Gianluca Pagliuca
Actor
- Born
- December 18, 1966 (age 59) · Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Gianluca Pagliuca (Italian pronunciation: [dʒanˈluːka paʎˈʎuːka]; born 18 December 1966) is an Italian football coach and former professional goalkeeper.
He is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation, and one of Italy's best keepers ever. Throughout his career, he played for Sampdoria, Inter, Bologna, and Ascoli in Italy, winning several domestic and international trophies. At international level, he represented Italy at three FIFA World Cups (1990, 1994, and 1998), most notably reaching the 1994 World Cup final as Italy's starting goalkeeper.
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He is the player with the fifth most appearances (592), and the second best penalty-stopper (24 saves) in Serie A behind Samir Handanović, although other specialists such as Júlio César and Handanović have a higher success rate.
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Known for
Acting4
- 2026USA 94: Brazil's Return to Glory as Self
- 2022The Good Season as Self
- 2022Fuorigioco - Una storia di vita e di sport as Self
- 1994VM-krönika 1994 as Self (archive footage)