In the summer of 1995, he moved straight to the Serie A with Udinese, playing an average of 30 league games during his last four seasons at the Stadio Friuli;[1] in 2000, he won the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
[3] In the summer of 2005, Giannichedda left Rome and joined Juventus, where he struggled for playing time under manager Fabio Capello, often being deployed as a substitute along with Manuele Blasi behind starters Emerson and Patrick Vieira.
He only made 24 overall appearances in his first year,[1] winning the league title;[4] the team was stripped of the accolade, however, due to the club's involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal[5] and, as a result, was also relegated.
[6] Giannichedda retired in June 2008 at nearly 34 years of age, after one unassuming campaign with Livorno, featuring in less than a quarter of the matches and suffering top flight relegation.
[9] An aggressive, hard-working and hard-tackling holding midfielder, who also possessed good technique, Giannichedda was known for his tendency to commit fouls frequently and pick up cards.