Claudio Garella

Claudio Garella (16 May 1955 – 12 August 2022) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Early life Garella was born in Turin in 1955, to parents Piera and Domenico. He first started playing football with Auxilium Monterosa, before joining the Torino youth system.

Playing career Garella made his Serie A debut with Torino during the 1972–73 Serie A season, appearing in the final eight minutes of a 1–0 defeat to Lanerossi Vicenza, replacing Luciano Castellini; this was his only appearance for the club. In 1973, he joined JuniorCasale, where he remained for two seasons, first in Serie D and subsequently Serie C, even scoring a goal from a penalty.

After retirement Following his retirement, Garella coached the Turin–based Prima Categoria side U.S.D. Barracuda. In 2011 he served as a goalkeeping coach with Pergocrema. During the 2012–13 season, he was named the youth coach of juniores del Cit Turin. On 26 September 2013 he took over as first team coach of Barracuda in the Prima Categoria.

Napoli Serie A: 1986–87 Coppa Italia: 1986–87