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Eraldo Pecci

エラルド・ペッチ　/　えらるど・ぺっち

Association football player from Italy

April 12, 1955 (age 71)　・　San Giovanni in Marignano, Province of Rimini, Italy

Province of Rimini
association football player
association football coach

My Take

Eraldo Pecci is exactly the kind of football lifer I admire. A midfielder turned coach who later reinvented himself as a writer and pundit, he embodies the idea that the players who think hardest on the pitch often have the most interesting things to say off it. At 172 cm he was never an imposing physical presence, which tells me his game was built on reading space and timing rather than power. Born in 1955 near Rimini, he represents a generation of thoughtful Italian footballers. I find his second act, swapping the boots for the pen, genuinely compelling.

Overview

Eraldo Pecci (Italian pronunciation: [eˈraldo ˈpɛttʃi]; born 12 April 1955) is an Italian writer, pundit, and former footballer, who played as a midfielder.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Eraldo Pecci
Name (Japanese): エラルド・ペッチ
Reading: えらるど・ぺっち
Born: April 12, 1955 (age 71)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Goat
Origin: San Giovanni in Marignano, Province of Rimini, Italy
Blood type: Private
Height: 172 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

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%83%E3%83%81

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