JP:He's currently training in Venice to become the best gondolier. EN:He works as a gondolier in Venice to improve his strength and balance.
Spin-offs
GO Strikers 2013
He's currently training in Venice to become the best gondolier.
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Appearance[]
Gianluca has fair skin and is of standard height. He has neck-length dark brown hair and light blue eyes.
Personality[]
He seems to be a caring person and keeps his perseverance for the team and loyalty to their current team captain, Fidio. He followed Vento though, after some pursuing of Fidio, he was able to convince them to trust Mister K.
Plot[]
In the game, he left the team before the match against Team K, refusing to play in an unofficial match. While in the anime, he got injured and wasn't able to play.
He, along with most of the other members in Orpheus, didn't trust Mister K until Fidio convinced them, making the team able to use Catenaccio Counter during the match against Inazuma Japan. Later, his team lost to Little Gigant, which made the team depressed. In repay for the help Inazuma Japan had given them, they showed some skills in the practice match against Inazuma Japan to show how Little Gigant plays.
Game appearance[]
Character sprite and avatar[]
Overworld
Avatar
Orpheus' uniform
Europe Senbatsu's uniform
Strikers avatar[]
Avatar
Sprite
Orpheus
Character view[]
Front overview
Back overview
Front close view
Back close view
Orpheus' uniform
Recruitment[]
Inazuma Eleven 3
In order to recruit Gianluca, Orpheus has to be defeated first in Hirai Shinzou's lower taisen route. After selecting him on the scouting machine, he will on Condor Stadium's forth floor and will only challenge the player to a soccer battle if they have a player on their party once talked to.
His name, Gianluca Zanardi, is derived from ジャンルカ・ザンブロッタ (read as "Janruka Zanburotta"), which, in turn, is the Japanese pronunciatiom of Gianluca Zambrotta, a former Italian footballer who played as a .