Guillermo Gonzalo Giacomazzi Suárez (born 21 November 1977) is a Uruguayan

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coach and former player, currently in charge as

Daniele De Rossi Daniele De Rossi (; born 24 July 1983) is an Italian football manager and former professional player. As a football player, he is known for his long career with hometown club Roma, as well as winning the 2006 FIFA World Cup with Italy. De Ros ...

's assistant coach at

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. He holds the

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appearances record for

Lecce Lecce (; ) is a city in southern Italy and capital of the province of Lecce. It is on the Salentine Peninsula, at the heel of the Italian Peninsula, and is over two thousand years old. Because of its rich Baroque architecture, Lecce is n ...

with 178 matches played. He also played for the Uruguay national team.

Playing career

He started in

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, playing for Bella Vista before moving to

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football. The nam ...

. In 2001, he was signed by

and made his debut match in Italian

on August 27, 2001, against

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, a game which Lecce drew 1–1. He played for the team for the following six years, becoming its captain. On January 31, 2007, he was signed by

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. On February 11, 2007, he played his first Serie A match for Palermo, against

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In the following season, he was loaned to Empoli, and in 2008, he returned to Lecce. On 6 July 2010, he signed a new four-year contract with Lecce. Giacomazzi stayed with Lecce in 2012 despite their relegation from

in 2011–12 and subsequent expulsion from the

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for their part in the Calcio Scommesse scandal. Giacomazzi, the club's captain, rejected offers from

sides

and

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and

team

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to remain at the club. In 2013, he joined

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, a team that was excluded from the Serie B at the end of the season due to financial problems. Thus, he became a

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and joined Perugia for the

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season.

Coaching career

On 15 February 2020, Giacomazzi was announced as one of the two assistants to head coach

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in charge of the

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. On 11 October 2022, he rescinded his contract with the Malta Football Federation, and subsequently joined

club

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's technical collaborator. He was relieved from his post, together with De Rossi and his entire staff, on 14 February 2023. In January 2024, following De Rossi's appointment as new

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head coach, Giacomazzi followed him as his assistant.

Personal life

In addition to his native Uruguayan citizenship, Giacomazzi is also an Italian citizen since 2004. He is married to an Italian woman from Lecce, with whom he had two children. His son Sebastián (born 2006) is a youth footballer for Lecce, and has been called up to join the

Uruguay national under-20 football team Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Football Championship. They are the current reigning FIFA U-20 World Champions. Results ...

in 2022. In August 2022, Giacomazzi became a grandfather after his daughter Stephanie, partner of Lecce player

Antonino Gallo Antonino Gallo (born 5 January 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Lecce. Club career Gallo was raised in the youth system of Palermo and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2016–17 season ...

, gave birth to a child.

References

External links

Giacomazzi's profile at US Palermo website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giacomazzi, Guillermo 1977 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguay men's international footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers C.A. Bella Vista players Peñarol players US Lecce players Palermo FC players Empoli FC players Siena FC SSD players AC Perugia Calcio players Uruguayan Primera División players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan sportspeople of Italian descent