Simone Giacchetta
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Ancona, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Civitanovese | 33 | (8) |
| 1988–1989 | Napoli | 3 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Taranto | 54 | (3) |
| 1991–2000 | Reggina | 266 | (16) |
| 2000–2003 | Genoa | 84 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Reggina | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Torino | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 465 | (30) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Simone Giacchetta (born 28 July 1969), is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Giacchetta began his career as a forward at Civitanovese in 1986, standing out and joining Napoli. He was part of the 1988–89 UEFA Cup winning squad as an option for Andrea Carnevale and Careca. He scored a single goal for the club, against Atalanta in the 1988–89 Serie A. He later played for Taranto and arrived at Reggina in 1991, where he became a defender and made more than 265 appearances for the club. Giacchetta also played for Genoa and Torino, where he retired at the end of the 2004–05 season.[2][3][4]
Post career
Giacchetta became a sporting director, working on traditional teams such as AlbinoLeffe and US Cremonese. In 2010 he was cured of bone cancer.[5]