Giuseppe Taglialatela

Giuseppe "Pino" Taglialatela

Napoli Taglialatela moved to Napoli in 1990 during their peak. He played in only three games, making his Serie A debut on 6 January 1991, in a 1–0 away defeat to Juventus. After three loan spells at Serie B sides Palermo, Ternana, and Bari, he returned to Napoli in 1993, following Giovanni Galli's transfer to Torino, and played for the club for six years, until 1999.

During that period, he was the club's number one keeper for several years, as well as the club's captain in 1999. He attracted the attention of the league's big clubs, including Inter Milan, but he chose to remain with Napoli, despite the club's financial difficulties. During his third stint with Napoli, the club narrowly missed out on the Coppa Italia during the 1996–97 season, as Napoli lost the final to Vicenza. The subsequent seasons of the club were less successful, as Napoli was relegated to Serie B during the 1997–98 season, conceding numerous goals. where he played as understudy to Francesco Toldo, and later Alexander Manninger. As part of the deal, Fiorentina also signed midfielder Fabio Rossitto for 15 billion lire from Napoli, and sold midfielder Emiliano Bigica to Napoli. In June 2000, Fiorentina signed Taglialatela outright; Bigica also joined Napoli outright. He won the Coppa Italia during his second season with Fiorentina. During his third season with the club, Fiorentina were relegated to Serie B. he was also known to be a specialist at saving penalty kicks; throughout his career he made 173 appearances in the Italian top–flight between 1991 and 2002, saving 12 penalties from 28 attempts, and he has the highest save percentage from spot kicks in Serie A history (42.9%). He has also stopped the joint–ninth–most penalties in Serie A history, alongside Emiliano Viviano, Luigi Turci, and Massimo Taibi.

Post-playing career From February to May 2012, Taglialatela worked as goalkeepers' coach for hometown club Ischia.

Honours Napoli Serie A: 1986–87 Coppa Italia: 1986–87 Supercoppa Italiana: 1990

Fiorentina Coppa Italia: 2000–01

Siena Serie B: 2002–03