Gianluca Falsini (born 2 October 1975 in Arezzo) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a defender. He last played for Legnago Salus, and formerly also played in Serie A for Verona, Parma, Atalanta, Reggina, Siena and Catania.

Gianluca Falsini
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-10-02) 2 October 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Arezzo, Italy
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Parma 1 (0)
1995–1996 Gualdo 22 (0)
1996–1997 Monza 31 (0)
1997–1998 Padova 21 (0)
1998–2000 Verona 69 (1)
2000–2004 Parma 19 (0)
2002Atalanta (loan) 10 (0)
2002–2004Reggina (loan) 53 (0)
2004–2006 Siena 48 (0)
2006–2007 Catania 5 (0)
2008 Arezzo 5 (0)
2008–2009 Padova 25 (0)
2010 Legnago Salus 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2008-05-02

Playing career

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Born in Arezzo, Tuscany region, Falsini started his career at Parma of Emilia-Romagna region. In 1995, he was farmed to Gualdo, Monza and Padova before being signed by Verona in 1998, where he won promotion to Serie A in 1999. In 2000, he returned to Parma of Serie A. In January 2000 he was loaned to Atalanta of Serie A after just playing 6 league matches in the season. In 2002, he left for Reggina of Serie A on loan for 2 seasons. In 2004, he signed a 3-year contract with Siena.[1] In August 2006, he signed a 3-year contract with Catania.[2] and released in November 2007.[3]

In January 2008, he returned to his hometown club Arezzo. In August 2008, he signed a contract with Padova winning the promotion playoffs. In March 2010, he signed a contract with Legnago Salus.

References

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  1. ^ "acquistato Gianluca Falsini" (in Italian). AC Siena. 4 July 2004. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  2. ^ "UFFICIALE: Falsini al Catania per tre anni" (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.com. 28 August 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  3. ^ Calcio scommesse: "Pantanelli e Falsini non sono indagati"[permanent dead link]. LaSicilia.it, 12 settembre 2007.
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