Marco Lanna (; born 13 July 1968) is an Italian former professional

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who played at both club and international levels as a defender. He is the current chairman of

Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...

Playing career

Born in

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, Lanna began his career with

, moving to

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with a four-year agreement for 800 million lire per year. He left the club at the end of his contract and joined Spanish club

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as free agent, and, after two further years, he moved to

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

. He earned two caps for

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between 1992 and 1993, including in one FIFA World Cup qualifier.

Later career

In August 2011 Lanna was appointed

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. He left the club in January 2012. On 27 December 2021, he was named new chairman of

following the resignation of Massimo Ferrero.

References

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