Luigi Di Biagio
Di Biagio in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 3 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Italy U21 (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lazio | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Lazio | 1 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | Monza | 62 | (7) |
| 1992–1995 | Foggia | 87 | (12) |
| 1995–1999 | Roma | 114 | (16) |
| 1999–2003 | Internazionale | 117 | (13) |
| 2003–2006 | Brescia | 93 | (16) |
| 2007–2008 | Ascoli | 8 | (2) |
| Total | 482 | (66) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2002 | Italy | 31 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2013 | Italy U20 | ||
| 2013– | Italy U21 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Luigi Di Biagio (Italian pronunciation: [luˈidʒi diˈbjadʒo]; born June 3, 1971), is an Italian football manager and former footballer, who currently coaches the Italy U-21 team. A former defensive midfielder, Di Biagio last played for Ascoli Calcio 1898 (2006–07), and also played for several other Italian clubs throughout his career, including Roma and Inter, in particular. At international level, he also played 31 times for the Italian national side between 1998 and 2002, scoring 2 goals, representing his country at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as at Euro 2000, where Italy reached the final.
In 2010 he temporarily worked as a football pundit. On 19 September, he assisted Riccardo Trevisani in the commentary for Palermo–Inter, during the third matchday of the 2010–11 Serie A season, which was broadcast through Sky Sport.
Di Biagio was born in Rome. He initially played for Lazio (1988–89), making his Serie A debut with the side, and later played for Monza (1989–92) in Serie B and Serie C1, winning the Coppa Italia C1 in 1991. He later moved on to play for Foggia (1992–95) under Zeman, where he gained promotion to Serie A once again, establishing himself in the starting lineup of the club as a defensive minded central midfielder, who also served as a playmaker; he notably reached the semi-final of the Coppa Italia with Foggia during the 1994–95 season, attracting the attention of bigger Italian clubs.
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