Gianluca Pagliuca

Gianluca Pagliuca Italian pronunciation dʒanˈluːka paʎˈʎuːka born 18 December 1966 is an Italian football coach and former professional goalkeeper He is regarded by pundits as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation and one of Italys best keepers ever Throughout his career he played for Sampdoria Inter Bologna and Ascoli in Italy winning several domestic and international trophies At international level he represented Italy at three FIFA World Cups 1990 1994 and 1998 most notably reaching the 1994 World Cup final as Italys starting goalkeeper He is the player with the fifth most appearances 592 and the second best penaltystopper 24 saves in Serie A behind Samir Handanović although other specialists such as Júlio César and Handanović have a higher success rate Description above from the Wikipedia article Gianluca Pagliuca licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia