Name	Claudio Ranieri
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Naionality	Italian
Date of Birth	October 20, 1951
Place of Birth	Rome, Italy
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Ranieri first signed as a professional football player with AS Roma, though in his two seasons with the club he only made six appearances; he also had a one-month loan spell with Siracusa. As a player, Ranieri played most of his career as a defender for Catanzaro (1974-1982), Catania (1982-1984) and Palermo (1984-1986). He was involved in four successful promotion campaigns; two with Catanzaro and one each with Catania and Palermo.