Gianluca Berti (born 20 May 1967) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a

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Football career

Berti was born in

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

. He started playing professionally with A.C. Prato, in the third division, representing Olbia Calcio in the same level, in 1990–91. From 1991 to 2007, he alternated between the

Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...

and B, with

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Pisa Calcio Pisa Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Pisa, is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Pisa, Tuscany. The club will compete in Serie A in the 2025–26 season. The club was fou ...

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U.S. Città di Palermo Palermo Football Club () is an Italian professional football club based in Palermo, Sicily, that currently plays in Serie B. It is part of the City Football Group. Founded for the first time on 1 November 1900 as Anglo Palermitan Athletic and F ...

(playing 42 matches in the

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2004 top flight promotion),

A.S. Roma Associazione Sportiva Roma (''Rome Sport Association''; Italian pronunciation: ) is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its exis ...

, A.C. Reggiana 1919,

Ravenna Calcio Ravenna Football Club is an Italian association football club, based in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. It currently plays in Serie D after relegation from Serie C in the 2020–21 season. The club was founded in 1913. History Foundation The club ...

, Empoli F.C.,

Parma F.C. Parma Calcio 1913 () is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, which competes in the Serie A, the top tier of Italian league system, following promotion from Serie B in the 2023–24 season. ''Parma Football Cl ...

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ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Florence, Tuscany. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while ...

U.C. Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Genoa, Liguria. Sampdoria was formed in 1946 from the List of football club mergers, merg ...

and

A.C. Cesena AC Cesena, commonly referred to as Cesena (), was an Italian football club based in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. The club spent most of its history in professional leagues such as Serie A and Serie B, but went bankrupt and folded in 2018. Another cl ...

. In June 1998, Gianluca Berti was transferred to

Perugia Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 ...

, in exchanged with Stefano Guidoni, but in July he left for

Ravenna Ravenna ( ; , also ; ) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its Fall of Rome, collapse in 476, after which ...

. Aged 41, after still managing 11 first division appearances for Sampdoria, in 2006–07, Berti re-joined the third level in 2008, moving to

Novara Calcio Novara Football Club, commonly referred to as Novara, is an Football in Italy, Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont. The club was founded in 2021 by the Novara, City of Novara to replace old Novara Calcio that lost its professional s ...

, in the '' Serie C1/Lega Pro Prima Divisione''. He left professional football in 2009, joining

Eccellenza Tuscany Eccellenza Tuscany () is the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Tuscany, Italy. It is competed amongst 37 teams, in three different groups (A, B and C). The winners of the Groups compete together in final round robin, and the first ...

side Jolly & Montemurlo.

Honours

Palermo *

Serie B The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...

: 2003–04

References

External links

Fiorentina profile

Sampdoria profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berti, Gianluca 1967 births Living people Footballers from Florence Men's association football goalkeepers Italian men's footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players AC Prato players Olbia Calcio 1905 players Genoa CFC players Pisa SC players AC Ancona players AS Roma players Palermo FC players AC Reggiana 1919 players Ravenna FC players Empoli FC players Parma Calcio 1913 players Torino FC players ACF Fiorentina players UC Sampdoria players AC Cesena players Novara FC players 20th-century Italian sportsmen