Cristiano Lucarelli

Cristiano Lucarelli was born on 4 October 1975 in Livorno, Italy.

Cristiano’s professional career started in 1992 when he signed for Cuoiopelli. During his debut 1992/93 season Cristiano made 28 appearances and scored 5 goals.

In 1993, after a fair season at Cuoiopelli, Lucarelli signed for Perugia Calcio where he made only 7 appearances for two seasons.

In 1995 Cristiano moved to Cosenza and started to score a lot of goals. During the 1995/96 the young striker netted 15 goals in 32 matches.

The following 1996/97 season was even more successful for Lucarelli. He was transferred to Padova and there he positioned himself as a key player and a goleador. During the season Lucarelli scored 18 goals in 34 appearances. After a sound season at Padova Cristiano left for Atalanta B.C. and played for the Bergamo club with a total of 5 goals in 26 mathces.

In 1998 Cristiano joined Spanish Valencia but was unable to fulfill his potential scoring only 1 goal in 13 appearances during the season.

From 1999 to 2001 the Italian forward was a key striker for Lecce scoring 29 goals in 59 appearances for two seasons. In 2001 Lucarelli continued his career at Torino F.C. and netted 10 goals in 55 matches during two years with the club’s first team.

In 2003 Cristiano’s professional career went up high as he joined Livorno Calcio in the prime of his life. Livorno head coach made Cristiano a key striker. In turn Lucarelli lived up to coach’s expectations. For 4 seasons at Livorno he scored 92 goals in 146 matches.

From 2007 to 2009 Cristiano played for Ukrainian Premier League side Shakhtar Donetsk and Italian Parma F.C. totaling 57 games and 20 goals.

In 2009 Livorno Calcio, where Cristiano spent his best years, loaned him for a season to Livorno. Lucarelli scored 10 goals in 28 appearances.

In 2010 Parma loaned Cristiano to Napoli for two seasons where he scored 1 goal in 12 matches in two seasons.

From 2005 to 2007 Cristiano Lucarelli played for Italy national team with 3 goals in 6 appearances.