Luigi Turci

Luigi Turci

Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-01-27) January 27, 1970
Place of birth	Cremona, Italy
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Padova (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
1987–1990	Cremonese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1991	Treviso (loan)	33	(0)
1991–1992	Alessandria (loan)	34	(0)
1992–1996	Cremonese	134	(0)
1996–2002	Udinese	169	(0)
2002–2005	Sampdoria	38	(0)
2005–2007	Cesena	62	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luigi Turci (born 27 January 1970, in Cremona) is a former Italian football goalkeeper. He retired after the 2006–2007 season. His last club was Cesena in Serie B. He is currently active as goalkeeping coach of Padova.

Football career

He started his career at native club Cremonese. After loaned to Treviso and Alessandria (Serie C1), he became Cremonese no.1 goalkeeper, and helped the team promoted to Serie A in 1993.

After Cremonese were relegated to Serie B in 1996, he joined Udinese of Serie A, still remaining the first choice goalkeeper of the team.

He moved again in 2002, this time to U.C. Sampdoria. He made 33 appearances in Serie A 2002-03. However, following the arrival of Francesco Antonioli from A.S. Roma in 2003, Turci was forced to become the second choice goalkeeper, and made just five appearances in the next two seasons.

In 2005, he joined Cesena in Serie B for whom he played 62 league games before hanging up his boots in 2007.

Turci played a total of 271 Serie A games during his career.

Honours

Udinese

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000

External links

• (Italian) CesenaCalcio.it