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POSITIONS:
Calciatore- Soccer/football player.
Giocatore- A player, giocare is the verb “to play”
Portiere- Goalkeeper, I find it funny in France he’s called “le gol.”
Allenatore- The coach, often called “il mister.”
Arbitro- The referee
Guardalinee- The linesman
La difensa- The defense
Difensore centrale- Central defender.
Stopper- Same as in English, a stopper. There aren’t too many of these around, they were usually used in combination with a libero. Claudio Gentile was one of the greatest stoppers for Juventus.
Libero- Like stoppers, this position doesn’t really exist in the modern game, but in English it is a sweeper. For an idea of what these used to be, read my Juventus Legends post on Gaetano Scirea, who was probably one of the finest liberos alongside Beckenbauer.
Terzino- Fullback
Sinistro- Left, along with destro can be used for a lot of things. When yelled by itself, it usually means a shot from the left or right foot. A terzino sinistro would be a left-back.
Destro- Right, see above. Obviously these can be applied to any words, not just defenders.
Volante- Literally means flying, usually applied to terzini who attack, another words a terzino volante would be a wingback like Grosso.
Centrocampista- Midfielder
Centrale- An all-around central midfielder, ie- Marchisio.
Mediano- Defensive midfielder, one who recovers the ball and breaks up play. These players usually can’t dribble too well, can’t shoot, can’t pass, but their role is still vital.
Regista- Literally, it means director, as in movies. And hence what the player does, he is a “deep-lying playmaker” who sits back and “directs” the play. These players often are not very good defensively and are paired with a mediano. Ie- Andrea Pirlo is a regista, Gattuso is a mediano. For Juve, we don’t have a regista but Sissoko, Melo, and Poulsen are mediani.
Trequartista- Literally it means 3/4ers, referring to where they play, not in the final quarter of the pitch, but just behind. They are the classic #10s, who play behind the strikers right outside the area di rigore. They have to be very creative, good with the ball at their feet, and generally having a good eye for goal. Diego and Giovinco are our current trequartistas, Nedved occasionally played there but the last one we really had in the team is Zidane. Del Piero can play there, but he usually plays further up as a “seconda punta.”
Fantastista is often a synonym, but it just means a creative player who dazzles us.
Laterale- This is a midfielder that plays on the side, a “side-midfielder.” I avoid saying winger because I have that connotation as a more attacking player. Typically, these players play on the side of a 4-4-2, Nedved and Camoranesi are examples.
Ala- A winger, more like Cristiano Ronaldo. You won’t see this too much in Italy, because Italy has never produced those kind of players. Any young winger is converted most of the time into a terzino volante, ie- what will probably happen to Abate. Brazil and South America in general have plenty of these, but Italy has trouble producing enough laterales to begin with.
Attaccante- The generic word for a striker or forward.
Prima Punta- Punta has a lot of definitions, but a “point” I guess would be the best one. Prima means first, so a prima punta is a striker who plays far up and is a reference point for attack. These are usually the big goalscorers, and it can be a variety of forms- Pacey players, like Iaquinta, poachers, like Trezegol or Inzaghi, or big men up front, like Luca Toni or Amauri. Generally they are the less creative player and their position is relatively fixed at the head of the squad. A synonym for this is “centravanti” or literally, forward.
Seconda Punta- This has a decent translation, as a “second striker.” This is the more creative of the forwards, also known as a “support striker” because his job is to also create and carve out assists for the other players, this position is of course is filled at Juventus by il capitano, Del Piero. Often there’s confusion between a seconda punta in English and a trequartista because they both are creative, have an eye for goal, and frequently wear #10. Also, since the players have similar characteristics they can often play both positions. The difference is in the positioning, seconda puntas play further up top, though they do have considerable more amount of freedom than prima puntas in moving around.
Attaccante di peso- Literally means “striker of weight.” And that’s what he is, it is a prima punta who uses his body strength and physical stature to score goals, Amauri would be a case of this. These types of forwards are typically very good in the air and score headers.
Il bomber, attaccante di rapina- Bomber is obviously borrowed from English, the second is interesting, it means literally a striker who robs. Basically they refer to the same kind of player, a prima punta who knows how to score and thats it, Inzaghi, Trez, a poacher. A bomber can be referred to as any player who scores a ton, however.
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Alessio’s Comprehensive Calcio Dictionary
http://juventus.theoffside.com/team-news/alessios-comprehensive-calcio-dictionary.html
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