Cristian Zaccardo
| Personal information |
| Date of birth |
December 21, 1981 (1981-12-21) (age 30) |
| Place of birth |
Formigine, Italy |
| Height |
1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Right back |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Parma |
| Number |
5 |
| Youth career |
| 1991–2000 |
Bologna |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2000–2004 |
Bologna |
79 |
(2) |
| 2000–2001 |
→ Spezia |
28 |
(0) |
| 2004–2008 |
Palermo |
142 |
(8) |
| 2008–2009 |
VfL Wolfsburg |
15 |
(1) |
| 2009– |
Parma |
68 |
(8) |
| National team‡ |
| 2002–2004 |
Italy U-21 |
21 |
(2) |
| 2004–2007 |
Italy |
17 |
(1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2007 |
Cristian Zaccardo, Ufficiale OMRI[1][2] (born December 21, 1981 in Formigine, Modena) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who plays for Italian Serie A club Parma. He plays primarily as a right full back but is also capable of playing at centre back.
[edit] Club career
One of the best products of the Bologna youth system, Zaccardo debuted in the first team in 2001, under the direction of coach Francesco Guidolin, immediately becoming a regular for the rossoblu and Italy's "Under 21" national team. He left Bologna in 2004 to join his former coach Guidolin in Palermo. After a season spent in Germany at VfL Wolfsburg,[3] in August 2009 he rejoined his former coach Guidolin at Parma F.C. [4]
[edit] International career
He was part of the Italian squad who won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Zaccardo made three appearances in the competition, scoring an own goal off an attempted clearance in the second azzurri match, a 1–1 draw against the United States. He has been overlooked for national team selection in tournament competitions ever since.
[edit] Honours
[edit] International
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Zaccardo, Cristian |
| Alternative names |
Zaccardo, Cristian |
| Short description |
footballer |
| Date of birth |
1981-12-21 |
| Place of birth |
Formigine , Italy |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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