Luca Mezzano

Luca Mezzano

Personal information
Full name	Luca Antonino Mezzano
Date of birth	(1977-08-01) 1 August 1977
Place of birth	Turin, Italy
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Torino (youth coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Torino	43	(3)
1997–2001	Internazionale	4	(0)
1999	→ Perugia (loan)	8	(0)
1999	→ Verona (loan)	4	(0)
2000	→ Brescia (loan)	14	(0)
2000	→ Chievo (loan)	1	(0)
2001	→ Reggina (loan)	11	(0)
2001–2005	Torino	77	(4)
2005–2006	Bologna	36	(1)
2007–2009	Treviso	38	(0)
2007–2008	→ Triestina (loan)	10	(0)
2009–2010	Arezzo	5	(0)
International career
1997–2000	Italy U-21	19	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luca Antonino Mezzano (born 1 August 1977 in Turin) is an Italian football coach and former player. He is youth coach of Torino (responsible for the Esordienti - 13-year-old team).

Career

Mezzano started his career at hometown club Torino, and joined Internazionale in 1997. Despite being contract for four seasons with the Nerazzurri, he only made four appearances with the club and was mostly sent on loan to several other teams instead. He returned to Torino in 2001, spending four seasons with the club before ending his career after spells with Bologna, Treviso, Triestina and Arezzo. He retired in 2010, aged 33.

He has been played 71 Serie A games, which he made his debut against A.S. Roma, on 25 February 1996.

International career

He won 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and Quarter-finalists at 2000 Olympics.

External links

• (Italian) National Teams stats at FIGC
• http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/2008/calcio/Players/player_p5779.shtml