Gianluca Zanardi

Gianluca Zanardi (ジャンルカ・ザナルディ) is a midfielder for Orpheus.

Appearance
Gianluca has dark, brown hair and his hairstyle is similar to Kino Aki's but slightly shorter. The color of his eyes is light blue.

Personality
His profile says that he is training in Venice to become a gondola rower.

Plot
In the games, he leaves the team before the match against Team K, refusing to play in an unofficial match, while in the anime he gets injured and isn't able to play.

He, along with most of the other members in Orpheus didn't trust Kageyama until Fideo convinced them, making the team able to use Catenaccio Counter during the match against Inazuma Japan.

Hissatsu

 *  [SH] Abisegeri (あびせげり)
 *  [OF] Echo Ball  (エコーボール)
 *  [SH] Triple Boost (トリプルブースト)
 *  [OF] Water Veil (ウォーターベール)

Trivia

 * He shares the same seiyuu as Fudou Akio, and Ichinose Kazuya.