Giuseppe Biava
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Seriate, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Leffe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Albinese | 69 | (0) |
| 1998–2004 | AlbinoLeffe | 131 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | → Biellese (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Palermo | 112 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Genoa | 48 | (3) |
| 2010–2014 | Lazio | 125 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 508 | (20) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Giuseppe Biava (born 8 May 1977) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a centre back. Throughout his career he played for Italian clubs Albinese, AlbinoLeffe, Biellese, Palermo, Genoa, Lazio, and Atalanta; he won a Coppa Italia with Lazio in 2013.
A centre back, Biava started his career with the Leffe youth team, before moving to newly promoted Serie D team Albinese in 1995. During his time with Albinese before the 1998 merger with the Leffe to found AlbinoLeffe, Biava achieved a promotion to Serie C2 in 1997. In 1998–99, Biava helped AlbinoLeffe to ensure promotion to Serie C1. After a one-year loan at Serie C2 side Biellese, Biava returned to AlbinoLeffe in 2001, and was part of the team that won the promotion playoffs in 2003, thus ensuring them a Serie B place.
In 2003–04, Biava marked his Serie B debut, and scored the goal which ensured the first AlbinoLeffe victory in the league, a 1–0 win against Fiorentina.
His performances in the league provoked interest from Serie B club Palermo, which signed him during the January 2004 transfer window. Biava immediately gained a place in the regular lineup, forming a defensive line together with Pietro Accardi and leading the rosanero back to Serie A after over 30 years.
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