Giancarlo Cella (born 5 September 1940 in

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) is an Italian former

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who played as a defender. He made more than 300 appearances in the Italian professional leagues, which included 172 appearances in

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, and then became a coach. He represented Italy at the

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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.

Honours

Club

Inter *

champion: 1970–71

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cella, Giancarlo 1940 births Living people Italian footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers of Italy Association football defenders Piacenza Calcio 1919 players Torino F.C. players Novara F.C. players Catania S.S.D. players Atalanta B.C. players Inter Milan players Serie A players Serie B players Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Italian football managers Piacenza Calcio 1919 managers S.P.A.L. managers A.C. Carpi managers Inter Milan non-playing staff