Luca Gentili (footballer, born 1972)

For the defender, see Luca Gentili (footballer born 1986).
Luca Gentili (born 31 March 1972) is a former Italian footballer.

Gentili was a youth product of Bari, which he made his league debut on 6 June 1993, that match Bari losing to Cremonese 1–2. After several loan spells, he left for Serie C1 club Acireale and then for Serie C2 club Fasano. In summer 2000 he was signed by Catanzaro and won promotion to Serie C1 in 2003 and Serie B in 2004, which the latter as the backup of Silvio Lafuenti. In January 2005, he was signed by Serie C2 side Palazzolo and then Taranto.

In summer 2006 he left for Serie D (non-professional) side Maceratese. He followed the hometown club relegated to Eccellenza Marche in 2009.

in June 2010, he became a goalkeeping coach (Italian: Preparatore portieri) of Nocerina.