Luca Tedeschi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Luca Tedeschi

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|2|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bologna, Italy

| height = 1.90 m

| position = Centre back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2006

| youthclubs1 = Bologna

| years1 = 2004–2007

| years2 = 2006–2007

| years3 = 2007–2009

| years4 = 2008

| years5 = 2008–2009

| years6 = 2009–2010

| years7 = 2010–2011

| years8 = 2010–2011

| years9 = 2011–2012

| years10 = 2012–2014

| years11 = 2012–2013

| years12 = 2013–2014

| years13 = 2014

| years14 = 2014–2017

| years15 = 2017–2018

| years16 = 2018–2019

| years17 = 2019–2021

| years18 = 2021–2022

| clubs1 = Bologna

| clubs2 = → Cremonese (loan)

| clubs3 = Treviso

| clubs4 = → Spezia (loan)

| clubs5 = → Ternana (loan)

| clubs6 = Ternana

| clubs7 = Parma

| clubs8 = → Crotone (loan)

| clubs9 = Crotone

| clubs10= Parma

| clubs11 = → Cremonese (loan)

| clubs12 = → Grosseto (loan)

| clubs13 = → AlbinoLeffe (loan)

| clubs14 = Cosenza

| clubs15 = Catania

| clubs16 = Pro Vercelli

| clubs17 =Carrarese

| clubs18 =Renate

| caps1 = 1

| caps2 = 30

| caps3 = 0

| caps4 = 16

| caps5 = 26

| caps6 = 27

| caps7 = 0

| caps8 = 13

| caps9 = 24

| caps10 = 0

| caps11 = 25

| caps12 = 2

| caps13 = 10

| caps14 =103

| caps15 = 29

| caps16 = 19

| caps17 = 26

| caps18 = 12

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 2

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| goals12 = 0

| goals13 = 0

| goals14 = 4

| goals15 = 1

| goals16 = 1

| goals17 = 2

| goals18 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2004–2005

|nationalteam1 = Italy U18{{cite web|url=https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=44603&squadraId=14|title=Convocazioni e presenze in campo [U18]|date=n.d.|orig-year=Data updated as of 6 April 2005; website reworked circa 2018|access-date=26 July 2019|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}}

|nationalcaps1 = 7

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2005

|nationalteam2 = Italy U19{{cite web|url=https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=44603&squadraId=24|title=Convocazioni e presenze in campo [U19]|date=n.d.|orig-year=Data updated as of 17 May 2006; website reworked circa 2018|access-date=26 July 2019|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}}

|nationalcaps2 = 1

|nationalgoals2 = 0

|nationalyears3 = 2006–2007

|nationalteam3 = Italy U20{{cite web|url=https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=44603&squadraId=20|title=Convocazioni e presenze in campo [U20]|date=n.d.|orig-year=Data updated as of 5 December 2007; website reworked circa 2018|access-date=26 July 2019|publisher=FIGC|language=Italian}}

|nationalcaps3 = 6

|nationalgoals3 = 0

|club-update = 24 April 2022

|nationalteam-update =

}}

Luca Tedeschi (born 27 February 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

=Bologna=

Tedeschi started his career at Bologna. He was a member of the under-17 youth team in 2003–04 season, which plays in the "Allievi Nazionali", a national youth league .{{cite web|url=http://www.bologna.soccerage.com/users.php?k=40,26689,1,11|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031117135955/http://www.bologna.soccerage.com/users.php?k=40,26689,1,11|archivedate=17 November 2003|title=Allievi Nazionali Bologna 2003/2004|date=c. 2003|publisher=Bologna F.C.|language=Italian|access-date=21 July 2013|via=soccerage.com (webhost)}} He made his Serie A debut on 10 November 2004, in a 2–2 away draw against Internazionale.{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/serie_b/2008_nw/giocatori/79907.shtml|title=Luca Tedeschi|date=2008|access-date=21 July 2019|newspaper=Gazzetta.it|publisher=RCS MediaGroup|language=Italian}}

He was sent on loan to Serie C1 side Cremonese during the 2006–07 season. He played 30 games in the league as well as 2 additional games in the Italian cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.rai.it/calcio/serieb/Archivio_2012/scheda_giocatore_rs.shtml?79907|title=Serie B 2010/2011 - speciale|work=RAI Sport|publisher=Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI)|date=c. 2011|access-date=21 July 2019|language=Italian}} He also played at least once in the {{ill|2006–07 Coppa Italia Serie C|it|Coppa Italia Serie C 2006-2007|lt=Coppa Italia Serie C}}.{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2007/gennaio/18/Cremonese_fuoco_Poi_Mondini_rovina_ga_10_070118080.shtml|date=18 January 2007|access-date=21 July 2019|newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport|publisher=RCS MediaGroup|location=Milan|language=Italian|title=Cremonese, 3' di fuoco Poi Mondini rovina tutto|last=Barbieri|first=Giorgio}}

=Treviso=

In mid-2007, Tedeschi was bought by Treviso on a co-ownership deal, for €700,000 fee, with Dino Fava moved to opposite direction also on a co-ownership deal, for €900,000 fee.{{cite news|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-b/ufficiale-fava-al-bologna-e-tedeschi-al-treviso-73354|title=UFFICIALE: Fava al Bologna e Tedeschi al Treviso|date=29 August 2007|access-date=21 July 2019|website=Tutto Mercato Web|language=Italian|publisher=TC&C S.r.l.|location=Arezzo|first=Stefano|last=Sica}}{{cite report|title=Treviso F.B.C. 1993 S.r.l. bilancio al 2008-06-30|date=2008|department=Registro Imprese|publisher=C.C.I.A.A.|language=Italian}} After making no appearances during the first half of the season, he was sent out to Spezia on loan. On 31 August 2008 he left for Ternana.{{cite press release|url=http://www.ternanacalcio.com/index.php?module=loadArticolo&idArticolo=1922|title=CONCLUSO IL MERCATO CON QUATTRO ARRIVI|publisher=Ternana Calcio|language=Italian|date=1 September 2008|accessdate=5 July 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705202556/http://www.ternanacalcio.com/index.php?module=loadArticolo&idArticolo=1922|archivedate=5 July 2013}} In June 2009 Treviso signed Tedeschi outright for another €1,000 fee, while Massimo Coda moved to opposite direction for another €100,000,{{cite press release|url=http://www.bolognafc.it/it/news/pagine/6626/Coda,-L.-Della-Rocca-e-Tedeschi-risolte-le-compartecipazioni.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629104916/http://www.bolognafc.it/it/news/pagine/6626/Coda,-L.-Della-Rocca-e-Tedeschi-risolte-le-compartecipazioni.html|url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2009 |title=Coda, L. Della Rocca e Tedeschi: risolte le compartecipazioni |date=26 June 2009 |accessdate=27 June 2009 |publisher=Bologna F.C.|language=Italian }}{{cite report|title=Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio al 2009-06-30|date=2009|department=Registro Imprese|publisher=C.C.I.A.A.|language=Italian}} who was bought in 2008 in exchange for Fava. However, Tedeschi became a free agent after Treviso bankrupted in the same transfer window.

=Parma and loans=

On 24 July 2009 he left for Parma on a free transfer. He was immediately signed by his former club Ternana{{cite press release|url=http://www.ternanacalcio.com/index.php?module=loadArticolo&idArticolo=1985|title=TORNA TEDESCHI. IN COPPA ITALIA SI GIOCA A PAVULLO|publisher=Ternana Calcio|location=Terni|language=Italian|date=24 July 2009|accessdate=21 July 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721080832/http://www.ternanacalcio.com/index.php?module=loadArticolo&idArticolo=1985|archivedate=21 July 2012|url-status=dead}} on a co-ownership deal for a mere €500. In June 2010, Parma bought back Tedeschi for about €121,000.{{cite report|title=Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio al 2010-06-30|date=2010|department=Registro Imprese|publisher=C.C.I.A.A.|language=Italian}}

Tedeschi left for Crotone on a temporary deal with an option to sign half of the player's registration rights. Crotone excised the rights in July 2011 for €500,{{cite report|title=Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio al 2012-06-30|date=2012|department=Registro Imprese|publisher=C.C.I.A.A.|language=Italian}} and in June 2012, Parma bought back Tedeschi once again, for an undisclosed fee. He was awarded the number 56 shirt,{{cite press release|url=http://fcparma.com/assegnati-i-nuovi-numeri-di-maglia/|title=Assegnati i nuovi numeri di maglia|date=25 July 2012|publisher=Parma F.C.|language=Italian|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130102132203/http://fcparma.com/assegnati-i-nuovi-numeri-di-maglia/|archivedate=2 January 2013|location=Levico Terme|publication-place=Parma|access-date=25 August 2012}} before he left for Cremonese again on 9 August 2012.{{cite press release|url=http://www.uscremonese.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1569:ritorno-in-grigiorosso-per-tedeschi&catid=1:latest-news|title=Ritorno in grigiorosso per Tedeschi|date=9 August 2012|accessdate=25 August 2012|publisher=U.S. Cremonese|language=Italian|location=Cremona|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813035833/http://www.uscremonese.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1569:ritorno-in-grigiorosso-per-tedeschi&catid=1:latest-news|archivedate=13 August 2012}} Parma also subsidized €90,000 to Cremonese as premi di valorizzazione.{{cite report|title=Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio al 2013-06-30|date=2013|department=Registro Imprese|publisher=C.C.I.A.A.|language=Italian}}

On 21 August 2013 Tedeschi was signed by Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Grosseto on another temporary deal.{{cite news|url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio_mercato/2013/08/21-332042/Calciomercato+Parma:+Luca+Tedeschi+va+in+prestito+al+Grosseto|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222134750/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio_mercato/2013/08/21-332042/Calciomercato+Parma%3A+Luca+Tedeschi+va+in+prestito+al+Grosseto|title=Calciomercato Parma: Luca Tedeschi va in prestito al Grosseto|date=21 August 2013|archivedate=22 February 2014|access-date=21 July 2019|language=Italian|newspaper=Corriere dello Sport|location=Parma|publication-place=Rome|url-status=dead}}{{cite press release|url=http://www.usgrosseto1912.it/web/content/luca-tedeschi-biancorosso|title=Luca Tedeschi in biancorosso|publisher=U.S. Grosseto F.C.|language=Italian|date=21 August 2013|accessdate=15 June 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714180641/http://www.usgrosseto1912.it/web/content/luca-tedeschi-biancorosso|archivedate=14 July 2014|url-status=unfit}} On 31 January 2014 Tedeschi was signed by fellow third division club AlbinoLeffe, on loan from Grosseto.{{cite press release|url=http://www.albinoleffe.com/societa/archivio-news/6908-due-nuovi-arrivi-in-casa-bluceleste.html|title= Due nuovi arrivi in casa bluceleste|trans-title=Two arrivals in "Celestial-blue"|publisher=U.C. AlbinoLeffe|language=Italian|date=1 February 2014|accessdate=13 June 2014}} AlbinoLeffe lost the promotion playoffs on 11 May 2014, in which Tedeschi missed the final penalty of the resulting shootout.{{cite press release|url=http://www.uscremonese.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2822%3Acremonese-albinoleffe-8-7-dcr&catid=1%3Alatest-news|title=Cremonese-Albinoleffe 8-7 d.c.r.|publisher=U.S. Cremonese|location=Cremona|language=Italian|date=11 May 2014|accessdate=13 June 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194841/http://www.uscremonese.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2822%3Acremonese-albinoleffe-8-7-dcr&catid=1%3Alatest-news|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}

=Cosenza=

On 8 August 2014, Tedeschi was signed by Lega Pro side Cosenza on a 1-year contract.{{cite news|url=http://www.ilcosenza.it/news3/1575-cosenza-in-difesa-arriva-a-titolo-definitivo-luca-tedeschi.html|title=Cosenza, in difesa arriva a titolo definitivo Luca Tedeschi|date=8 August 2014|accessdate=8 August 2014|publisher=Cosenza Calcio|language=Italian}} On 18 July 2015 he was offered a new 2-year deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilcosenza.it/news3/2397-luca-tedeschi-con-il-cosenza-fino-al-2017.html|title=Luca Tedeschi con il Cosenza fino al 2017|publisher=Cosenza Calcio|language=Italian|date=18 July 2015|accessdate=10 August 2015}}

=Serie C=

In June 2017, Tedeschi joined Catania on a 2-year contract, effective on the following 1 July.{{cite press release|url=https://www.calciocatania.it/article.php?id=33783|title=Luca Tedeschi al Catania: per il difensore bolognese, contratto biennale|date=23 June 2017|access-date=21 July 2019|publisher=Calcio Catania|language=Italian}} After a season, his contract was cancelled in a mutual consent.{{cite press release|url=https://www.calciocatania.it/article.php?id=35006|title=Risoluzione consensuale del contratto con Luca Tedeschi|date=24 July 2018|access-date=21 July 2019|publisher=Calcio Catania|language=Italian}}

In August 2018 he joined Pro Vercelli on a free transfer.{{cite news|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/ufficiale-pro-vercelli-tesserati-tedeschi-schiavon-e-grillo-1144103|title=UFFICIALE: Pro Vercelli, tesserati Tedeschi, Schiavon e Grillo|date=9 August 2018|access-date=21 July 2019|website=Tutto Mercato Web|publisher=TC&C S.r.l.|location=Arezzo|language=Italian|first=Daniel|last=Uccellieri}}

In mid-2019, he was sold to Carrarese.{{cite press release|url=http://www.fcprovercelli.it/ufficiale-ceduto-luca-tedeschi-alla-carrarese|title=UFFICIALE: Ceduto Luca Tedeschi alla Carrarese |date=11 July 2019|access-date=21 July 2019|publisher=F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892|language=Italian}}

On 6 October 2021 he joined Renate.{{Cite news|title=Serie C Girone A. Il Renate acquista con contratto annuale con il difensore Luca Tedeschi|url=https://www.monzatoday.it/sport/calcio/Tedeschi-Renate-SerieC.html|access-date=29 October 2021|website=MonzaToday|language=it}}

International career

Tedeschi played for Italy national youth teams at U18, U19 and U20 levels. He was an unused bench at the qualifying round of 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under19/FixturesResults/Round=2152/match=80896/index.html|title=uefa.com - UEFA European U-19 C'ship - Fixtures & Results - Match specific|date=16 October 2005|access-date=26 July 2019|publisher=UEFA|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217134140/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under19/FixturesResults/Round=2152/match=80896/index.html|archivedate=17 December 2005}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under19/FixturesResults/Round=2152/match=80899/index.html|title=uefa.com - UEFA European U-19 C'ship - Fixtures & Results - Match specific|date=18 October 2005|access-date=26 July 2019|publisher=UEFA|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217144733/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under19/FixturesResults/Round=2152/match=80899/index.html|archivedate=17 December 2005}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under19/FixturesResults/Round=2152/match=80900/index.html|title=uefa.com - UEFA European U-19 C'ship - Fixtures & Results - Match specific|date=20 October 2005|access-date=26 July 2019|publisher=UEFA|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217132615/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under19/FixturesResults/Round=2152/match=80900/index.html|archivedate=17 December 2005}}