Giorgio Chiellini

Giorgio Chiellini: Biography in Details

Who is Giorgio Chiellini?

Giorgio Chiellini is a well-recognized Italian professional football star who plays as a defender and captains both Juventus and the Italian national team.

Chiellini is widely famed for being in the nation’s squads for the 2004 Olympics, winning a bronze medal, four EUFA European Champions, two FIFA World Cups, and two FIFA Confederations Cups.

How old is Giorgio Chiellini?

Giorgio Chiellini was born on 14 August 1984. At present, his age is 36 years old. Likewise, his birthplace is Pisa, Italy.

Giorgio is the son of his father, Fabio Chiellini whereas his mother is Lucia Chiellini.

Moreover, he has a twin brother, Claudio Chiellini and his other siblings are Giulio Chiellini and  Silvia Chiellini. His dad was an Orthopaedist and his mom was a business manager.

Talking about his nationality, Chiellini holds an Italian identity whereas his ethnicity is Romance.

Regarding education, the footballer studied for his bachelor’s degree in economics and commerce at the University of Turin in July 2010. Further, he also completed a Laurea Magistrale in business administration in April 2017.

Giorgio Chiellini- Professional Life, Careers

Professionally, Giorgio is an Italian football professional player. He plays as a defender and captains both Juventus and the Italian national team. He started his career with Livorno in 2000.

Moreover, the star has played for Roma, Fiorentina, and Juventus club.

With Juventus, Chiellini has won nine consecutive Series A titles from 2012 to 2020. Additionally, he has won four successive Copa Italia titles and four Supercopa Italiana titles.

He has also been listed in the Series A Team of the Year five times. The star has also been reward the Serie A Defender of the Year in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

Giorgio debuted for his international team, Italy in 2004. Presently, he has a total of 108 caps which makes him Italy’s seventh-highest appearance holder.

He started his football journey at Livorno at age six. Similarly, Chiellini earned his first call-ups to the senior team and ultimately made three appearances.

Following his call-up, Giorgio made five more appearances. He was later signed by Roma in a contract for €3.1 million in June 2002. However, he was officially bought again by Livorno for €3 million in June 2004. He made 57 appearances for the team.

More Career…

Additionally, Juventus signed Giorgio for €4.3 million. He made 23 appearances under Fabio Capello. On 22 September 2012, he emerged for the 250th time.

He then suffered a great injury and had to miss several games. On achieving more success, Juventus expanded its contract for two years till 2020.

The great star was then announced as the new captain after the removal of Buffon. on 16 January 2019, he lifted his first title as Juventus’s new official captain winning over Milan by 1-0.  On 29 June 2020, Giorgio extended his contract with Juventus till June 2021.

His goal celebration style is very simple and common. However, he has displayed his happiness by showing some unusual signs. Most of the time, Chiellini jumps and punches the air while he shouts.

What is Giorgio Chiellini’s net worth?

A top Italian footballer, Chiellini has earned a massive amount of money from his profession. He has been on different contracts with different clubs.

It is reported that Giorgio Chiellini has an estimated net worth of 15 million. Similarly, his annual salary is nearly $3 million. The star has also donated 1,000,000 Euros to Arisla, Reset Group. He has brand endorsed for Nike and Puma.

Giorgio Chiellini- Rumors, Controversy

A miserable incident occurred in the field of football. It was the biting scandal between Luis Suarez and Chiellini.

Suarez emerged to have had enough of Chiellini’s shoulder without getting a card or charged by the officiating referee during a final group game between Brazil and Uraguay at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Luis was found culpable and penalized a four-month domestic band and nine-match international suspension. Giorgio received three Serie A match ban hitting and getting hit for his brute defensive capabilities. It resulted in his nose got fractured four times.

He has also been part of controversy because of his strong criticism of his past club and international teammates, Felipe Melo and Mario Balotelli.

Body features- Height, Weight

36 years old star footballer, Giorgio has dashing looks, an athletic body, and an amazing personality. He stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches. Also, he has a balanced bodyweight of 85 kg.

Furthermore, Chiellini has brown eyes as well as his hair is brown. His body measurement is 44-32-15 inches(chest-waist-biceps) size.

He wears a shoe size of 11.

Social Media

Regarding his social media presence, Giorgio Chiellini is an active personality on social media. Giorgio has more than 3.9 million followers on his official Instagram account @giorgiochiellini.

He is also active on Twitter with around 2.5 million followers.

Moreover, Chiellini is also available on Facebook with nearly 5.5 million fans and supporters.

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