Luca Altomare (born 14 January 1972) is an Italian

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coach and retired

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Career

While playing for

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, Altomare was given the number 10 jersey and the captain's armband for a friendly against

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. Despite getting called up to the

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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.

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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 {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub