| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1963-03-16)16 March 1963 (age 62) | ||
| Place of birth | Trapani, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Como | 56 | (6) |
| 1983–1986 | Sampdoria | 71 | (2) |
| 1986–1988 | Verona | 57 | (7) |
| 1988–1994 | Juventus | 157 | (5) |
| 1994 | Ascoli | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1998 | Como | 92 | (1) |
| Total | 433 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Italy | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Como | ||
| 2004–2006 | FC Chiasso | ||
| 2007 | Pro Vercelli | ||
| 2007–? | Insubria | ||
| 2015–2016 | Como youth | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roberto Galia (Italian pronunciation:[roˈbɛrtoɡaˈliːa]; born 16 March 1963) is an Italian professionalfootball coach and a former player, who played as adefender and as amidfielder.
Roberto Galia made hisSerie A debut withComo as afull-back on 10 May 1981, in a 1–0 home defeat toNapoli. He notably scored the decisive goal in a 2–1 againstBologna which saved his club from relegation on the final match-day thatseason, although thefollowing season, he was unable to save his club fromrelegation. He transferred toSampdoria in 1983, where he spent three seasons as a permanent member of the starting line-up, winning the1984–85 Coppa Italia. In 1986, he moved to Hellas Verona underOsvaldo Bagnoli, where he was deployed as adefensive midfielder.
In 1988, Galia moved toJuventus; during his time at the club, he played and scored in the1990 UEFA Cup Final, helping Juventus to win the title overFiorentina. He also won theCoppa Italia thatseason, scoring the decisive goal in the final againstMilan, as well as anotherUEFA Cup title with the club in 1993.
In 1994, he moved to Ascoli at the age of 31, only remaining with the club until November, before moving back to Como in 1995 for three seasons, playing inSerie B andSerie C1 with the club, before retiring in 1997, winning theCoppa Italia Serie C. In total, he amassed 300 appearances and 15 goals in Serie A, 65 appearances and 6 goals in Serie B, and 54 appearances in Serie C1. Following his retirement, he worked as a football coach.[1][2][3]
Galia representedItaly on three occasions underArrigo Sacchi, all while taking part in the1992 U.S. Cup. He also represented Italy at the1988 Summer Olympics, where the team reached the semi-finals, finishing in fourth place.[4]
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