Simone Giacchetta

Simone Giacchetta

Personal information
Full name	Simone Giacchetta
Date of birth	(1969-07-28) 28 July 1969
Place of birth	Ancona, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1988	Civitanovese	33	(8)
1988–1989	Napoli	3	(1)
1989–1991	Taranto	54	(3)
1991–2000	Reggina	266	(16)
2000–2003	Genoa	84	(2)
2003–2004	Reggina	8	(0)
2004–2005	Torino	12	(0)
Total		465	(30)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024

Simone Giacchetta (born 28 July 1969), is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Giacchetta began his career as a striker at Civitanovese in 1986, standing out and joining Napoli. He was part of the 1988–89 UEFA Cup winning squad as an option for Andrea Carnevale and Careca. He scored a single goal for the club, against Atalanta in the 1988–89 Serie A. He later played for Taranto and arrived at Reggina in 1991, where he became a defender and made more than 265 appearances for the club. Giacchetta also played for Genoa and Torino, where he retired at the end of the 2004–05 season.

Post career

Giacchetta became a sporting director, working on traditional teams such as AlbinoLeffe and US Cremonese. In 2010 he was cured of bone cancer.

Honours

Napoli

• UEFA Cup: 1988–89

Taranto

• Serie C1: 1989–90 (group B)

Reggina

• Serie C1: 1994–95 (group B)

External links

• Simone Giacchetta at zerozero.pt
• Simone Giacchetta at tuttocalciatori.net