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Alessio Tacchinardi

アレッシオ・タッキナルディ　/　あれっしお・たっきなるでぃ

Association football player from Italy

July 23, 1975 (age 50)　・　Crema, Province of Cremona, Italy

Province of Cremona
association football player
association football coach

My Take

What strikes me about Tacchinardi is how quietly essential he was to that great Juventus side of the late 1990s and 2000s. As a defensive midfielder he wasn't the name on the marquee, but the players around him did their flashier work because someone like him was holding the floor. I find that role underrated. He came up through Atalanta, settled into Turin, and later moved into coaching, most recently at Lecco. To me that arc reads like a footballer who understood the unglamorous parts of the game and stayed close to them long after he stopped playing.

Overview

Alessio Tacchinardi (Italian pronunciation: [aˈlɛssjo takkiˈnardi]; born 23 July 1975) is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, last in charge as head coach of Lecco. He began his career with Atalanta.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Alessio Tacchinardi
Name (Japanese): アレッシオ・タッキナルディ
Reading: あれっしお・たっきなるでぃ
Born: July 23, 1975 (age 50)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rabbit
Origin: Crema, Province of Cremona, Italy
Blood type: Private
Height: 187 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

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