Roberto Galia

Roberto Galia
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-03-16) 16 March 1963 (age 60)
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: [roˈbɛrto ɡaˈliːa]; born 16 March 1963) is an Italian professional football coach and a former player, who played as a defender and as a midfielder.

Club career

Roberto Galia made his Serie A debut with Como as a full-back on 10 May 1981, in a 1–0 home defeat to Napoli. He notably scored the decisive goal in a 2–1 against Bologna which saved his club from relegation on the final match-day that season, although the following season, he was unable to save his club from relegation. He transferred to Sampdoria in 1983, where he spent three seasons as a permanent member of the starting line-up, winning the 1984–85 Coppa Italia. In 1986, he moved to Hellas Verona under Osvaldo Bagnoli, where he was deployed as a defensive midfielder.

In 1988, Galia moved to Juventus; during his time at the club, he played and scored in the 1990 UEFA Cup Final, helping Juventus to win the title over Fiorentina. He also won the Coppa Italia that season, scoring the decisive goal in the final against Milan, as well as another UEFA 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 in Serie B and Serie C1 with the club, before retiring in 1997, winning the Coppa 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]

International career

Galia represented Italy on three occasions under Arrigo Sacchi, all while taking part in the 1992 U.S. Cup. He also represented Italy at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where the team reached the semi-finals, finishing in fourth place.[4]

Honours

Sampdoria

Juventus[3]

References

  1. ^ "Roberto GALIA" (in Italian). Il Pallone Racconta. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ^ "GALIA ROBERTO" (in Italian). tuttocalciatori.net. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b Stefano Bedeschi (16 February 2015). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Roberto GALIA" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Roberto Galia: Convocazioni e presenze in nazionale" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

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