dʒɪoːɹdˈɑːnoʊ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ˈɪɾəli æt jˈuː twˈɛnti wˈʌn lˈɛvəl, skˈoːɹɪŋ ˈeɪt ɡˈoʊlz ɪn sˈɪkstiːn ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz lˈɛvəl, ænd ˌʌndɚ mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ˈeɪzɡlɪˌoʊ vɪsˈiːni, hiː wʌz kˈɔːld ˌʌp æz ɐn ˌoʊvɚɹˈeɪdʒd mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə tˈiːm ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ˌʌndɚ twˈɛnti wˈʌn tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp wˌɛɹ ðə skwˈɑːd ɹˈiːtʃt ðə kwˈɔːɹɾɚ fˈaɪnəlz.
Giordano represented Italy at U-21 level, scoring eight goals in 16 appearances level, and under manager Azeglio Vicini, he was called up as an over-aged member of the team in the 1978 European Under-21 Championship (where the squad reached the quarter finals).