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My Take
Angelo Peruzzi is, for my money, one of the most underrated goalkeepers Italy ever produced, and that's saying something in a country obsessed with the position. Three-time Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year, a Juventus and Lazio stalwart, he had cat-quick reflexes despite a stockier frame than the textbook keeper. The cruel irony is that he peaked in the Buffon and Pagliuca era, so caps never matched his quality. He's Italian, born near Viterbo in 1970, not American as the data says. Pundits rank him among Italy's greatest, and I think the wider football world still sleeps on him.
Overview
Angelo Peruzzi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈandʒelo peˈruttsi]; born 16 February 1970) is an Italian football coach and former goalkeeper, and a three-time winner of the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year award. Peruzzi is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest Italian goalkeepers of all time, and as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Angelo Peruzzi
- Name (Japanese)
- アンジェロ・ペルッツィ
- Reading
- あんじぇろ・ぺるっつぃ
- Born
- February 16, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Blera, Province of Viterbo, 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
Awards & achievements
- Gold Collar for Sports Merit
- 2006 Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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.