Pierluigi Orlandini

Pierluigi Orlandini

Personal information
Full name	Pierluigi Orlandini
Date of birth	(1972-10-09) 9 October 1972
Place of birth	San Giovanni Branco, Italy
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1992	Atalanta	14	(0)
1992–1993	Lecce	29	(3)
1993–1994	Atalanta	23	(5)
1994–1996	Internazionale	30	(4)
1996–1997	Verona	30	(5)
1997–1999	Parma	24	(0)
1999–2000	Venezia	10	(1)
2000	A.C. Milan	2	(1)
2000–2001	Brescia	4	(0)
2001–2002	Atalanta	4	(0)
2002–2003	Brindisi	24	(2)
Total		194	(21)
International career
1992–1994	Italy under-21	10	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing Italy UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 1992 Europe Winner 1994 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pierluigi Orlandini (born 9 October 1972) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Orlandini started his career with Atalanta in 1989, but was a fringe player and in 1992 was sold to Lecce, where he spent a season, before moving back to Atalanta. After another season long stay, he joined one of Italy's biggest clubs in 1994, Internazionale, where he spent 2 seasons, and subsequently moved to Verona in 1996. After this, he had unsuccessful spells with Parma and Venezia. In 2000, he played 2 games for A.C. Milan and scored 1 goal. He went on to spend the remainder of his career with Brescia, his former club Atalanta and Brindisi before retiring.

International career

At international level, Orlandini also won 10 caps for the Italian under-21 team between 1992 and 1994, scoring once. The goal was the Goalden Goal winner in the U-21 Euro Final against Portugal in the 1994-final.

References / external links

• Career stats at footballplus.com