Full name Marco Branca Years Team Height 1.78 m | Role Football player Name Marco Branca | |
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Date of birth (1965-01-06) 6 January 1965 (age 50) Similar People Gabriele Oriali, Massimo Moratti, Marco Fassone, Walter Mazzarri, Erick Thohir | ||
Marco branca al inter 1995 1998
Marco Branca (born 6 January 1965 in Grosseto) is an Italian former football striker who was, until February 2014, sporting director of Serie A club Internazionale.
Contents
- Marco branca al inter 1995 1998
- Clip gol storici marco branca
- Early career
- Internazionale
- Later career
- International career
- Management career
- Club
- International
- References
Clip gol storici marco branca
Early career
Branca started his playing career with the then-amateur local team of his native city Grosseto, but was soon signed by Cagliari, where he made his professional debut. He then moved to Udinese, Sampdoria and then again to Udinese. Following another season with Sampdoria, he signed first for Fiorentina and then for Parma. In 1995, he transferred to A.S. Roma, who sold him in the 1996 winter transfer window to Internazionale in exchange for Marco Delvecchio.
Internazionale
In his first season with the Nerazzuri, Branca scored an impressive 17 goals in 24 matches, but did not repeat in his next campaign and was sold to English second-tier side Middlesbrough. Branca scored nine goals in 12 league games for Middlesbrough, including two on his league debut in a 3–1 victory against Sunderland, a hat-trick versus Bury and another two in the 6–0 win over Swindon Town. In addition, he played two League Cup games, scoring the second goal against Liverpool in the semi-final second leg. His nine goals aided in Boro's promotion to the Premiership, but he was then sold to Swiss club FC Luzern.
Later career
Branca saw out his playing days with FC Luzern and Italian lower-league club Monza before retiring in 2001.
International career
Branca was a member of the Italy under-21 side that won the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship; he also took part at the 1996 Summer Olympics that year.
Management career
From 2002 until February 2014, Branca was part of Internazionale's management, working in their transfer network. He helped organise the transfers of Lúcio, Diego Milito, Thiago Motta, Wesley Sneijder and Samuel Eto'o.