Antonello Cuccureddu

Antonello Cuccureddu is the kind of footballer I instinctively root for: a Sardinian defender from Alghero who held his own in mainland Italian football through sheer steadiness. Defenders rarely get the glory, yet they are the backbone of any team, and the fact that he stayed in the game as a coach into 2014 with Grosseto speaks to a life fully given to the sport. What I respect is the craftsman's temperament, the willingness to do the unglamorous work for years. To me he represents the quiet professionalism that holds clubs together long after the flashier names have moved on.

Name (English)

Antonello Cuccureddu

Name (Japanese)

アントネッロ・クックレドゥ

Reading

あんとねっろ・くっくれどぅ

Born

October 4, 1949 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Ox

Origin

Alghero, Italy

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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