Luca Altomare (born 14 January 1972) is an Italian football coach and retired midfielder.

Luca Altomare
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-01-14) 14 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Cosenza, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1989 Cosenza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Napoli 14 (0)
1991–1992 Reggiana 10 (0)
1992–1994 Napoli 18 (1)
1994 Lucchese 17 (2)
1994–1999 Napoli 77 (3)
1999–2002 Cosenza 75 (0)
2002–2003 SPAL 26 (0)
2003–2004 Cosenza 17 (0)
2004–2005 Vigor Lamezia 27 (0)
2005–2007 Rende 25 (0)
2007–2008 Fortitudo Cosenza 16 (0)
Total 322 (6)
International career
1992–1993 Italy U21 4 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2011 Cosenza (assistant)
2011–2012 Cosenza (youth)
2012–2013 Ternana (assistant)
2014–2015 Comprensorio Montalto
2016 Avellino (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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While playing for Napoli, Altomare was given the number 10 jersey and the captain's armband for a friendly against Internazionale.[2]

Despite getting called up to the Italy squad for the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Altomare decided not to go because he was getting married.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Luca Altomare at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Novellino, Ciro (26 April 2020). "Altomare: "'Allenati bene e ti faccio togliere grosse soddisfazioni', Simoni fu di parola. L'emozione della 10 di Maradona e la ricerca della collanina persa in campo. Su Lippi, Boskov e il derby con la Fiorentina..."" [Altomare: "'Train well and I'll take great satisfaction', Simoni kept his word. The excitement of the 10 of Maradona and the search for the necklace lost on the pitch. On Lippi, Boskov and the derby against Fiorentina ..."]. CalcioNapoli24 (in Italian). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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