Guglielmo Stendardo

Guglielmo Stendardo (born 6 May 1981) is an Italian football coach and former player, who played as a central defender.

Guglielmo Stendardo

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-05-06) May 6, 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Naples, Italy
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	LUISS (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Napoli	1	(0)
1999–2002	Sampdoria	32	(0)
2002–2003	Salernitana	17	(4)
2003–2005	Perugia	39	(3)
2003–2004	→ Catania (loan)	42	(0)
2005–2012	Lazio	85	(6)
2008	→ Juventus (loan)	5	(1)
2008–2009	→ Lecce (loan)	21	(0)
2012	→ Atalanta (loan)	16	(0)
2012–2016	Atalanta	95	(7)
2017–2018	Pescara	10	(0)
Managerial career
2021–	LUISS
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is currently in charge as head coach of Eccellenza amateurs LUISS.

Club career

Early career

Stendardo began his career at Napoli in 1997 and has played for a number of top Italian football clubs, including Sampdoria, Lazio, and Juventus, as well as early spells with Salernitana and Perugia; during his time with the latter club, he was sent on loan to Catania for the 2003–04 season.^[2]

Journeyman: Lazio, Juventus return and Lecce

Stendardo was signed by S.S. Lazio in August 2005 on a free transfer. His previous club A.C. Perugia, went bankrupt at the start of the 2005–06 season. After a 3–2 defeat to Juventus in late 2007, Stendardo had a falling-out with Lazio manager Delio Rossi and demanded a transfer during the January 2008 transfer window.^[2]

In January 2008, Juventus officially announced the signing of Stendardo^[3] to a 6-month loan deal, for €400,000,^[4] with an option to buy him outright in the summer. On 1 September he was loaned to Lecce in a one-year deal,^[5] and spent the 2008–09 season with the Giallorossi with little success, as the side went relegated to Serie B.

Stendardo then returned to Lazio at the end of the season,^[2] and played 33 Serie A games for the club during the next 2 seasons.

Atalanta

After making no appearances in 2011–12, he left for Atalanta in January 2012, on loan until June.^[6][7] In August, he was bought outright by La Dea.^[8][9]

Coaching career

In August 2021, Stendardo took over on his first role as a first team manager, coaching Eccellenza amateurs LUISS, the football branch of the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli.^[10]

Style of play

Despite his lack of pace or notable technical skills, Stendardo has made a name for himself as a large, tall, physically strong and tenacious central defender.^[2][11]

Personal life

Stendardo's brother, Mariano, is also a footballer. During his playing career, Guglielmo managed to obtain a law degree;^[11] in December 2012, he was the source of controversy when he pulled out of a Coppa Italia match against Roma in order to sit an exam in Salerno for his law degree, and was subsequently fined by Atalanta.^[12][13]

References

1. (in Italian)
2. Stefano Bedeschi (7 May 2013). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Guglielmo STENDARDO" (in Italian). TuttoJuve.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
3. . Juventus F.C. 28 January 2008. Archived from the original on 31 January 2008.
4. "Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2008" (PDF). Juventus F.C. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
5. Stendardo stays in Italy; Sky Sports, 1 September 2008
6. "Comunicato" (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
7. (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 18 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
8. "Guglielmo Stendardo Profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
9. Lorenzo Casalino (1 August 2012). "Atalanta-Stendardo, ecco le cifre e i motivi del ritardo" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
10. "Calcio Eccellenza, Guglielmo Stendardo è il nuovo allenatore della Luiss" (in Italian). Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
11. Cristiano Gatti (18 January 2016). "Stendardo escluso: vincerà la fidanzata oppure l'allenatore?" (in Italian). Corriere.it. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
12. "Stendardo 'storm in a teacup'". Football Italia. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
13. David Hills (15 December 2012). "Said & Done". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

External links

• Gazzetta profile (in Italian)^{[dead link]}
• Guglielmo Stendardo at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• (in Italian)^{[dead link]}
• Guglielmo Stendardo at Topforward