Giuseppe Giannini
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 20 August 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1980 | Almas Roma | ||
| 1980–1983 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1996 | Roma | 318 | (49) |
| 1996–1997 | Sturm Graz | 16 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Napoli | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Lecce | 47 | (4) |
| Total | 385 | (55) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1984–1986 | Italy U-21 | 16 | (1) |
| 1986–1991 | Italy | 47 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2005 | Foggia | ||
| 2006 | Sambenedettese | ||
| 2006–2007 | Argeş Piteşti | ||
| 2007–2008 | Massese | ||
| 2008–2010 | Gallipoli | ||
| 2010 | Verona | ||
| 2011 | Grosseto | ||
| 2013–2015 | Lebanon | ||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2007. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2007 |
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Giuseppe Giannini (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe dʒanˈnini]; born 20 August 1964 in Rome) is a former Italian international footballer, who played as a midfielder.
He spent the majority of his 16-year playing career with A.S. Roma, and was regarded by supporters as a club symbol, before his successor in the number-10 shirt and offensive midfield playmaker role, Francesco Totti. He played 47 times for Italy and starred in the teams that reached the semi-finals of the 1988 UEFA European Championship, and subsequently the 1990 FIFA World Cup on home soil.
Throughout his career, Giannini was often referred to as "Il Principe" (The Prince), due to his creative ability, elegance, technique, vision, and passing range, which made him an effective playmaker. In addition to his technical ability and creativity, he was a mobile, versatile, and hard-working player, with notable stamina and tactial awareness, also possessing an accurate shot.
Giannini began his career as a youngster with Almas Roma, a club based in Rome. From a young age he attracted the attention of many of Italy's clubs, eventually signing with Roma ahead of rivals including S.S. Lazio and A.C. Milan. He made his Serie A debut on 31 January 1982 in a 1–0 defeat to A.C. Cesena and went on to make over 400 appearances for the club over the following fifteen years. During his time at Roma, whom he went on to captain, he won the Serie A title once, and the Coppa Italia three times; he also played in the UEFA Cup final during the 1990–91 season, although he did not take part in Roma's run to the 1984 European Cup final.
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