Cristian Bucchi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Sambenedettese | 28 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Settempeda | 58 | (52) |
| 1998–2002 | Perugia | 37 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | → Vicenza (loan) | 30 | (11) |
| 2001–2002 | → Ternana (loan) | 27 | (9) |
| 2002 | → Catania (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Cagliari | 10 | (1) |
| 2004 | Ancona | 12 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | Ascoli | 41 | (17) |
| 2005–2006 | Modena | 41 | (29) |
| 2006–2011 | Napoli | 29 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | → Siena (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Bologna (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | → Ascoli (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Cesena (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Pescara (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Italy U21 | 3 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | Pescara (youth) | ||
| 2013 | Pescara | ||
| 2013–2014 | Gubbio | ||
| 2015 | Torres | ||
| 2015–2016 | Maceratese | ||
| 2016– | Perugia | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Cristian Bucchi (born 30 May 1977) is an Italian football manager for Perugia and former forward. He was best known for his goal-scoring ability in Serie B during the peak of his career.
Bucchi started his career with the Serie D outfit Sambenedettese in 1995 as an 18-year-old. He made 28 appearances in his first proper season, although he scored no goals.
The Serie D outfit released him at the end of the season, and he took the decision to drop down two divisions to the amateur regional leagues (Promozione Marche). From 1996–1998, he enjoyed a fine couple of years where he collecting a brilliant 52 goals in 58 games for Settempeda. The club also promoted to 1997–98 Eccellenza Marche. The 21-year-old's promising talent did not go unnoticed and it showed as Serie A outfit Perugia took a very big gamble in some respects for a non-league striker. Soon after that, in a massive change of fortunes for the young forward, he was called up to the Italy U-21's.
After his big move to Serie A, he started straight away in his first season for the club as Perugia claimed a mid-table place in the 1998–99 season. He contributed with 5 league goals and it was a surprise he adapted so quickly, considering he was playing amateur football little over a year before. His second season did not go so well after quite an impressive first season.
He played the 1999–00 season on loan to Vicenza, and scored 11 league goals, which helped his team lift the Serie B title, although they made a quick return to Serie B after failure to avoid relegation the following season.
He returned in 2000 and was ready to start afresh. Coming back to the club and seeing the likes of Ahn Jung-Hwan & Fabrizio Miccoli ahead of him in pecking order, lead to a very disappointing second season for Bucchi, after scoring just once in 7 matches for Perugia. He was also suspended in the second half of season due to doping but shorten after appeal, made him available for 2001–02 Serie A. He left the club in October after only 3 appearances.
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