Alberto Gilardino is currently serving as the manager of Serie A club Genoa. He is nicknamed “Gila”. Alberto Gilardino Ufficiale OMRI was born on July 5, 1982, in Biella, Italy.
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During his excellent performance at Parma, Alberto Gilardino earned him the Serie A Young Footballer of the Year Award in 2004, followed by the Serie A Footballer of the Year and the Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year Awards in 2005.
In the 2006–07 season, Alberto Gilardino’s scored his first UEFA Champions League goal on 1 November 2006, in a 4–1 win against Anderlecht.
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At the senior level, Alberto Gilardino was part of the 2006 FIFA World Cup-winning squad. In his career, Gilardino scored 432 goals.
Alberto Gilardino participated in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2010 World Cup, and the 2013 Confederations Cup, where he won a bronze medal.
Alberto Gilardino won a bronze medal with Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the all-time top scorer of the Italy U-21 national team with 19 goals in 30 appearances.
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