ciro Ferrara | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Wuhan Zall (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1984 | Napoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1994 | Napoli | 247 | (12) |
| 1994–2005 | Juventus | 253 | (15) |
| Total | 500 | (27) | |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1987 | Italy U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 1987–2000 | Italy | 49 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2006 | Italy (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Italy (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Juventus | ||
| 2010–2012 | Italy U21 | ||
| 2012 | Sampdoria | ||
| 2016– | Wuhan Zall | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ciro Ferrara (born 11 February 1967) is a former Italian footballer and manager. His most recent position was as manager of Sampdoria, although he also previously coached Juventus and the Italy national under-21 football team. As an assistant coach to Marcello Lippi, he won the 2006 FIFA World Cup with Italy.
He spent his playing career as a defender initially at Napoli and later on at Juventus, winning seven Serie A titles, as well as other domestic and international trophies. At international level, he represented Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics, at two UEFA European Championships in 1988 and 2000, and at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
An elegant yet powerful and tenacious defender, throughout his playing career, he was known for his composure, technical skills, ball playing ability and class, which enabled him to play anywhere along the back-line. A world-class defender, regarded as one of the best Italian centre-backs of his generation, Ferrara was a complete, experienced, consistent, cautious, and successful defender, with a good positional sense, who was quick, strong in the air, a good tackler, and who excelled at reading the game and marking his opponents. In addition to his ability as a defender, he was also known for his professionalism and his commanding presence both on the pitch and in the dressing room.
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