Cristiano Zanetti
| Cristiano Zanetti | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| birthday | April 14, 1977 | |
| place of birth | Carrara , Italy | |
| size | 180 cm | |
| position | midfield | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| until 1993 | AC Florence | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1993-1996 | AC Florence | 4 (0) |
| 1996-1997 | AC Venice | 21 (0) |
| 1997-1998 | AC Reggiana | 31 (0) |
| 1998-1999 | Inter Milan | 0 (0) |
| 1998-1999 | → Cagliari Calcio (loan) | 18 (0) |
| 1999-2001 | AS Roma | 38 (0) |
| 2001-2006 | Inter Milan | 99 (2) |
| 2006-2009 | Juventus Turin | 63 (4) |
| 2009-2011 | AC Florence | 29 (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Brescia Calcio | 8 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1995 | Italy U-18 | 1 (0) |
| 1998-2000 | Italy U-21 | 19 (0) |
| 2001-2004 | Italy | 16 (1) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of December 13, 2012 |
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Cristiano Zanetti (born April 14, 1977 in Carrara ( MS ), Italy ) is a former Italian football player .
Career
In the club
Cristiano Zanetti started playing football at the age of five. In his youth, like his role model Diego Maradona , he only played in the number 10 position . With the beginning of his professional career in 1993 at AC Florence, Zanetti moved into the central midfield. He made his Serie A debut on May 14, 1995 in the 2-1 away win of Fiorentina at Foggia Calcio . In 1996 he moved to AC Venice and in the following years had to work his way up in Serie A through provincial clubs such as AC Reggiana and Cagliari Calcio . In the summer of 1999, Cristiano Zanetti moved to AS Roma . There he was a regular for the team that won the Italian championship in 2001 under coach Fabio Capello .
For the 2001/02 season Zanetti went to Inter Milan , where he was used regularly until 2006.
In the summer of 2006, Cristiano Zanetti joined the record champions Juventus Turin on a free transfer . Despite the forced relegation of Juve to Serie B because of the involvement in the manipulation scandal , he decided to stay with the club and play in the second division. There he was in the 2006/07 season the top performer of the team that managed the direct return to the top division of Italy under coach Didier Deschamps .
In the course of the 2007/08 season , Zanetti was able to maintain his regular place under the new coach Claudio Ranieri , despite the commitment of high-profile midfielders such as Tiago and Sergio Almirón , and became the linchpin in the structure of the old lady . In 2008/09 , Zanetti only made twelve league appearances due to frequent injuries.
In August 2009, Cristiano Zanetti moved to his youth club, Fiorentina , at the age of 32 , where he received a two-year contract with the option of one more season. The Fiorentina paid a transfer fee of two million euros .
In January 2011, the midfielder moved to league rivals Brescia Calcio . After only a year he left the club.
In the national team
After playing a total of 20 international junior matches for Italy, Cristiano Zanetti made his debut on November 7, 2001 under coach Giovanni Trapattoni in a 1-1 draw in Japan in the Italian national team . In the following years he took part with the Azzurri at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea and the 2004 European Championship in Portugal . Zanetti played his last international match on June 14, 2004, in a 0-0 draw against Denmark , the Italians' first game at the European Championship finals.
successes
In the club
- Italian Championship : 2000/01 (with AS Roma) - 2005/06 * (with Inter Milan)
- Italian Serie B Championship : 2006/07 (with Juventus Turin)
- Coppa Italia : 2004/05 , 2005/06 (with Inter Milan)
- Italian Supercup : 2005 (with Inter Milan)
* Awarded in the context of the Italian soccer scandal 2005/2006
In the national team
Web links
- Cristiano Zanetti in the database of weltfussball.de
- Mission data at the Italian association
Individual evidence
- ^ Acquisito Cristiano Zanetti, giovedì la presentazione. it.violachannel.tv, August 10, 2009, accessed August 10, 2009 (Italian).
- ↑ Zanetti ceduto alla Fiorentina. (No longer available online.) Juventus.com, August 10, 2009, archived from the original on August 13, 2009 ; Retrieved August 10, 2009 (Italian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zanetti, Cristiano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carrara |