Playing position Name Luca Cigarini Salary 800,000 EUR (2013) Years Team Weight 72 kg | 1997–2004 Parma Height 1.75 m Number 21 Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1986-06-20) 20 June 1986 (age 29) Spouse Francesca Cigarini (m. 2012) Current teams Atalanta B.C. (#21 / Midfielder), Italy national football team (Midfielder) Similar People Maximiliano Moralez, German Denis, Guglielmo Stendardo, Stefano Colantuono, Edoardo Reja | ||
Best football moment of luca cigarini
Luca Cigarini ([ˈluːka tʃiɡaˈriːni]; born 20 June 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Cagliari as a midfielder.
Contents
- Best football moment of luca cigarini
- Junior Reporter con Luca Cigarini
- Parma
- Atalanta
- Napoli
- Return to Atalanta
- Sampdoria
- Cagliari
- International career
- Style of play
- Club
- References
Junior Reporter con Luca Cigarini
Parma
Cigarini was one of the notable youth products in the 2005 Parma squad, alongside Daniele Dessena.
Atalanta
After Parma was relegated to Serie B in June 2008, Cigarini was sold to Atalanta in join-ownership bid, for €4.5 million on 11 July.
Napoli
On 3 July 2009 Napoli signed the talented and hard-working playmaker from Atalanta on a five-year deal for €10.5 million. Atalanta paid Parma €3.5 million plus half the registration rights of Alessio Manzoni to sign Cigarini outright.
On 2 August 2010, Napoli sent Cigarini to Sevilla FC on a loan deal for the 2010-2011 season for €292,500, upon conclusion of the season, Sevilla will have the option to purchase the midfielder for €7 million.
Return to Atalanta
Cigarini returned to Atalanta on loan in summer 2011 for free. On 4 July 2012 the loan was renewed for €1.25 million loan fee.
On 5 July 2013, after spending two seasons on loan with Atalanta, a co-ownership deal was agreed to with Napoli for €2.75 million. Cigarini continued to play for Atalanta for the upcoming 2013–14 Serie A season. Cigarini scored his first goal of the season against Lazio on 20 October. In June 2014 Atalanta acquired Cigarini outright for €2.35 million. Atalanta paid €5.75 million transfer fee in total to re-acquire Cigarini.
Sampdoria
After spending five years with Atalanta, Cigarini made the switch from Bergamo to Genoa, signing a permanent deal with Sampdoria.
Cagliari
In 2017, Cigarini moved to Serie A rivals Cagliari in an exchange deal with Nicola Murru.
International career
On 7 September 2007, Cigarini scored his first ever goal (which was also the winning goal) with the Italy U-21 squad in a 2–1 victory over the Faroe Islands in a UEFA U-21 Qualifying match. He was also part of Pierluigi Casiraghi's Olympic team that won the 2008 Toulon Tournament. He also played for Italy in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Cigarini received his first call-up to the senior team on 30 August 2010. New coach Cesare Prandelli named him in the squad for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers as an injury replacement for Claudio Marchisio.
Style of play
Luca Cigarini usually plays as a deep-lying playmaker in midfield, although he is also capable of playing as a central midfielder. He is mostly known for his ability to orchestrate his team's attacking moves, courtesy of his technical qualities and precise long passing. As a youngester, he was nicknamed il Professore (The Professor) by Cesare Prandelli, his Parma youth manager at the time, due to his playmaking abilities and intelligent reading of the game. The Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport has also stated that Cigarini has a similar vision of the game to that of fellow Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo.