Stefano Eranio
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 29 December 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Genoa, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Milan (youth coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1992 | Genoa | 212 | (13) |
| 1992–1997 | Milan | 98 | (6) |
| 1997–2001 | Derby County | 95 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 | Pro Sesto | 15 | (1) |
| Total | 420 | (27) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1997 | Italy | 20 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stefano Eranio (born 29 December 1966) is an Italian former football player, most remembered for having played for A.C. Milan, Genoa and Derby County. Throughout his career, Eranio played mainly as a right winger, and he represented Italy 20 times between 1990 and 1997. His main attributes were his technique, pace, stamina, and his ability to make attacking runs. Although he was primarily an offensive wide midfielder, he was also competent defensively, and he was occasionally deployed as a fullback. He was voted one of Derby County's 11 greatest ever footballers.
Eranio started his professional football career with Genoa in August 1984. His first five seasons at Genoa were in Serie B before in 1989 the club were promoted to Serie A. In total, Eranio played for the club for eight seasons before he moved to AC Milan in August 1992. At Milan he won three league titles (1993, 1994 and 1996), three Italian Super Cups (1992, 1993 and 1994) and he also played in two Champions League finals. The first was in 1992–93 when Milan lost 1–0 to Olympique de Marseille, and the second was in 1994–95 when his club lost 1–0 to Ajax Amsterdam. Part of the team's successful campaign in 1993–94, he did not play in the final due to injury. He added to his trophy collection with the 1994 European Super Cup.
In May 1997 he moved for free to the English club Derby County where he became a fan favourite, and he made his Derby, and FA Premier League debut, on 9 August 1997 against Blackburn Rovers. His first goal for the Derbyshire club came on 30 August 1997 when he scored in a league game against Barnsley. In this season, Derby County moved from their former home at the Baseball Ground to their new home, Pride Park Stadium, and Eranio's goal, to take the score to 1–0 against Barnsley was the first that was scored at Derby's new home ground. Eranio had thought of retiring after the 2000–01 season, but manager Jim Smith persuaded him to stay on. When Smith was fired in October 2001, Eranio chose to leave Derby County. He retired in 2003 after spending a season with lowly fourth division Serie C2 side Pro Sesto, where he was featured in a player/assistant manager position.
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