Gabriele Ambrosetti

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| fullname = Gabriele Ambrosetti

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|8|7}}

| birth_place = Varese, Italy

| height = {{height|meters=1.78}}

| position = Midfielder

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| totalcaps = 338

| totalgoals = 48

| manageryears1 = 2016 | managerclubs1 = Swansea City (Assistant)

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Gabriele Ambrosetti (born 7 August 1973) is an Italian football manager and former player, who played as a winger.

Playing career

Born in Varese, Ambrosetti made his professional debut with his hometown club, and later played for several Italian sides, including Brescia, Venezia, and Vicenza.{{cite web|url=http://sport.sky.it/sport/calcio_italiano/2011/01/17/che_fine_hanno_fatto_gabriele_ambrosetti.html|title=Che fine hanno fatto? Ambrosetti, dalla fascia al corridoio|publisher=Sky Sport|author1=Augusto De Bartolo|language=Italian|date=17 January 2011|accessdate=15 July 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715065348/http://sport.sky.it/sport/calcio_italiano/2011/01/17/che_fine_hanno_fatto_gabriele_ambrosetti.html|archive-date=15 July 2012|url-status=dead}} He won the 1996–97 Coppa Italia at Vicenza, defeating Napoli 3–1 on aggregate in the final,{{cite web

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|accessdate=11 November 2013}} and in April 1998 played in a Cup Winners Cup semi-final against Chelsea, where his performances inspired the English Premier League club to sign him for £3.5 million in August 1999. He arrived as, according to his manager, Gianluca Vialli, the 'Italian Ryan Giggs', but struggled to live up to the tag and in four years made only a handful of appearances. He made his Chelsea debut as a substitute on 21 August in a 1–0 home win against Aston Villa, replacing compatriot Gianfranco Zola for the last three minutes.{{Soccerbase season|14102|1999|name=Gabriele Ambrosetti|access-date=26 February 2014}} The only goal he scored for Chelsea was in a 5–0 win against Galatasaray in Istanbul, on 20 October 1999 during the UEFA Champions League Group Stage.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/flo-inspires-chelsea-exhibition-742325.html|title=Flo inspires Chelsea exhibition|work=The Independent|date=21 October 1999 |accessdate=5 November 2009| location=London| first=Mark| last=Bradley}} Ambrosetti also contributed one appearance to Chelsea's victorious 1999–2000 FA Cup campaign.{{Soccerbase season|14102|1999|name=Gabriele Ambrosetti|access-date=12 April 2016}} He spent his final seasons with Piacenza and Pro Patria, before retiring.

Style of play

Capable of playing both as a forward and as a midfielder, Ambrosetti was a quick and technically gifted winger, who was known for his pace, ability to get past players, and his powerful and accurate shot from distance.

Coaching career

In January 2016 Ambrosetti joined the coaching staff of Swansea City under their newly appointed manager Francesco Guidolin, who had previously coached Ambrosetti at Vicenza.{{cite web|url=http://www.swanseacity.com/news/article/gabriele-ambrosetti-joins-swansea-city-coaching-staff-2911953.aspx|title=Ambrosetti joins Swans coaching staff|publisher=Swansea City A.F.C.|date=20 January 2016|accessdate=20 January 2016}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} When Guidolin was sacked, Ambrosetti also left the club.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37542434|title=Swansea sack Francesco Guidolin and appoint Bob Bradley manager|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 October 2016|accessdate=3 October 2016}}