Luca Percassi
Italian footballer
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Gianluca 'Luca' Percassi (born 25 August 1980 in Milan) is an Italian retired footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Atalanta | ||
| 1998–2000 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Chelsea | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Monza | 10 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Spezia | 5 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Alzano Virescit (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 19 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010– | Atalanta (CEO) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A defender, Percassi came through the youth system at Atalanta, before signing for Chelsea as a 17-year-old, along with teammate Samuele Dalla Bona. Unlike Dalla Bona, however, he struggled to break into Chelsea's first team and only made two appearances, both as a substitute.[1] He joined Monza on a free transfer in October 2000 and then had spells with Alzano and Spezia.
In 2004, he retired from football to enter into entrepreneurship, following his father's footsteps.[2]
In June 2010 his father Antonio Percassi acquired the football club, Atalanta, the first club of Luca Percassi, from the Ruggeri family.[3] Luca Percassi became the CEO (Italian: Amministratore Delegato) of Atalanta.[4]
