Gianluca Petrachi (born 14 January 1969 in

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) is a retired

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, and former sporting director of

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club

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Playing career

A central midfielder, he began his career at hometown club

, and played in the

with

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and

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, and also played in England for

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. Other clubs he played for include

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and

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Managerial career

After retiring as a footballer, he returned to

as a team manager. In 2006 he was named technical area manager of

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, being successively promoted to

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in the summer of 2007. He was instrumental in choosing

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as head coach and providing the playing squad that won promotion from

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, and then narrowly missing on a second consecutive promotion to Serie A the following season under the tenure of

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; he left Pisa in September 2008.

Torino

In December 2009, he was hired at

as an assistant to director of football Rino Foschi, then replacing him for good only one month later. Among his successes with the ''Granata'', he achieved a promotion to

in 2011, a

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qualification in 2014 (both under head coach Gian Piero Ventura, who then went on to coach the

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), and yet another UEFA Europa League spot in 2019; during his nine years in charge of transfer duties, many Torino players also managed to successfully break into the Italy national team, including

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and

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Roma

On 25 June 2019, Roma appointed Gianluca Petrachi as their new sporting director after reaching an agreement with Serie A rivals Torino. Petrachi signed a three-year deal to succeed

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, who filled the role following

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's exit in March. The 50-year-old officially began his new role with Roma on 1 July 2019..

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* 1969 births Living people Italian men's footballers Serie A players AC Ancona players SS Arezzo players US Cremonese players US Lecce players Fidelis Andria 2018 players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Palermo FC players AC Perugia Calcio players Taranto FC 1927 players Torino FC players Venezia FC players Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Lecce Footballers from the Province of Lecce {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub