Fabio Liverani
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 29, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Genoa (youth coach) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Palermo | ||
| 1995–1996 | Cagliari | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996 | Nocerina | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Viterbese | 104 | (18) |
| 2000–2001 | Perugia | 32 | (3) |
| 2001–2006 | Lazio | 126 | (6) |
| 2006–2008 | Fiorentina | 64 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Palermo | 66 | (0) |
| 2011 | Lugano | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2006 | Italy | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 16, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Fabio Liverani (born April 29, 1976 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian football coach and former midfielder of partial Somali descent,[1][2] currently working as youth coach of Genoa.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Club career
Fabio was born in Rome, Italy in 1976 to a Somali mother and an Italian father.[3] He made his professional footballing debut with Viterbese of Serie C2 in 1996–97. However, it was not until his transfer to Perugia over the 2000–01 season that he showed his full potential.
From 2001 to 2006, Liverani played for Lazio in Italy's Serie A. Despite a string of lacklustre performances by the club, he earned a call-up to the national team during the pre-World Cup stage held on May 2 and 3. However, he was not re-called for the FIFA World Cup.
The 2006 season saw Liverani move to Fiorentina. He played a total of two seasons with the team, being instrumental in the Viola's successful 2007–2008 Serie A campaign, which ended with Fiorentina securing fourth place in the League's final standings. This ensured the club a spot in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League 2008-09. Fiorentina and Liverani parted company the following season.
In May 2008, Liverani signed a three year contract with Palermo, being also appointed team captain. A highly influential player in Palermo's squad, he controlled the midfield, picking up the most completed passes by any player in the Serie A 2008–2009 season. Liverani was forced to miss the first three months of the 2009–10 season due to a serious injury that he had sustained on May, and broke back into the first team only on November, then being replaced as permanent team captain by Fabrizio Miccoli. In his first game as a regular, against Chievo, the first game of new head coach Delio Rossi in charge of the team, Liverani went on to be sent off during the game.
On 30 August 2011 he moved to Lugano, signing a two year contract. He never played a single game for the Swiss, and rescinded his contract by mutual consent later on November.[4]
[edit] International career
In 2001, Liverani became the first Italian player of Somali descent to play internationally with the senior Italian national team, making his debut with the Azzurri in a friendly match against South Africa under the management of Giovanni Trapattoni.[3]
On August 16, 2006, he was again summoned to start for the Italian national team in a friendly against Croatia by the team's new coach, former Italian international Roberto Donadoni.
[edit] Coaching career
Following his retirement, Liverani was offered a position as youth coach at Genoa, in charge of the Allievi Regionali B squad, which he formally accepted on 15 November 2011.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Palermo's Liverani Hopes For Roma Switch
- ^ Bresciano fulfils his Italian dream
- ^ a b "Trapattoni colora l' Italia, chiamato Liverani" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 2001-04-21. http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2001/aprile/21/Trapattoni_colora_Italia_chiamato_Liverani_co_0_0104211092.shtml. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ "Liverani-Lugano: è finita [Liverani-Lugano: it's over]" (in Italian). Ticino News. 11 November 2011. http://www.ticinonews.ch/articolo.aspx?id=244717&rubrica=46063. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Liverani è già in campo: «Sono rossoblù, era ora» [Liverani already on the pitch: «I am a rossoblù finally»]" (in Italian). Il Secolo XIX. 15 November 2011. http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/genova/2011/11/15/AOPU0WNB-liverani_rossoblu_campo.shtml. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
[edit] External links
- Sky Sports | Football | Serie A | Palermo | Fabio Liverani
- ESPNsoccernet – Fabio Liverani Stats, News – Palermo
[edit] See also
- 1976 births
- Living people
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Italian footballers
- Italian expatriate footballers
- Italian people of Somali descent
- Italy international footballers
- People from Rome
- Perugia Calcio players
- Serie A footballers
- Cagliari Calcio players
- S.S. Lazio players
- U.S. Città di Palermo players
- AC Lugano players
