Giancarlo Cella

Giancarlo Cella
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-09-05)5 September 1940
Place of birth Bobbio, Italy
Date of death January 2026(2026-01-00) (aged 85)
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1958 Piacenza 8 (3)
1958–1965 Torino 112 (7)
1959–1960Novara (loan) 32 (7)
1965–1966 Catania 28 (0)
1966–1968 Atalanta 53 (0)
1968–1971 Inter Milan 42 (0)
1971–1972 Piacenza 33 (0)
Managerial career
1972–1974 Piacenza
1974–1975 Suzzara
Inter Milan (youth)
1984–1985 Inter Milan (assistant coach)
1985–1986 Pavia
1986–1987 Carpi
1987 SPAL
1988–1989 Suzzara
1989–1993 Piacenza (youth)
1995–1996 Bobbiese
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giancarlo Cella (5 September 1940 – January 2026) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.[2] He made more than 300 appearances in the Italian professional leagues, which included 172 appearances in Serie A, and then became a coach.[1][3] He represented Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[4]

Cella died in January 2026, at the age of 85.[5]

Cella's older brother Albino Cella also played football professionally. To distinguish them, Albino was known as Cella I and Giancarlo as Cella II. Giancarlo Cella was a great supporter of Bobbiese.

Honours

Inter Milan

References

  1. ^ a b "Giancarlo Cella". worldfootball.net. HeimSpiel Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Giancarlo Cella". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Statistiche su Cella Giancarlo" [Statistics on Giancarlo Cella]. CarriereCalciatori.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Giancarlo Cella". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ E' morto Giancarlo Cella. Aveva 85 anni. Vinse scudetto con l'Inter nel 1971 (in Italian)
  6. ^ "Giancarlo Cella". F.C. Internazionale Milano. Retrieved 22 August 2019.