Luca Rossettini
Italian footballer
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Luca Rossettini (born 9 May 1985) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player who played as a centre-back. Today, he is the coach of AS Roma Femminile.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 9 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Padua, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Padova U19 (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Padova | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Padova | 44 | (3) |
| 2007–2012 | Siena | 108 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Cagliari | 95 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Bologna | 29 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Torino | 30 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Genoa | 23 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Chievo (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Lecce | 28 | (0) |
| 2021 | Padova | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Italy U20[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Italy U23[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Italy | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Padova U17 | ||
| 2022–2025 | Padova U19 | ||
| 2025– | AS Roma Femminile | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Padova
Rossettini spent his youth years at hometown club Padova.
Siena
Rossettini joined Siena in a co-ownership deal on 28 August 2007 for €1.2 million. The deal was made permanent when Siena bought out the contract from Padova in June 2008 for another €1.2 million.[2][3]
Cagliari
On 21 June 2012, he was signed by Cagliari for €1.6 million.[4][5]
Bologna
On 23 June 2015, Rossettini was sold to Bologna[6][7] for €2.5 million transfer fee.[8]
Torino
On 16 August 2016, Rossettini was sold to Torino F.C.[9]
Genoa
On 18 August 2017, he was sold to Genoa.
Chievo Verona
On 8 August 2018, Rossettini joined to Chievo Verona on loan until 30 June 2019 with an option to buy.[10][11]
Lecce
On 12 July 2019 he was signed by Lecce.
Return to Padova and retirement
On 12 January 2021 he returned to his first club Padova.[12] On 11 August 2021 he announced his retirement as a player, and was appointed as a U-17 Padova team manager.[13]
International career
In November 2014, Rossettini received his first national team call-up.[14] He was capped once for Italy's Olympic team against the Netherlands Olympic team in February 2008 in a friendly match.[15]
Coaching career
After retire, he was coaching Padova's U-17 and Primavera teams from 2021 to 2025. In July 4 of 2025, he became the coach of AS Roma Femminile and in his first season, won the 2025-26 Serie A Women title.
Honours
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Padova | 2004–05 | Serie C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Siena | 2007–08 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Serie B | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Serie A | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 108 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 1 | ||
| Cagliari | 2012–13 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 96 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 3 | ||
| Bologna | 2015–16 | Serie A | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| Torino | 2016–17 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| Genoa | 2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Chievo (loan) | 2018–19 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Lecce | 2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Genoa | 2020–21 | Serie C | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 396 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 418 | 11 | ||
