Gianfranco Circati

Gianfranco Circati
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-02-02) 2 February 1971
Place of birth Fidenza, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Positions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Parma 0 (0)
1990–1991 Siracusa 26 (0)
1991–1992 Modena 24 (1)
1992–1993 Ravenna 4 (0)
1993 Modena 0 (0)
1993–1994 Salernitana 46 (0)
1994–1995 Parma 0 (0)
1995 Salernitana 0 (0)
1995–1996 Savoia 25 (0)
1996–1997 Cosenza 22 (0)
1997–1998 Fiorenzuola
1998–1999 Perth Glory 15 (2)
1999–2000 Ternana
2000–2002 Cagliari 27 (0)
2002–2003 Padova 28 (0)
2003–2004 Varese
2004–2005 Foggia
2006–2010 Perth SC
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gianfranco Circati (Italian: [tʃirˈkaːti]; born 2 February 1971) is an Italian former footballer.

Circati played for a number of teams in Italian football with the majority of his career being in Serie B and Serie C, though he did have a stint in Serie A with Parma F.C.[1]

Personal life

His son Alessandro, currently plays for Benfica and the Australia men's national soccer team. He has also played for Perth SC and Parma, and was at Perth Glory's academy, all of which were Gianfranco's former clubs.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Aussie Footballers - Gianfranco Circati". OzFootball. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Dave (3 June 2023). "Exclusive: Gun defender snubs Italy for Australia". FTBL. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Socceroos star Circati seals $33m transfer move to Portuguese giants". ABC News. 19 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.