Luca Altomare (born 14 January 1972) is an Italian
football
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coach and retired
midfielder
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.
Career
While playing for
Napoli
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, Altomare was given the number 10 jersey and the captain's armband for a friendly against
Internazionale
Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Since 1 ...
.
Despite getting called up to the
Italy
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squad for the
1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1994–96), had 44 entrants. After the quarter-finals stage, Spain were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total. Italy U-21s won the compe ...
, Altomare decided not to go because he was getting married.
References
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1972 births
Living people
Italian men's footballers
Italian football managers
Footballers from Cosenza
Men's association football midfielders
Cosenza Calcio 1914 players
SSC Napoli players
AC Reggiana 1919 players
Lucchese 1905 players
SPAL players
Vigor Lamezia players
Cosenza Calcio players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Serie D players
Italy men's under-21 international footballers
Serie D managers
20th-century Italian sportsmen
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