  christian panucci (; born 12 april 1973) is a retired italian footballer who last worked as an assistant coach for the russian national team under fabio capello. as a player, he was a member of the italian national team at the 1996 olympics, 2002 world cup, euro 2004 and euro 2008, playing 57 matches in total. panucci was a quick, strong, and versatile player, who was primarily deployed as a right-back, but was also capable of playing on the left. he was composed defensively, and he also possessed stamina, accurate distribution, and good technical ability, as well as notable physical and athletic attributes. he was primarily renowned for his ability in the air, frequently scoring with his head from set pieces. in his later career, as he lost his pace, he played as a central defender. ==player career== ===club career=== panucci started playing with genoa in 1990 and then moved to a.c. milan in july 1
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