Nicola Legrottaglie
Italian retired footballer (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Legrottaglie" redirects here. For the town, see Grottaglie.
Nicola Legrottaglie (Italian pronunciation: [niˈkɔːla leɡrotˈtaʎʎe]; born 20 October 1976) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a central defender, and the current technical area director of Sampdoria.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1976-10-20) 20 October 1976 (age 47)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Gioia del Colle, Italy[1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sampdoria (technical area director) | ||
Youth career | |||
Bari | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1998 | Bari | 17 | (0) |
1996–1997 | → Pistoiese (loan) | 31 | (3) |
1997–1998 | → Prato (loan) | 26 | (0) |
1998–2003 | Chievo | 66 | (6) |
2000 | → Reggiana (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2000–2001 | → Modena (co-ownership) | 32 | (1) |
2003–2011 | Juventus | 114 | (8) |
2005 | → Bologna (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Siena (loan) | 28 | (0) |
2011 | Milan | 1 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Catania | 76 | (8) |
Total | 404 | (27) | |
International career | |||
2002–2009 | Italy | 16 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2015 | Bari (youth) | ||
2015–2016 | Akragas | ||
2017 | Cagliari (assistant) | ||
2019–2020 | Pescara (youth) | ||
2020 | Pescara | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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In a senior career that lasted two full decades, he amassed Serie A totals of 259 matches and 22 goals over 12 seasons, representing in the competition Chievo, Juventus, Bologna, Siena, Milan and Catania. He won the 2011 national championship with the fifth club.
Legrottaglie earned 16 caps for Italy, appearing for the nation at the 2009 Confederations Cup.