 Marocchi withItaly at the1990 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Giancarlo Marocchi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1965-07-04)4 July 1965 (age 60) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Imola, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Bologna | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1982–1988 | Bologna | 171 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1996 | Juventus | 213 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Bologna | 116 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 500 | (33) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1991 | Italy | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Giancarlo MarocchiCavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation:[dʒaŋˈkarlomaˈrɔkki]; born 4 July 1965) is an Italian former professionalfootballer, who played as acentral midfielder, and TVpundit.[2] Throughout his club career, he played for Juventus, the club with which he won aScudetto, twoCoppe Italia, oneUEFA Champions League, and twoUEFA Cups; he also played for his home-town club Bologna, on two occasions.[2] At international level, he represented Italy at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where they finished in third place on home soil.
After starting out in the Bologna youth system, Marocchi played for Bologna (1982–88, 1996–2000) and Juventus (1988–96) throughout his career. In 18 seasons as a professional he collected 500 appearances in league play with 33 goals; 287 with Bologna (18 goals) and 213 with Juventus (15 goals). InSerie A he racked up 329 appearances and 20 goals.[3] In his first spell with Bologna, he won theSerie B title during the1987–88 season, earning promotion toSerie A. Upon returning to the club, he won theUEFA Intertoto Cup in 1998 as the club'scaptain, after inheriting the armband fromRoberto Baggio.[4] He helped Bologna to finish theleague season in 8th place, earning a spot in the1998–99 UEFA Cup, where they reached the semi-finals, losing out toOlympique Marseille; during the match he was sent-off, receiving a four-match suspension.[2] He also helped Bologna to reach the semi-finals of the1998–99 Coppa Italia. With Juventus, Marocchi enjoyed a successful eight season spell, featuring as a starter under managersDino Zoff,Maifredi andTrapattoni, even wearing thenumber 10 shirt on occasion during the1989–90 season,[5][6][7] although he began to be deployed with less frequency under Trapattoni andLippi in later years; with the club, he won aCoppa Italia and anUEFA Cup in 1990, anotherUEFA Cup in 1993, aScudetto-Coppa Italia double in 1995, as well as theSupercoppa Italiana and theUEFA Champions League in his final season with the club, in 1996. He retired from professional football in2000.[2][8][9]
Marocchi earned 11 caps for the Italy national football team from 1988 to 1991, and was included by managerAzeglio Vicini in the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad, a tournament in which Italy reached the semi-finals, finishing in third place on home soil. He failed to make an appearance in the tournament, however, due to the presence ofGiuseppe Giannini,Nicola Berti, andCarlo Ancelotti in midfield. He made his debut in a 2–0 win overScotland on 22 December 1988, and he played his final match for Italy on 13 February 1991, in a home 0–0 draw againstBelgium, in Terni.[8][9][10]
After retiring from professional football, Marocchi worked for his former club Bologna as a sporting director, in addition to other managerial positions; he also worked as a scout, as a coach, and with the youth sector.[11] Currently, he works asTV pundit for the Italian broadcasterSKY Sport Italia.[2]
A dynamic, talented, and hard-working central orbox-to-box midfielder, although he was not the most naturally creative player, Marocchi was known for his consistency, and was capable both of breaking down the opposition's play as well as subsequently starting attacking plays for his own team after winning back possession.[8][9][12]
Juventus[2]
Bologna[2]
Italy[2]
Orders
