Alberto Gilardino

Alberto Gilardino always fascinated me as a study in unglamorous genius. The early comparisons to Filippo Inzaghi were apt: his gift was less about dazzling skill than about being precisely where the goal would happen, a quiet instinct that is far harder than it looks. A Biella-born striker decorated by the Italian Republic, he scored the way honest craftsmen work, repeatedly and without fuss. What interests me now is his second act on the bench, translating a poacher's intuition into coaching. I respect athletes who turn an instinctive talent into something they can teach the next generation.

Name (English)

Alberto Gilardino

Name (Japanese)

アルベルト・ジラルディーノ

Reading

あるべると・じらるでぃーの

Born

July 5, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

Origin

Biella, Province of Biella, Italy

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• 2004 Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• 2006 Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

• Official sitehttp://www.albertogilardino.it
• Xhttps://x.com/GilaGilardino
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto%20Gilardino
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182451

Tags

• Province of Biella
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-20

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