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Gian Piero Gasperini was born on January 26, 1958 in Grugliasco, Province of Turin, Italy and is credited as an association football player and association football coach. Gian Piero Gasperini is 68 years old as of 2026. The listed height is 177 cm.
My Take
Gasperini is honestly one of the most fascinating coaching stories in modern football — this guy spent years being dismissed as an interesting-but-not-quite-elite manager after a rough stint at Inter Milan, and then quietly went to Atalanta and built something that shouldn't exist: a mid-sized Bergamo club competing in the Champions League and playing some of the most thrilling, relentless attacking football in Europe. His 3-4-3 variations and obsessive pressing turned journeymen into stars and made Atalanta must-watch TV every week. He's stubborn, he's a tactician's tactician, and he's proof that the right coach in the right environment can genuinely punch way above their weight. Still going strong at Roma — the man just refuses to coast.
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- Name (English)
- Gian Piero Gasperini
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャン・ピエロ・ガスペリーニ
- Reading
- じゃん・ぴえろ・がすぺりーに
- Born
- January 26, 1958 (age 68)
- Origin
- Grugliasco, Province of Turin, Italy
- Height
- 177 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Gian Piero Gasperini born?
Gian Piero Gasperini was born on January 26, 1958 and is 68 years old.
Where is Gian Piero Gasperini from?
Gian Piero Gasperini is from Grugliasco, Province of Turin, Italy.
What does Gian Piero Gasperini do?
Gian Piero Gasperini works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Gian Piero Gasperini?
Gian Piero Gasperini is 177 cm tall.
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