Name Luigi Turci 1987–1990 Cremonese Role Football player | Years Team Height 1.90 m 1990–1991 Treviso (loan) | |
Date of birth (1970-01-27) January 27, 1970 (age 45) Current team Padova (goalkeeping coach) |
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Luigi Turci (born 27 January 1970 in Cremona) is a former Italian football goalkeeper. He retired after the 2006–07 season. His last club was Cesena in Serie B. He is currently active as goalkeeping coach of Padova.
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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 during the 2002–03 Serie A season. 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.