Cristian Brocchi
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Cristian Brocchi | ||
| Date of birth | January 30, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Lazio | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Milan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1998 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | → Pro Sesto (loan) | 57 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | → Lumezzane (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 1998–2000 | Hellas Verona | 59 | (8) |
| 2000–2001 | Internazionale | 15 | (1) |
| 2001–2008 | Milan | 100 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 34 | (3) |
| 2008– | Lazio | 89 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 31, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Cristian Brocchi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkristjan ˈbrɔkki]; born 30 January 1976, Milan) is an Italian footballer, who currently plays for Lazio.
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[edit] Career
- Early career
Starting his career at his native club A.C. Milan youth system, he was loaned to Pro Sesto and Lumezzane in early years.
- Hellas Verona
In 1998, Brocchi was sold to Hellas Verona in Serie B. Brocchi followed the club promoted to Serie A.
- Internazionale
After a year in the top-division, Marcello Lippi signed him for Internazionale in 2000, but it was a difficult season for Brocchi and the rest of the Inter team as Lippi was sacked after their opening Serie A game, a defeat to Reggina. Marco Tardelli guided the Nerazzurri to 5th place in the end and new boss Hector Cuper, who took over in Summer 2001, decided to move Brocchi on. Brocchi has later described his time at Inter "as the worst experience I ever had", [1] citing the lack of support from the club while injured, as the reason for this.
[edit] Milan
In the summer of 2001, A.C. Milan re-signed him in exchange of Andrés Guglielminpietro, who went to Inter. In AC Milan, Brocchi had to compete with the likes of Fernando Redondo. [2]
- Fiorentina
Brocchi was loaned to ACF Fiorentina in July 2005, with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the season [3] but at the end of 2005–06, he returned to A.C. Milan, partly as a result of the problems Milan faced in finding new recruits due to the 2006 Italian football scandal.
- Third Spell in Milan
Brocchi made a career high 29 Serie A appearances in the 2006–07 season. Although Emerson arrived in the 2007–08, Brocchi continued to appear regularly making 24 appearances, 10 as starter, effectively becoming Carlo Ancelotti's first choice replacement in midfield.
[edit] Lazio
A.C. Milan and S.S. Lazio reached an agreement for a permanent transfer on 29 August 2008. He signed a three year deal with Lazio and just cost Lazio a nominal transfer fees.[4][5]
His first season was successful as he won the Coppa Italia, the fifth in the history of Lazio.
[edit] International career
He made his international debut for the Italy national football team in a friendly against Turkey on 15 November 2006.
[edit] Personal life
Brocchi has other interests outside of football, he opened a cafe in Milan along with AC Milan teammate Christian Abbiati, and started his own clothing brand (Baci & Abbracci) with close friend and footballer Christian Vieri and model Alena Šeredova.
[edit] Honours
AC Milan
- Serie A: 2004
- Coppa Italia: 2003
- UEFA Champions League: 2003, 2007
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2007
- UEFA Supercup: 2003, 2007
S.S. Lazio
- Coppa Italia: 2009 with Lazio
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2009
[edit] References
- ^ . http://www.footballpress.net/?action=read&idsel=73926.
- ^ "Brocchi extends Milan stay". UEFA.com. 2003-09-19. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=108320.html. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
- ^ "Brocchi bound for Fiorentina". UEFA.com. 2005-06-19. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=310524.html. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "Brocchi Signs For Lazio". Channel4.com. 2008-08-28. http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/aug28u.html. Retrieved 2008-08-28.[dead link]
- ^ "THANK YOU ALL". ACMilan.com. 2008-08-29. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=71530. Retrieved 2010-06-03.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- http://www.cristianbrocchi.it
- Brocchi and Vieri's clothing line
- Profile and stats. at Inter Archive
- (Italian) Profile and stats. at ACmilan.com
- (Italian) Profile and stats. at Fiorentina official site
- uefa.com short bios.
- (Dutch) stats. at Voetbal International
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Milan
- A.C. Milan players
- A.C. Pro Sesto players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Serie A footballers
- Serie B footballers
- Association football midfielders
- F.C. Internazionale Milano players
- Italian footballers
- Italy international footballers
- Hellas Verona F.C. players
- S.S. Lazio players
