Antonio Cassano
| Antonio Cassano | ||
 Antonio Cassano (2012)
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | July 12, 1982 | |
| place of birth | Bari , Italy | |
| size | 175 cm | |
| position | Storm | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| -1999 | AS Bari | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1999-2001 | AS Bari | 48 (6) |
| 2001-2006 | AS Roma | 118 (39) |
| 2006-2007 | real Madrid | 19 (2) |
| 2007-2011 | Sampdoria Genoa | 96 (35) |
| 2011–2012 | AC Milan | 33 (7) |
| 2012-2013 | Inter Milan | 28 (8) |
| 2013-2015 | Parma FC | 53 (17) |
| 2015-2017 | Sampdoria Genoa | 24 (2) |
| 2017 | Hellas Verona | 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1998 | Italy U-15 | 9 (1) |
| 1998 | Italy U-16 | 2 (0) |
| 1999 | Italy U-18 | 2 (0) |
| 2000 | Italy U-20 | 8 (2) |
| 2000-2002 | Italy U-21 | 19 (7) |
| 2003-2014 | Italy | 39 (10) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of July 24, 2017 |
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Antonio Cassano (born July 12, 1982 in Bari ) is a former Italian football player .
His preferred position is in the attack, but he can also be used in attacking midfield. He acts on both feet.
Cassano was considered one of the greatest talents in Europe as a teenager and was distinguished by his technical skills and his game overview. Due to his sometimes spectacular appearances, he is nicknamed Fantantonio . However, he also causes a stir again and again with indiscipline and controversial statements.
Club career
AS Bari
From the age of eleven, Cassano played for his hometown club AS Bari , where he made his debut in professional football at the age of seventeen. Already in his second Serie A game he suddenly became famous: he took a long pass with the heel against Inter Milan , put his head in front, then left two defenders and then scored the 2-1 with his first goal -Winning goal for his club.
AS Roma
After long speculation, he moved to AS Roma for the 2001/02 season for the transfer fee of 28.5 million euros . He signed a five-year contract there.
In his first season in Rome, Antonio Cassano was mainly used as a substitute player and came on only three appearances in the starting lineup. He scored five goals. In the following season 2002/03 he scored nine goals in 27 games, in the following season he scored 14 goals in 35 games.
real Madrid
On January 4, 2006, Cassano moved to Spain for Real Madrid for a transfer fee of around 5.5 million euros , where he signed a five-year contract. For Real, however, it turned out to be a bad buy. He was banned from the squad several times for a lack of discipline and was only able to score two goals in 19 games.
Sampdoria Genoa
In August 2007 Cassano was awarded to Sampdoria Genoa . There he quickly found his old strength and was instrumental in reaching sixth place in the 2007/08 season , which also meant qualifying for the 2008/09 UEFA Cup .
For the 2008/09 season Cassano was firmly committed and formed in the following period with Giampaolo Pazzini , who joined the Blucerchiati in January 2009, a successful storm duo that ensured that Sampdoria reached fourth place in the table in the 2009/10 season .
AC Milan
After a dispute with Sampdoria's President Riccardo Garrone (see character ), the striker moved to AC Milan for the second half of the 2010/11 season . His contract was dated June 30, 2014. At the end of the season, Cassano became Italian champions with the Rossoneri .
At the beginning of November 2011, Cassano suffered a slight stroke, which was caused by a hole in the heart area and led to dizziness, speech and vision problems. As a result, the striker had to undergo heart surgery in Milan, which forced him to take a five-month break. Cassano himself said he was scared to death and thought about retiring from his career. He made his comeback in April 2012.
Inter Milan
During the European Championship 2012 , Cassano criticized his club AC Milan for its transfer policy and indicated that he might not play for the Rossoneri in the 2012/13 season . In August 2012 he moved to city rivals Inter Milan and signed a two-year contract until June 30, 2014. In return, his former strike partner Giampaolo Pazzini moved from Inter to AC Milan.
Parma FC
After just one season at Inter, Cassano moved to FC Parma , which the club announced on its website on July 3, 2013. On January 26, 2015 it was announced that his contract, which ran until 2016, had been terminated.
Sampdoria Genoa
In August 2016, his ex-club Sampdoria Genoa took him back under contract. For Sampdoria he played 24 games in the 2015/16 season , in which he scored two goals. At the beginning of the 2016/17 season , he was suspended and removed from the squad. In January Sampdoria announced the termination of the contract.
Hellas Verona
After the 2016/17 season it became known that Cassano had signed a contract with Hellas Verona. On July 18, 2017, however, he announced that he would not fulfill the contract and a few hours later he would withdraw from this decision. On July 24, 2017, he announced the final withdrawal from the contract and the end of his career.
Career in the national team
Cassano was described by the former national coach Giovanni Trapattoni as the "future of Italian football" and he promptly nominated him in November 2003 for a first appearance in the Italian national team in a friendly against Poland , where he met and thus a permanent place for the European football championship Backed up in Portugal in 2004 . At the European Championship he was able to score two goals in three games.
For the 2006 World Cup , Cassano was not considered by Italy's then national coach Marcello Lippi , because the first half of 2006 was anything but successful for Cassano at Real Madrid. Shortly after the World Cup, he was called back into the squad and came to two missions in September 2006. After Cassano's strong performances in the 2007/08 season, Roberto Donadoni finally appointed him to the squad for the European Championship . In the following season, despite strong performances, Cassano was no longer considered by the new national coach Marcello Lippi for disciplinary reasons, for which Lippi was heavily criticized.
Despite a heart operation in November 2011 and a five-month break, he was appointed to the Italian squad for the European Championship in 2012 by national coach Cesare Prandelli . In the tournament, Cassano was next to Mario Balotelli regular player in the Italian storm. In the last group game against Ireland (2-0), Cassano scored the first goal and was then named Man of the Match . With his team, the striker reached the final in which Italy lost to Spain .
Cassano was initially no longer considered by Prandelli, but made his comeback in May 2014 when he was substituted on in the friendly against Ireland. He was also used in the following game against Luxembourg and made it into the squad for the 2014 World Cup . At the World Cup, he was substituted on in the games against Costa Rica and Uruguay , but was eliminated with Italy in the preliminary round. Cassano has not been nominated since then.
character
Despite his talent, Cassano is considered a difficult and contentious character. He describes himself as a “son of a bitch from the street” and states in his autobiography that he slept with 600 to 700 women. During his time at AS Roma, he clashed with the coaches Rudi Völler and Luciano Spalletti . After he was finally "deported" to Real Madrid , he was noticed there mainly due to a lack of discipline. From his teammate Ronaldo he was nicknamed Gordito (fat boy).
At Sampdoria Genoa, Cassano was suspended for five games and a fine of 15,000 euros because he - angry about being sent off - threw his jersey in the face of a referee and threatened him. Afterwards it appeared that Cassano's behavior had improved. In October 2010, however, on the initiative of his club, disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him after he had previously insulted club president Riccardo Garrone in front of players and officials. The striker refused to give a written apology. The reason for the dispute was Cassano's refusal to take part in an award ceremony with his club. The striker preferred to spend the evening with his pregnant wife.
After his club had suspended him and asked the association to terminate his contract, Cassano apologized to Garrone. The club did not deviate from its stance. When Cassano's salary was frozen, the striker asked for € 1 million in compensation. Ultimately, an arbitration court decided that Sampdoria Cassano must continue to employ, albeit at half the salary. A few days after this judgment, the players and the club parted ways and in January 2011 Cassano moved to AC Milan.
During the 2012 European Championship , Cassano caused another scandal when he publicly said he hoped there were no homosexuals on the national team. He later apologized for this in writing: “I'm not homophobic, I didn't want to hurt anyone, I don't want to put everyone's sexual freedom at risk. I don't allow myself to judge others. ” UEFA fined him € 15,000 for his homophobic statement.
On November 20, 2012 Cassano was suspended for two games because he had insulted the referee team in the players tunnel after a league game by Inter Milan against Cagliari Calcio .
Cassano clashed with Inter trainer Andrea Stramaccioni on March 1, 2013: The argument began as a normal discussion after a training session and then degenerated into angry insults. When Cassano and Stramaccioni also attacked each other physically, according to media reports, they were separated from other players. Stramaccioni himself described the incident as a normal argument and denied that there was "physical contact" . Nevertheless, Cassano was not appointed to Inter's squad for the following league game against Catania Calcio and was fined 40,000 euros.
successes
In the club
In the national team
Personal awards
- Serie A Young Player of the Year : 2001, 2003
References
Web links
- Antonio Cassano in the database of weltfussball.de
- Mission dates at the Italian players' association (Italian)
- Mission dates at the Italian League Association (Italian)
- Mission data at the Italian Association (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b kicker.de : Cassano to Milan - Ronaldinho home (accessed on August 21, 2012)
- ↑ a b c spiegel.de : Like a goblin on ecstasy (accessed on August 21, 2012)
- ↑ focus.com : Hole in the heart area - Cassano is operated on (accessed on August 25, 2012)
- ↑ focus.com : Cassano after heart surgery: " I was afraid to die" (accessed on August 21, 2012)
- ↑ a b stern.de : Antonio Cassano causes a stir among the Italians (accessed August 22, 2012)
- ↑ inter.it : Transfers: Antonio Cassano signs for Inter (accessed on August 22, 2012)
- ↑ fcparma.com : Cassano al Parma! Domani alle 18.30 al Tardini la presentazione a stampa e tifosi ( Memento of October 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on July 3, 2013)
- ↑ Cassano announces: "Cassano will no longer play football". kicker.de, July 24, 2017, accessed on July 25, 2017 .
- ↑ kicker.de : Cassano is threatened with expulsion (accessed on August 21, 2012)
- ↑ focus.com : Sampdorias Cassano apologizes for freaking out (accessed on August 21, 2012)
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de : Italy's cabin smells like homophobia (accessed on August 21, 2012)
- ↑ queer.de: UEFA: Cassano sentenced to 15,000 euros fine (accessed on August 21, 2012)
- ↑ football-italia.net: Inter hit by Cassano ban (accessed November 20, 2012)
- ↑ football-italia.net: Strama-Cassano in locker room brawl! (accessed on March 2, 2013)
- ↑ inter.it : Stramaccioni: "Catania, traditionally tough" (accessed on March 2, 2013)
- ↑ football-italia.net: Cassano fined € 40,000 by Inter (accessed March 5, 2013)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cassano, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bari |