Luca Pellegrini (born 24 March 1963) is an Italian former professional

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er who played as a defender.

Club career

Pellegrini was born in

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. He played for 11 seasons (262 games, 3 goals) in the

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for

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, Hellas Verona F.C. and

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International career

Pellegrini represented

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at the

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( a swimmer with the same name also represented Italy at those Olympics).

Personal life

His younger brothers Davide Pellegrini and Stefano Pellegrini also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Luca was referred to as Pellegrini I, Davide as Pellegrini II and Stefano as Pellegrini III.

Honours

Sampdoria *

: 1990–91 *

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: 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89 *

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: 1989–90

References

1963 births Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Italy men's B international footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers for Italy Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players SSD Varese Calcio players UC Sampdoria players Hellas Verona FC players Ravenna FC players Torino FC players Footballers from Varese 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-defender-1960s-stub