- Stefano Lucchini
Infobox Football biography
playername = Stefano Lucchini
fullname = Stefano Lucchini
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1980|10|2
cityofbirth =Bergamo
countryofbirth =Italy
height = Height|m=1.86
position = Defender
currentclub = Sampdoria
clubnumber = 6
youthyears = 1997-1998
youthclubs = Cremonese
years = 1998-2000 2000-2002 2002-2007 2007-present
clubs = Cremonese Ternana Empoli Sampdoria
caps(goals) = 34 (1) 43 (2) 126 (2) 0 (0)
nationalyears = 1999-2000 2001-2002
nationalteam = Italy U-20 Italy U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (0) 12 (0)
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ntupdate =Stefano Lucchini (born
2 October ,1980 inBergamo ) is an Italian football player. He currently plays for Sampdoria.Football career
Early career
Lucchini started his professional career at Cremonese. He played 3 games in Serie B 1998-1999, and 31 games in
Serie C1 in the 1999-2000 season.After the 1999-2000 season, he was signed by Ternana of
Serie B , where he made 43 appearances.Serie A
He was spigned by Empoli of
Serie A in the summer of 2002, where he made hisSerie A debut onNovember 3 ,2002 againstS.S. Lazio .He played for Empoli for five seasons, following the club down to Serie B in the 2004-2005 season, and subsequently helping the club win promotion back to Serie A in the summer of 2005. Back in
Serie A he helped the club reach a surprising 7th position in the2006-07 season, which gaveEmpoli a place in theUEFA Cup first round.Lucchini signed a pre-contract agreement with
U.C. Sampdoria inMarch 2007; he moved to theGenoa based club in the summer after his contract withEmpoli had expired. His impressive displays led to him being linked with a move to Italian giantsJuventus FC .International career
He was part of the squad who finished as losing semi-finalists at the
2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship .External links
* [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2036 FIGC]
* [http://www.gazzetta.it/gazzetta/scalcio/ricerca_index.jhtml?PageToLoad=SchedaGiocatore&idAnagrafica=20624 La gazzetta dello sport]Persondata
NAME=Lucchini, Stefano
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Italian football player
DATE OF BIRTH=1980-10-02
PLACE OF BIRTH=Bergamo
DATE OF DEATH=
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