Pierluigi Casiraghi with Lazio in 1993.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 March 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Monza, Italy | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1989 | Monza | 94 | (28) |
1989–1993 | Juventus | 98 | (20) |
1993–1998 | Lazio | 140 | (41) |
1998–2000 | Chelsea | 10 | (1) |
Total | 342 | (91) | |
National team | |||
1991–1998 | Italy | 44 | (13) |
Teams managed | |||
2002–2003 | Monza (youth team) | ||
2003–2004 | Legnano | ||
2006–2010 | Italy U-21 | ||
2014–2015 | Cagliari (assistant) | ||
2015–2016 | Al-Arabi (assistant) | ||
2016– | Birmingham City (assistant) | ||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Pierluigi "Gigi" Casiraghi (Italian pronunciation: [pierluˈidʒi ˈdʒidʒi kaziˈraɡi]; born 4 March 1969) is an Italian former footballer who played as a striker. Since retirement he has become a football manager, and is currently Gianfranco Zola's assistant manager at Birmingham City.
Casiraghi began his playing career in Italy in 1985, with Monza. He later played for Juventus, and Lazio, before ending his career with Chelsea in the Premier League. He retired after failing to recover from a cruciate ligament injury sustained in 1998. Casiraghi was a member of the Italy national football team that reached the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final, and was also a member of Italy's UEFA Euro 1996 squad.
After retiring, he began his managerial career in 2002, first with the Monza youth side, later also coaching Legnano, and the Italy U-21 side. In 2014, he worked as an assistant manager for Cagliari.
Casiraghi was born in Monza, Lombardy, and began his career with his home-town side, A.C. Monza, in 1985. The side were relegated to Serie C in his first season, but he helped them achieve promotion back to Serie B in 1988. He moved to Serie A giants Juventus in 1989, having scored 28 goals in 94 games for Monza.