Giovanni Bia

Giovanni Bia (born 24 October 1968) is a former Italian footballer who played as a defender.

Giovanni Bia
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-10-24) 24 October 1968
Place of birth Parma, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1986 Parma 1 (0)
1986–1990 Perugia 57 (1)
1990–1992 Parma 1 (0)
1990–1991 → Trento (loan) 25 (3)
1992–1993 Cosenza 35 (6)
1993–1994 Napoli 28 (3)
1994–1995 Internazionale 23 (0)
1995–1998 Udinese 56 (8)
1997–1998 Brescia 19 (0)
1998–2001 Bologna 67 (4)
2001–2002 Saint-Étienne 20 (1)
2002–2003 Reggiana 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made his Serie A debut on 5 April 1992 with Parma in a 1–1 draw against Cagliari. He also played for Napoli, Inter, Bologna, Udinese and Brescia. During the 1992–93 season, he played in Serie B with Cosenza. It was a very successful season that proved to be a breakthrough for Bia when he was recruited by Napoli, whose manager at the time was Marcello Lippi. His most successful seasons were probably from 1995 to 1997 when he played for Udinese, under the guidance of Alberto Zaccheroni, and also the three seasons he played for Bologna. In his career, he also wore the colours of Perugia (Serie C1 and C2), Trento (C1) and Reggiana (C1), in addition to that of Ligue 2 side Saint Etienne in France.

In total, he made 194 appearances in Serie A, scoring 15 goals.

He is currently the agent of players such as Luca Cigarini, Daniele Dessena and Federico Macheda.[1][2][3][4]

References
  1. "Notizie su Giovanni Bia | Liquida Calcio". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  2. "Luca Cigarini's Agent Foresees A Big Move In The Near Future - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. "Parma, Cagliari, Bologna & Udinese Want Sampdoria's Daniele Dessena - Agent - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. "Federico Macheda Fan – Italian Super Striker". www.federicomachedafan.com.
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