Emanuele Giaccherini
Italian footballer and Euro 2012 participant
Born
May 5th, 1985
39 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
Italy
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This professional footballer played predominantly as a midfielder. Starting his career at Forli, he later joined Cesena, where he helped the team earn promotion to Serie A. His performances attracted attention, leading to a transfer to Juventus in 2012. At Juventus, he contributed to the team winning consecutive Serie A titles. He also played for the Italian national team, participating in Euro 2012, where Italy reached the final. After Juventus, he had stints with Sunderland in the Premier League, as well as clubs in Serie B.
Won Serie A titles with Juventus
Participated in Euro 2012 with Italy
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