Gianluca Galasso | |
Birth Date: | 18 January 1973 |
Birth Place: | Latina, Italy |
Position: | Right back |
Youthyears1: | 1992–2004 |
Youthclubs1: | Roma |
Years1: | 2004–2007 |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2004–2005 |
Clubs2: | → Salernitana (loan) |
Caps2: | 25 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2005–2006 |
Clubs3: | → Ternana (loan) |
Caps3: | 33 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2006–2007 |
Clubs4: | → Frosinone (loan) |
Caps4: | 25 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2007–2011 |
Caps5: | 61 |
Goals5: | 5 |
Years6: | 2009–2010 |
Clubs6: | → Salernitana (loan) |
Caps6: | 20 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2011–2012 |
Caps7: | 19 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2003 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 21 June 2012 |
Gianluca Galasso (born 18 January 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays as a right back.
Born in Lazio region, Galasso started his professional career at capital club A.S. Roma. He played his first Serie A match at the last match-day of the 2003–04 season, which the result is unaffected to ranking.
In July 2004, he was loaned to Salernitana to gain experience at Serie B. Although finished as mid-table with team, the team relegated due to financial problems. In August 2005, he was loaned to Ternana at Serie B, with option to buy for €100,000 with counter-option.[1] This time Galasso first tasted relegation due to finished at the bottoms. However Ternana decided to buy Galasso outright but Roma paid €100,000 in net back to Ternana to cancel the buy option.[2] On 31 August 2006, the last day of transfer windows, he was signed by Frosinone of Serie B, for €125,000.[3]
In July 2007, A.S. Bari of Serie B signed him in co-ownership deal, for €180,000. Galasso played his 100th Serie B match at Bari, and won Serie B champion in 2009. In June 2009 Roma gave up the remain registration rights to Bari. But he was excluded in Bari's Serie A plan. In mid-2009, he was loaned to Salernitana along with team-mate Giuseppe Statella and Francesco Caputo. But he played as fullback.
In June 2011 he was released by A.S. Bari.
Bari