 Although he never represented Italy at senior level, Pecchia played for the Italy national under-21 football team on 11 occasions between 1993 and 1996, under manager Cesare Maldini, and was a member of the team that won the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship; he also competed for Italy at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making three appearances.Pecchia retired from playing football in 2009, and successively became Foggia's assistant coach.He left his coaching post by mutual consent, together with head coach Antonio Porta, on 19 January 2010.