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My Take
What strikes me about Matteoli is how cleanly his career rhymes with itself. He was a midfielder, the connective tissue of any team, and now he runs Cagliari's youth sector, the connective tissue between a club and its future. That feels like a man who understood from day one that football is about handing things off well. Coming out of a tiny Sardinian town like Ovodda and lasting at the top while standing only 172 cm tells me he played with his head, not his height. I trust the players he develops to be quietly intelligent, the way he must have been.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gianfranco Matteoli
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャンフランコ・マッテオーリ
- Reading
- じゃんふらんこ・まっておーり
- Born
- April 21, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
- Origin
- Ovodda, Province of Nuoro, Italy
- Height
- 172 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Gianfranco Matteoli born?
Born April 21, 1959 (age 67).
Where is Gianfranco Matteoli from?
Gianfranco Matteoli is from Ovodda, Province of Nuoro, Italy.
What does Gianfranco Matteoli do?
Gianfranco Matteoli works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Gianfranco Matteoli?
Gianfranco Matteoli is 172 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.