Enrico Chiesa
Enrico Chiesa (Italian pronunciation: [enˈriːko ˈkjɛːza; ˈkjeːza]; born 29 December 1970) is an Italian football coach and former striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 December 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Genoa, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Pontedecimo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | Sampdoria | 1 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Teramo | 31 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | Chieti | 24 | (6) |
| 1992–1993 | Sampdoria | 26 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Modena | 36 | (15) |
| 1994–1995 | Cremonese | 34 | (14) |
| 1995–1996 | Sampdoria | 27 | (22) |
| 1996–1999 | Parma | 92 | (33) |
| 1999–2002 | Fiorentina | 59 | (34) |
| 2002–2003 | Lazio | 12 | (2) |
| 2003–2008 | Siena | 129 | (32) |
| 2008–2010 | Figline | 32 | (7) |
| Total | 503 | (171) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2001 | Italy | 17 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Figline | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Chiesa played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, and performed regularly in Serie A for over a decade, winning titles with Sampdoria, Parma, and Fiorentina; he later also spent a spell with Lazio. He moved to Siena where he became a household name and, thanks to his goals, the Tuscan side stayed in the top division for many seasons. He retired with Figline in 2010, the club with which he subsequently began his coaching career. He won the 1998–99 UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia with Parma, finishing the former tournament as the top scorer, with 8 goals. At international level, he played for the Italy national team on 17 occasions between 1996 and 2001, scoring 7 goals, and was also part of the Italian squads that took part at UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
He is father to Federico Chiesa, who is a professional footballer himself currently playing as Juventus’s #7 forward in Italian football’s top flight, Serie A.