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Andrea Caracciolo

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Born
1981 (42 years old)

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Milan, Italy

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Forward

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Andrea Caracciolo (Italian pronunciation: ; born 18 September 1981) is an Italian football director and former player, currently director of football of Lumezzane.

A striker, Caracciolo was also a full Italy international, having made two senior appearances between 2004 and 2006.

Born in Milan to a Southern family and raised in Cesano Boscone, Caracciolo has a diploma in electrical engineering.

Caracciolo's family practiced football: his father, originally from Reggio Calabria, was a midfielder in various Lombard teams; his brother Vincenzo played in Varese, whereas his uncle Fortunato was awarded as the best player in an edition of the Viareggio Tournament.

He is nicknamed Airone (Italian for "heron") for his characteristic way of cheering.

He is married to Gloriana Falletta and has two twin children, Beatrice and Riccardo, born on 5 October 2011.

Caracciolo played for the Italy U-21 team, with whom he won a European U-21 Championship in 2004. He also earned a call-up to the 2002 squad.

Under manager Marcello Lippi, Caracciolo made his senior international debut for the Italian national team in a friendly match against Finland on 17 November 2004, held in Messina, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luca Toni; Italy won the match 1–0.

On 16 August 2006 he was recalled to the Azzurri squad by new coach Roberto Donadoni for a friendly game against Croatia held in Livorno, replacing Cristiano Lucarelli in the 65th minute of the 2–0 defeat.

On 12 April 2022, during a press conference, Lumezzane confirmed Caracciolo's retirement from active football in order to accept an offer as the club's new director of football with immediate effect.