1. Andrea Caracciolo's family practiced football: his father, originally from Reggio Calabria, was a midfielder in various Lombard teams; his brother Vincenzo played in Varese, whereas his uncle Fortunato was awarded as the best player in an edition of the Viareggio Tournament.
Andrea Caracciolo is nicknamed Airone for his characteristic way of cheering.
Andrea Caracciolo is married to Gloriana Falletta and has two twin children, Beatrice and Riccardo, born on 5 October 2011.
Andrea Caracciolo made his Serie A debut on 6 January 2002, against Bologna.
Andrea Caracciolo soon became Luca Toni's replacement, who left for Fiorentina.
Andrea Caracciolo scored only 5 goals in 27 matches, and made 17 starts.
That month saw Andrea Caracciolo replaced Quagliarella, Quagliarella replaced Vincenzo Iaquinta and Fabrizio Miccoli replaced Andrea Caracciolo.
Andrea Caracciolo faced competition from Claudio Bellucci, Antonio Cassano and fit again Bonazzoli, which he made only 6 starts.
Andrea Caracciolo re-joined former Como owner Enrico Preziosi, who signed former players of Genoa or Como in recent seasons, likes Abdoulay Konko, Cesare Bovo.
However Andrea Caracciolo failed to meet the demand of the management team.
Andrea Caracciolo was loaned to Serie A struggler Novara, replacing the left of Riccardo Meggiorini.
Andrea Caracciolo played for the Italy U-21 team, with whom he won a European U-21 Championship in 2004.