Giuseppe Galderisi

Basic information:

• Full name: Giuseppe Galderisi
• Date of birth: 22 March 1963
• Place of birth: Salerno, Italy
• Position: Striker / Forward

Club career highlights:

• Early career: Broke into professional football with Juventus (youth and early senior appearances) and had loan spells at → Verona.
• Hellas Verona: Notably part of the Verona side in the early 1980s; he was an important forward during his time there.
• Other Italian clubs: Played for several Serie A and Serie B clubs across his career, including AC Milan (briefly), Padova, Salernitana, Cesena, and others.
• New England Revolution: Giuseppe Galderisi had a short spell in Major League Soccer with the New England Revolution in 1996. He joined the club as a veteran forward during the inaugural MLS season, making a limited number of appearances before retiring as a player.

International career:

• Italy U21: Represented Italy at youth levels, including the Under-21 national team.
• Senior team: Made a few appearances for the Italy senior national team in the mid-1980s.

After playing:

• Coaching career: After retiring as a player, Galderisi moved into coaching and has managed a number of lower-division Italian clubs over the years, including stints in Serie C and Serie D.

Notable traits: Known as a quick, opportunistic striker with good movement in the box and a long career across Italy’s top two divisions and a brief period in MLS.