Born: Latisana, 11/08/1970
Position: Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 67Kg
Career
He is widely known as the Professor, and this is not only due to his interests outside football. Gianluca has an unflappable personality, which can be seen on the pitch where he handles the most difficult of situations with experience and maturity. He can play either on the right or on the left of defence or the midfield.
Interests
Pessotto is the Bianconeri's fines collector. His task is to collect the fines racked up by his teammates (for example for lateness) before giving them to charities. His favourite supermodel is Valeria Mazza. His favourite film is Philadelphia. His favourite actor is Tom Hanks and favourite actress Meg Ryan. His favourite cartoon characters are Lupo Alberto and Mickey Mouse. He has a wonderful dalmatian called Yogurt.
Ancelotti's view: "He is a very solid player not only in defence but also in a wide midfield role."
Honours won
2 Italian Championships (1996/97, 1997/98)
1 Champions League (1995/96)
1 Intercontinental Cup (1996)
1 European Super Cup (1996/97)
2 Italian Super Cup (1995, 1997)
