Giovanni Federico (born 4 October 1980) is a German former professional footballer[1][2] who played as an attacking midfielder.

He agreed to join Borussia Dortmund from Karlsruher SC for 2007–08 on a Bosman transfer on 7 March 2007, after a highly successful season, individually (top goalscorer with 19 goals) and collectively (his team achieved promotion with the first place in 2.

[4] After Karlsruhe were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season, Federico originally returned to Borussia Dortmund, but was signed by Arminia Bielefeld on 10 July.

When Federico ended his professional career in Bochum in 2012, he had amassed 62 goals at the top two levels of the German football pyramid.

[5] In October 2016, Federico returned to his former childhood club, SSV Hagen, where he was appointed player-manager.