Giancarlo Cella

Giancarlo Cella (born 5 September 1940 in Bobbio) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.^[2] He made more than 300 appearances in the Italian professional leagues, which included 172 appearances in Serie A, and then became a coach.^[1][3] He represented Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Key Information

Personal information
Date of birth	(1940-09-05) 5 September 1940 (age 85)
Place of birth	Bobbio, Italy
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1958	Piacenza	8	(3)
1958–1965	Torino	112	(7)
1959–1960	→ Novara (loan)	32	(7)
1965–1966	Catania	28	(0)
1966–1968	Atalanta	53	(0)
1968–1971	Internazionale	42	(0)
1971–1972	Piacenza	33	(0)
Managerial career
1972–1974	Piacenza
1974–1975	Suzzara
	Internazionale (youth)
1984–1985	Internazionale (assistant coach)
1985–1986	Pavia
1986–1987	Carpi
1987	SPAL
1988–1989	Suzzara
1989–1993	Piacenza (youth)
1995–1996	Bobbiese
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Cella's older brother Albino Cella also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Albino was known as Cella I and Giancarlo as Cella II. Giancarlo Cella is a great supporter of Bobbiese.