Cristiano Zanetti
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 14, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Carrara, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1996 | Fiorentina | 4 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Venezia | 21 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Reggina | 31 | (0) |
| 1998 | Internazionale | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Cagliari | 18 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Roma | 38 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Internazionale | 99 | (2) |
| 2006–2009 | Juventus | 63 | (4) |
| 2009– | Fiorentina | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2004 | Italy | 17 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 31, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Cristiano Zanetti (born 14 April 1977) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Fiorentina.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
He played for Fiorentina (1993-96), Venezia (1996-97), Reggina (1997-98) before joined Internazionale at age of 21.
Zanetti made his club debut for Internazionale on 26 August 1998 against FC Skonto before joined Cagliari along with Mohamed Kallon.
[edit] Roma
In summer 1999, he was signed by Roma in joint-ownership bid. He won one scudetto with Roma in 2000-01 season.
[edit] Internazionale
In June 2001, Zanetti re-joined Internazionale[1] He won 2 Coppa Italia, 1 Supercoppa Italiana and awarded as Serie A champion after Calciopoli scandal in 2006.
[edit] Juventus
Zanetti moved to Juventus in 2006 on a free transfer, despite the match-fixing controversy surrounding the Turin giants and their subsequent relegation. Zanetti was Luciano Moggi's final signing as the Juventus transfer director before his five year ban due to his role in the Calciopoli scandal. Zanetti won Serie B champion with Le Zebre in 2007 and back to UEFA Champions League in 2008.
[edit] Fiorentina
Zanetti signed by his first professional club Fiorentina on 10 August 2009[2], as the club was preparing to play at UEFA Champions League 2009–10 playoffs round. He signed a 2+1 contract. He is the second player to join La viola from Juventus in 2009-10 season after Marco Marchionni. Zanetti was tagged for €2 million[3] and deducted from Felipe Melo transfer fee. He made his debut for ACF Fiorentina on 29th September 2009 against Liverpool FC in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. His assist led to Fiorentina's 1st goal, scored by young montenegrin Stevan Jovetić against Liverpool. Fiorentina eventually won the match 2-0.[4]
[edit] International career
Zanetti played for the Italian national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004. However, he has not been called up to the Italian national team since Euro 2004 by Giovanni Trapattoni successor Marcello Lippi, partly due to the solid Gennaro Gattuso-Andrea Pirlo partnership. Currently he has 17 international caps and 1 international goal.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] International
| International appearances and goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition |
| 1. | 13 September 2000 | Melbourne, Australia |  Australia |
1–0 | 0 | 2000 Olympics (Italy U23) |
| 2. | 16 September 2000 | Adelaide, Australia |  Honduras |
3–1 | 0 | 2000 Olympics (Italy U23) |
| 3. | 19 September 2000 | Adelaide, Australia |  Nigeria |
1–1 | 0 | 2000 Olympics (Italy U23) |
| 4. | 23 September 2000 | Sydney, Australia |  Spain |
0–1 | 0 | 2000 Olympics (Italy U23) |
| 1. | 7 November 2001 | Saitama, Japan |  Japan |
1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 13 February 2002 | Catania, Italy |  United States |
1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 27 March 2002 | Leeds, United Kingdom |  England |
2–1 | 0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 17 April 2002 | Milan, Italy |  Uruguay |
1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 18 May 2002 | Prague, Czech Republic |  Czech Republic |
0–1 | 0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 8 June 2002 | Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan |  Croatia |
1–2 | 0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 7. | 13 June 2002 | Ōita, Japan |  Mexico |
1–1 | 0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 8. | 18 June 2002 | Daejeon, South Korea |  Korea Republic |
1–2 (AET) |
0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 9. | 12 February 2003 | Genoa, Italy |  Portugal |
1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
| 10. | 29 March 2003 | Palermo, Italy |  Finland |
2–0 | 0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 11. | 30 April 2003 | Geneva, Switzerland |  Switzerland |
2–1 | 1 | Friendly |
| 12. | 11 June 2003 | Helsinki, Finland | Finland |
2–0 | 0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 13. | 6 September 2003 | Milan, Italy |  Wales |
4–0 | 0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 14. | 11 October 2003 | Reggio Calabria, Italy |  Azerbaijan |
4–0 | 0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 15. | 12 November 2003 | Warsaw, Poland |  Poland |
1–3 | 0 | Friendly[5] |
| 16. | 30 May 2004 | Radès, Tunisia |  Tunisia |
4–0 | 0 | Friendly |
| 17. | 14 June 2004 | Guimarães, Portugal |  Denmark |
0–0 | 0 | UEFA Euro 2004 |
[edit] References
- ^ "JOINT CONTRACTS: KALLON AND ZANETTI BACK TO INTER". Internazionale. 2001-06-28. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=708. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ "Acquisito Cristiano Zanetti, giovedì la presentazione" (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 2009-08-10. http://it.violachannel.tv/dettaglio-ultimora/items/acquisito-cristiano-zanetti.html. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ "Agreement with ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. for the disposal of the player C. Zanetti". Juventus. 2009-08-10. http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/comunicatipricesensitive/comunicato_10082009_zanetti_eng.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ Fiorentina 2-0 Liverpool
- ^ RSSSF - International Friendly Matches 2003
[edit] External links
- Cristiano Zanetti FIFA competition record
- FIGC
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