Alessio Tacchinardi (Italian pronunciation: [aˈlɛssjo takkiˈnardi]; born 23 July 1975) is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, last in charge as head coach of Lecco.

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Alessio Tacchinardi

Tacchinardi with Juventus in 2003
Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-07-23) 23 July 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth	Crema, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Atalanta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1994	Atalanta	8	(0)
1994–2007	Juventus	261	(9)
2005–2007	→ Villarreal (loan)	45	(3)
2007–2008	Brescia	34	(9)
Total		348	(21)
International career
1995–2003	Italy	13	(0)
Managerial career
2009–2012	Pergolettese (youth)
2012–2013	Brescia (youth)
2013	Pergolettese
2015–2016	Pergolettese
2018	Lecco
2019	Crema
2021	Fano
2022	Lecco
Medal record Association football Representing  Italy European Under-21 Championship Winner 1996 Spain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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He began his career with Atalanta. In 1994, he moved to Juventus, where he spent majority of his career, winning 17 trophies; due to his success and performances with the club, Tacchinardi was one of the 50 Juventus players to have their names written inside the club's new home ground, the Juventus Stadium. Following a two-year loan spell with Spanish side Villarreal, he moved to Brescia in 2007, where he retired after a season. A former Italy international, Tacchinardi represented his nation on 13 occasions between 1995 and 2003.

Tacchinardi also represented his nation at international level. He made his senior Italy national football team debut in a 1–0 win over Slovenia on 6 September 1995, but was also a member of the Italy under-21 team that won the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Tacchinardi has been capped 13 official times for Italy with his last cap coming on 10 September 2003, in a 1–1 draw against Serbia and Montenegro.^[4] Tacchinardi was not a regular player for the Squadra Azzurra, never playing in the final stages of a major tournament, in several cases due to injury, but also because this was a period of many high quality Italian international midfielders. It is believed that Tacchinardi would have also been a key part of the national setup had it not been for several injuries.

After retiring as a player, Tacchinardi started a career as a coach. His first job was as youth coach of Pergocrema; he then went on to accept another youth coaching role at Brescia.

In 2013 he was named new head coach of Pergolettese in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione league, however resigning soon after. Later in 2015 he returned to Pergolettese, now in Serie D.

He then took on more Serie D roles, in 2018 at Lecco and 2019 at Crema, with little success.

On 22 March 2021, Tacchinardi was appointed new head coach of Serie C club Fano.^[5] He left the club at the end of the 2020–21 season as Fano was relegated to Serie D.

On 20 June 2022, Tacchinardi agreed to return to work with Lecco in the Serie C league.^[6] He was dismissed on 17 September 2022, after only three leagues games in charge of the club.^[7]

Tacchinardi primarily played as a central or defensive midfielder, although he was also capable of playing as a right-sided winger or wing-back. He was noted for his powerful and accurate long range shooting, as well as his striking ability from volleys, which saw him score several goals from distance during his time with Juventus. A hard-working and tenacious player, with a strong mentality and a wide range of skills, he was predominantly known for his excellent positional sense, anticipation, and tactical intelligence, as well as his tackling ability, which made effective both offensively and defensively, and also allowed him to play as a centre-back on occasion in a zonal marking defensive system. In addition to his aforementioned attributes, he also possessed good technique, vision, and passing range, which allowed him to start attacking plays quickly with long balls after winning back possession, and also enabled him to function as a deep-lying playmaker for his team.^[1][8][9]

After his retirement, Tacchinardi was included in Juventus 50 Legends whose names are written inside the club's new stadium, Juventus Stadium.^[10]

Alessio's elder brother, Massimiliano Tacchinardi, also briefly played professional football as a defender.

Juventus^[1]

• Serie A (6): 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
• Coppa Italia: 1994–95; runner-up: 2001–02, 2003–04
• Supercoppa Italiana: 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003; runner-up: 1998, 2005
• UEFA Champions League: 1995–96; runner-up: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002–03
• UEFA Super Cup: 1996
• Intercontinental Cup: 1996
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999
• UEFA Cup runners-up: 1994–95