Guglielmo Stendardo
Guglielmo Stendardo (born 6 May 1981) is an Italian football coach and former central defender. He is currently the head coach of LUISS, an amateur club in the Eccellenza.
Born in Naples, he began his playing career with Napoli in 1997 and went on to play for several Italian clubs, including Sampdoria, Salernitana, Perugia, and Catania on loan. He joined Lazio in 2005 on a free transfer, with loan spells at Juventus in 2008 and Lecce in 2008–09. In 2012 he moved to Atalanta on loan, then joined them permanently, staying until 2016. He finished his playing career with Pescara in 2017–2018.
Stendardo was tall, physically strong and tenacious as a centre back, though he was not particularly fast or technically gifted. His brother Mariano is also a footballer. He earned a law degree during his career, and in December 2012 caused a controversy by pulling out of a Coppa Italia match to sit a law exam, for which he was fined by Atalanta. He began coaching LUISS in August 2021.
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