Giuliano Giannichedda
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Giuliano Giannichedda is a former Italian
Italy
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 footballer. He is a midfielder
Midfielder
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, but can also play as a defender
Defender (football)
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. He is well known for his tackling and stamina.

Career

He started his professional career with Sora of Serie C2
Serie C2
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, where he played for three seasons and gained promotion to Serie C1
Serie C1
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. After an impressive season, Giannichedda was signed in 1995 by Serie A
Serie A
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 side Udinese
Udinese Calcio
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, where he quickly became one of the side's most outstanding players. He played for Udinese until 2001, when he joined Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...

.

After having played four seasons with Lazio, Giannichedda left the Roman
Rome
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 team for Juventus in the summer of 2005 on a free transfer.

On 1 August 2007, he signed with Livorno
A.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...

.

International career

He has three international caps for Italy
Italy national football team
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, all in 1999. He also capped for Italy at 1997 Mediterranean Games
1997 Mediterranean Games
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External links

  • http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Giannichedda_Giuliano
  • http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1800&squadra=1
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