Federico Peluso (; born 20 January 1984) is an Italian professional

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coach and former player who is a technical assistant for club

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. He played as a

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for various

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clubs and the Italy national team.

Club career

Peluso began his youth career at Petriana, in

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. He later moved to

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, but was subsequently released. In 2001, he joined

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, where he played three full seasons. In 2004 summer he joined

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, and after two years in the club, he was bought from AlbinoLeffe, being promoted with the Bergamo club. However, in his second season, he had a fallout with the club's ownership, and was removed from squad. In January 2009, Peluso joined

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, as an exchange for

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. On 8 March 2009, Peluso made his

debut, playing against

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. On 25 October, he made his first top flight goal, against

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. On 3 January 2013, Peluso joined

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on a six-month loan, with a view to a permanent transfer after the period. He spent the second half of the

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campaign on loan with the Bianconeri, and his performances earned him a permanent transfer and a contract until June 2017, as Juventus captured the league title. In June 2013, Juventus announced that they had completed the signing of Federico Peluso from Atalanta for a transfer fee of €4.8 million. After the end of the 2013–14 season, Serie A side

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announced that they acquired Peluso outright, as part of the deal that brought

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back to Juventus.

International career

On 10 August 2012, after his impressive performances on Atalanta, Peluso (alongside teammates Andrea Consigli,

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and

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) was called from manager

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to the Italy national squad. Five days later, he made his debut, in a friendly loss against

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. On 11 September, he scored his first international goal, in a 2–0 home win in a

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against

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Managerial career

On 17 October 2022, Peluso was appointed technical assistant of newly-promoted Serie A side

Career statistics

Club

¹Includes

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and

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²Includes

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International

:''As of match played 11 September 2012. Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first.''

Honours

Atalanta *

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Juventus *

, 2013–14 *

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References

External links

Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile

Lega Serie A Player Profile

FIGC Player Profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peluso, Federico Living people 1984 births Footballers from Rome Italian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players Ternana Calcio players UC AlbinoLeffe players Atalanta BC players Juventus FC players US Sassuolo Calcio players Lega Pro Seconda Divisione players Serie B players Serie A players Italy men's international footballers Italian football coaches AC Monza non-playing staff 21st-century Italian sportsmen