Pierluigi Orlandini

Pierluigi Orlandini (born 9 October 1972) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Pierluigi Orlandini
Personal information
Full name Pierluigi Orlandini
Date of birth (1972-10-09) 9 October 1972
Place of birth San Giovanni Branco, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Atalanta 14 (0)
1992–1993 Lecce 29 (3)
1993–1994 Atalanta 23 (5)
1994–1996 Internazionale 30 (4)
1996–1997 Verona 30 (5)
1997–1999 Parma 24 (0)
1999–2000 Venezia 10 (1)
2000 A.C. Milan 2 (1)
2000–2001 Brescia 4 (0)
2001–2002 Atalanta 4 (0)
2002–2003 Brindisi 24 (2)
Total 194 (21)
National team
1992–1994 Italy under-21 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Orlandini started his career with Atalanta in 1989, but was a fringe player and in 1992 was sold to Lecce, where he spent a season, before moving back to Atalanta. After another season long stay, he joined one of Italy's biggest clubs in 1994, Internazionale, where he spent 2 seasons, and subsequently moved to Verona in 1996. After this, he had unsuccessful spells with Parma and Venezia. In 2000, he played 2 games for A.C. Milan and scored 1 goal. He went on to spend the remainder of his career with Brescia, his former club Atalanta and Brindisi before retiring.

International career

At international level, Orlandini also won 10 caps for the Italian under-21 team between 1992 and 1994, scoring once.


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