Giovanbattista Venditti

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{{infobox rugby biography

| name = Giovanbattista Venditti

| image = Giovanbattista Venditti 2017.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Venditti playing for Italy against the Wallabies, 24 June 2017

| birth_name = Giovanbattista Venditti

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|3|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Avezzano, Italy

| height = 1.87 m

| weight = {{convert|111|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}}

| position = Wing, Centre

| amatyears1 =

| amatteam1 =

| years1 = 2009–10

| years2 = 2010–12

| years3 = 2012–15

| years4 = 2015−16

| years5 = 2016−19

| years6 = 2020−22

| clubs1 = Gran Ducato

| clubs2 = Aironi

| clubs3 = Zebre

| clubs4 = Newcastle

| clubs5 = Zebre

| clubs6 = Avezzano Rugby

| apps1 = 9

| apps2 = 23

| apps3 = 42

| apps4 = 9

| apps5 = 37

| points1 = 10

| points2 = 5

| points3 = 40

| points4 = 0

| points5 = 35

| ru_clubupdate = 22 Feb 2019

| repyears1 = 2009−10

| repyears2 = 2011

| repyears3 = 2012–17

| repteam1 = Italy Under 20

| repteam2 = Emerging Italy

| repteam3 = {{nrut|Italy}}

| repcaps1 = 13

| repcaps2 = 1

| repcaps3 = 44

| reppoints1 = 25

| reppoints2 = 5

| reppoints3 = 40

| ru_ntupdate = 27 June 2017

| university = San Raffaele University

| occupation = Sports manager

}}

Giovanbattista Venditti ({{IPA|it|dʒoˌvambatˈtista venˈditti|-|Venditti Giovanbattista.mp3}}; born 27 March 1990) is a retired Italian rugby union player for of Italian national rugby union team. He represented Italy on 44 occasions and he normally played as a wing. In January 2012 he was called up to the Italian team for the 2012 Six Nations Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.avezzanorugby.it/bentornato-giamba/|title = Bentornato Giamba|date = 26 February 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15495:italrugby-concluso-il-primo-raduno-dellera-crowley-a-pergine-valsugana&catid=109:italia&Itemid=1022&lang=it|title=Italrugby, Concluso Il Primo Raduno dell'era Crowley a Pergine Valsugana}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2012/0116/italy.html

|title=Italy reveal Six Nations squad

|date=16 January 2012

|work=RTÉ Sport

|access-date=30 January 2012

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119041100/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2012/0116/italy.html

|archive-date=19 January 2012

}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/worldcup.asp?id=33444 |title=Italy call up 4 uncapped players for Six Nations |date=16 January 2012 |work=Rugbyweek.com |access-date=30 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607001039/http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/worldcup.asp?id=33444 |archive-date=7 June 2014 }}

He made his Italian debut against France on 4 February 2012. He scored his first try for Italy in his second game against England.{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/rugby/wires/02/01/2080.ap.rgu.italy.team.2nd.ld.writethru.0297/index.html|title=Brunel overhauls Italy for his 6 Nations debut|date=1 February 2012|work=Sports Illustrated|access-date=1 February 2012|archive-date=6 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606225953/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/rugby/wires/02/01/2080.ap.rgu.italy.team.2nd.ld.writethru.0297/index.html|url-status=dead}}

Venditti played for Aironi from 2010 to 2012 and Zebre from 2012 to 2020 with exception for 2015-16 when he signed for Newcastle Falcons.{{Cite web | language = it | url = https://www.zebrerugbyclub.it/le-zebre-rugby-salutano-otto-giocatori-che-lasciano-il-club/ | title = Le Zebre Rugby salutano otto giocatori che lasciano il club |date = 2020-07-14 | access-date = 2020-07-14 | archive-date = 2020-07-15 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200715005904/https://www.zebrerugbyclub.it/le-zebre-rugby-salutano-otto-giocatori-che-lasciano-il-club/ | url-status = dead | publisher = Zebre Rugby | trans-title = Zebre Rugby bid farewell to eight players who are leaving the club }}