Giancarlo Cella
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Date of birth
5 September 1940
Place of birth
Bobbio, Italy
Date of death
January 2026 (aged 85)
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 September 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Bobbio, Italy | ||
| Date of death | January 2026 (aged 85) | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1958 | Piacenza | 8 | (3) |
| 1958–1965 | Torino | 112 | (7) |
| 1959–1960 | → Novara (loan) | 32 | (7) |
| 1965–1966 | Catania | 28 | (0) |
| 1966–1968 | Atalanta | 53 | (0) |
| 1968–1971 | Inter Milan | 42 | (0) |
| 1971–1972 | Piacenza | 33 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Piacenza | ||
| 1974–1975 | Suzzara | ||
| Inter Milan (youth) | |||
| 1984–1985 | Inter Milan (assistant coach) | ||
| 1985–1986 | Pavia | ||
| 1986–1987 | Carpi | ||
| 1987 | SPAL | ||
| 1988–1989 | Suzzara | ||
| 1989–1993 | Piacenza (youth) | ||
| 1995–1996 | Bobbiese | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giancarlo Cella (5 September 1940 – January 2026) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.[2] He made more than 300 appearances in the Italian professional leagues, which included 172 appearances in Serie A, and then became a coach.[1][3] He represented Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[4]
Cella died in January 2026, at the age of 85.[5]
Cella's older brother Albino Cella also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Albino was known as Cella I and Giancarlo as Cella II. Giancarlo Cella was a great supporter of Bobbiese.
