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My Take
Alessandro Diamanti is a footballer whose career reads like a travel diary. Born in Prato in 1983, he played a remarkable 24 years across clubs from West Ham and Fiorentina to Guangzhou Evergrande and a late chapter in Australia, before moving into coaching with Melbourne City Youth. That kind of journeyman longevity earns my respect more than any single trophy would. A creative midfielder who clearly loved the game enough to keep chasing it around the globe, he strikes me as the sort of player fans adopt wherever he lands. I'm curious to see whether his coaching carries the same restless spark.
Overview
Alessandro Diamanti (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandro djaˈmanti, – di.a-]; born 2 May 1983) is an Italian professional football coach and former midfielder who is the manager for Melbourne City Youth. In a professional career spanning 24 years, he has played for Prato, Empoli, Fucecchio, Fiorentina, AlbinoLeffe, West Ham United, Brescia, Bologna, Guangzhou Evergrande, Watford, Atalanta, Palermo, Perugia, Livorno,…
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alessandro Diamanti
- Name (Japanese)
- アレッサンドロ・ディアマンティ
- Reading
- あれっさんどろ・でぃあまんてぃ
- Born
- May 2, 1983 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
- Origin
- Prato, Province of Prato, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Italy →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.