Photo: Paolo Bubici / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Marco Lanna is the sort of defender I have a soft spot for. Born in the port city of Genoa, a tall, composed centre-back who carved out a Serie A career and earned caps for Italy, he embodies the unglamorous craft Italian football has always prized. The flashy goalscorers get the headlines, but men like Lanna quietly smother the opposition's best players, and in calcio that art is revered. I imagine his defending was equal parts intelligence and Ligurian stubbornness. To me he represents the backbone era of Italian football, the kind of pro whose value you only fully appreciate watching him do the dirty work.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marco Lanna
- Name (Japanese)
- マルコ・ランナ
- Reading
- まるこ・らんな
- Born
- July 13, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Genoa, Liguria, Italy
- Height
- 181 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Marco Lanna born?
Born July 13, 1968 (age 58).
Where is Marco Lanna from?
Marco Lanna is from Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
What does Marco Lanna do?
Marco Lanna works as association football player.
How tall is Marco Lanna?
Marco Lanna is 181 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.