Daniele Galloppa

Roma

Born in Rome, Italy, Galloppa began playing football at the age of 5 in the Tor dé Cenci, the neighborhood where he lived as a child with his parents. At the age of nine, he joined local club Roma's youth system.

Loan to Triestina

On 9 July 2004, Galloppa moved on loan to Triestina in Serie B. He made his professional debut on 2 October 2004, in a match against Arezzo (a 1–2 loss), coming on for Marco Rigoni in the 61st minute. Galloppa spent two seasons with the club, making 56 appearances and scoring one goal. He registered his first professional goal of his career on 29 April 2006, against Crotone.

Loan to Ascoli

In August 2006, Galloppa joined Serie A club Ascoli on loan with an option to purchase. He made his Serie A debut on 17 September 2006, against Messina, coming on for Fabio Pecchia in the 27th minute of the second half.

Siena

On 30 January 2007, Galloppa was loaned to Siena. He played his first club match for Siena against Milan. Galloppa was sold to Siena on 9 July 2007, in a co-ownership deal for €1.1 million. In June 2008, Siena signed the remain 50% registration rights of Galloppa for €1.75 million; 50% registration rights of Gianluca Curci for €1.75 million; Roma signed keeper Artur for €750,000, Simone Loria for €2.8 million in exchange. Thus, only €50,000 cash was involved.

Parma

On 26 June 2009, Galloppa left Siena to join Parma in a co-ownership deal, for €5 million. Parma also signed Manuel…

Galloppa was a member of the Italy U20 squad at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. He scored two goals in the tournament, one in Italy's final match of the group stage on 18 June, a 4–1 win against Canada, and one in a 3–1 win against the United States in the round of 16, on 21 June, as Italy reached the quarter-finals of the tournament, only to lose to Morocco on penalties; Galloppa missed Italy's first penalty in the resulting shoot-out. He was later also capped for the Olympic U21 team at the 2008 Toulon Tournament, which the Italians proceeded to win. On 6 June 2009, Galloppa made his senior national team debut in a friendly match in Pisa against Northern Ireland, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 win. He made his second appearance for Italy later that year, in a 1–0 friendly home win against Sweden in Cesena, on 18 November.

He became the assistant coach at Santarcangelo late in the 2017–18 season. Following the club's relegation to Serie D for the 2018–19 season, he was promoted to the head coach position on 13 August 2018. In his short stint, the club suffered a second consecutive relegation, this time to Eccellenza. After a short period as youth coach of Vis Pesaro, Galloppa joined Fiorentina's youth coaching staff in 2020, first in charge of the Under-17 team and, from 2023, as the responsible of the Primavera Under-19 team. On 4 November 2025, following the dismissal of Stefano Pioli, Galloppa was temporarily appointed in charge of the first team. He guided Fiorentina for the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League game against Mainz 05, which ended in a 1–2 loss, before handing over the coaching duties to Paolo Vanoli. On 14 June 2026, Galloppa was announced as the new head coach of Serie B club Modena, signing a two-year contract with an option for a further year based on seasons results.