Name: Luciano Poppi
Nickname: "Cianino"
Country:
ItalyClub: Atalanta B.C.
Position: *SB
Side: RF/BS (mainly right)
Age: 21-24 years (12/05/1945)
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Attack: 63
Defence: 80
Balance: 82
Stamina: 79
Top Speed: 77
Acceleration: 75
Response: 76
Agility: 75
Dribble Accuracy: 69
Dribble Speed: 72
Short Pass Accuracy: 69
Short Pass Speed: 71
Long Pass Accuracy: 70
Long Pass Speed: 72
Shot Accuracy: 61
Shot Power: 78
Shot Technique: 65
Free Kick Accuracy: 56
Curling: 58
Header: 70
Jump: 73
Technique: 73
Aggression: 64
Mentality: 72
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 73
Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 4
Weak Foot Frequency: 3
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Early/Peak
CARDS:
S07 - Man Marking
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Marking
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Defence Minded
INFO:
Poppi was a side back. Grown up at Milan, he spent the majority of his career at Reggina, where he played around 150 matches from 1970 to 1975 ─ four seasons in Serie B and one in Serie C ─ year of his retirement from professional football. He played also in Serie A for Atalanta as a reserve, still making 56 appearances ─ 88 during his entire experience with the Bergamaschi. He played also for Alessandria and Genoa.
Poppi was right-footed and mainly a right back but was very comfortable on the left too. He wasn't very tall but had a good physique and was a good marker. In a match against Cagliari, he managed to stop none other than Roberto Boninsegna. He seemed to suffer against tricky players and was prone to make own-goals when he tried to intercept the ball. He very rarely pushed forward and scored only twice in his career, one with Atalanta in a Coppa Italia match against Roma, when he shot with a bicycle kick.