Gianfranco Circati (born 2 February 1971) is an Italian former

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er. Circati played for a number of teams in

Italian football Football ( it, calcio ) is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italy national football team is considered to be one of the best national teams in the world. They have won the FIFA World Cup four times (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), trailing only Bra ...

with the majority of his career being in

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and

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, though he did have a stint in

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...

with

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Personal life

His son

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, currently plays for

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and the

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References

1971 births Living people People from Fidenza Italian men's footballers Serie A players National Soccer League (Australia) players Cosenza Calcio 1914 players US Fiorenzuola 1922 SS players SSD Varese Calcio players Cagliari Calcio players Calcio Padova players Modena FC 2018 players Parma Calcio 1913 players Perth Glory FC players Ravenna FC players US Salernitana 1919 players Calcio Foggia 1920 players Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from the Province of Parma Footballers from Emilia-Romagna {{Italy-footy-forward-1970s-stub