Marco Di Vaio

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Marco Di Vaio
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Personal information
Full name Marco Di Vaio
Date of birth 15 July 1976 (1976-07-15) (age 35)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Bologna
Number 9
Youth career
1991–1994 Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1993–1995 Lazio 8 (3)
1995–1996 Verona 7 (1)
1996–1997 Bari 27 (3)
1997–1999 Salernitana 67 (33)
1999–2002 Parma 83 (41)
2002–2004 Juventus 55 (18)
2004–2005 Valencia 35 (11)
2005–2007 Monaco 29 (8)
2007–2009 Genoa 44 (12)
2008–2009 → Bologna (loan) 38 (24)
2009– Bologna 88 (37)
National team‡
1993–1994 Italy U18 3 (0)
2001–2004 Italy 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 2009

Marco Di Vaio (born July 15, 1976) is an Italian football striker, who currently plays for Bologna FC. In his long career, Di Vaio has played for the likes of Lazio, Hellas Verona, Bari, Salernitana, Parma, Juventus, Valencia and Monaco. His nickname is the "The Stoat."

As of December 2010 he has scored 122 goals in 282 Serie A games (forty-fifth of all time).

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Di Vaio started his career at his hometown club S.S. Lazio. He made his Serie A debut on 20 November 1994 against Padova. He then played for Serie B clubs such as Verona and Bari before moving to Salernitana in 1997.

[edit] Salernitana

He was a revelation at Salernitana, leading them to their second promotion to the Serie A in 1997–98 as the top scorer in Serie B for that season.

[edit] Parma

Despite Salernitana's relegation the following season, Di Vaio remained in Serie A, after being purchased by Parma. He scored an impressive number of goals for the Gialloblu and he went on to become the 2nd highest scorer of the league in his third season for the team.

[edit] Juventus

Juventus won the race to sign him during the following summer (2002), by paying Parma €7miilion (€2million plus 50% registration rights of Brighi) for the loan.[2]

But Di Vaio never really reproduced the form he showed at Parma, mainly because of the immense competition for a first-team places at Juventus. Initially a loan signing, he was signed permanently in summer 2003 for €14 million.

During his stay with Juventus he managed to win one scudetto, and reached 2003 UEFA Champions League Final.

[edit] Valencia

Due to early end in UEFA Champions League 2003–04 and the arrival of new coach Fabio Capello, Juventus made a re-construction on the squad. Di Vaio and his striking partner Fabrizio Miccoli were soon frozen out. Di Vaio moved to defending UEFA Cup and La Liga champion Valencia on a 5-year contract,[3] costing Valencia €10.5million,[4] joining up with fellow countrymen, coach Claudio Ranieri and new signing Bernardo Corradi. Di Vaio partnered Corradi up front in in 10 La Liga matches, creating a total of 4 goals. He managed a mere eleven league goals during his spell in Spain.

His presence in the first team line-up of Valencia became restricted with the arrivals of Patrick Kluivert and David Villa, along with the sacking of Ranieri. New coach Quique Sánchez Flores preferred to use Miguel Ángel Angulo as Villa's strike partner or else utilised a 4–5–1 formation, with Villa as the lone frontman. This restricted Di Vaio to only one league start during the 2005–06 season.

[edit] Monaco

In January 2006, Di Vaio was loaned out to Ligue 1 side Monaco with an option to make the deal permanent.[5] Along with Di Vaio, countryman Christian Vieri was also signed, who partnered him for 7 French league matchs, yielding 3 goals all of which were scored by Vieri. Initially a insurance for injured Javier Chevantón and replace the left of outgoing Emmanuel Adebayor, the Italians created opportunity for Chevantón to score goals in the second half of season.

In his second season DI Vaio became the 3rd choice striker behind new signings Jan Koller and Jérémy Menez, restricting him six first team appearances.

[edit] Genoa

On the 22 January 2007, after an unsuccessful spell in Ligue 1, Di Vaio surprisingly returned to Italy by signing with Serie B club Genoa,[6] a side strongly pushing for promotion, for €1.8 million.[7] The club duly achieved promotion, but once in Serie A, the partnership of Marco Borriello and Giuseppe Sculli was preferred, leaving Di Viao to make only 9 appearances.

[edit] Bologna

On 21 August 2008 it was confirmed that Di Vaio had signed for Serie A side Bologna FC,[8] recently promoted from Serie B. This reunited with former Genoa team-mate Adaílton. Di Vaio was a surprise star in the 2008–09 season, scoring an impressive 24 goals for a mediocre Bologna side. He finished the season as joint second top-scorer alongside Genoa C.F.C. striker Diego Milito. At the end of season Bologna signed him on free transfer.[7]

In his period at Bologna, Di Vaio regained reputation as a key prolific striker, rapidly becoming a fan favourite, as well as team captain and one of the reference players during the two club takeovers in the 2010–11 season, ensuring himself a contract extension until June 2013; following the announcement, Di Vaio also state his desire to spend the rest of his footballing career as a Bologna player.[9]

[edit] International career

Di Vaio played for Italy at Euro 2004. He made his senior debut on 5 September 2001, in a friendly match against Morocco. He received several call-ups from Marcello Lippi who had previously coached Di Vaio at Juventus. A loss of form whilst with Valencia, coupled with the emergence of Luca Toni and Alberto Gilardino, led to Di Viao losing his place with the national team.

[edit] Club statistics

(correct as of 29 January 2012)
Club performance League Cup Europe Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lazio Serie A 1993–94 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
1994–95 8 3 4 0 1 1 13 4
Total 8 3 5 0 2 1 15 4
Verona Serie B 1995–96 7 1 0 0 – 7 1
Total 7 1 0 0 – 7 1
Bari Serie B 1996–97 27 3 0 0 – 27 3
Total 27 3 0 0 – 27 3
Salernitana Serie B 1997–98 36 21 2 0 – 38 21
Serie A 1998–99 31 12 1 0 – 32 12
Total 67 33 3 0 – 70 33
Parma Serie A 1999–00 23 6 1 0 3 1 27 7
2000–01 27 15 7 3 5 2 39 20
2001–02 33 20 5 0 10 2 48 22
Total 83 41 13 3 18 5 114 49
Juventus Serie A 2002–03 26 7 3 0 11 4 40 11
2003–04 29 11 8 3 7 3 44 17
Total 55 18 11 3 18 7 84 28
Valencia La Liga 2004–05 30 11 1 0 8 3 39 14
2005–06 5 0 0 0 6 0 11 0
Total 35 11 1 0 14 3 50 14
Monaco Ligue 1 2005–06 15 5 3 0 – 18 5
2006–07 14 3 3 0 – 17 3
Total 29 8 6 0 – 35 8
Genoa Serie B 2006–07 22 9 0 0 – 22 9
Serie A 2007–08 22 3 2 1 – 24 4
Total 44 12 2 1 – 46 13
Bologna Serie A 2008–09 38 24 2 1 – 40 25
2009–10 30 12 1 0 – 31 12
2010–11 38 19 1 0 – 39 19
2011–12 20 6 1 0 – 21 6
Total 126 61 5 1 – 131 62
Career total 481 191 46 8 52 16 579 215

[10]

Italy national team
Year Apps Goals
2001 1 0
2002 4 0
2003 5 2
2004 4 0
Total 14 2

[edit] International statistics

International appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition
1. 5 September 2001 Piacenza, Italy  Morocco 1–0 0 Friendly
2. 13 February 2002 Catania, Italy  United States 1–0 0 Friendly
3. 17 April 2002 Milan, Italy  Uruguay 1–1 0 Friendly
4. 21 August 2002 Trieste, Italy  Slovenia 0–1 0 Friendly
5. 20 November 2002 Pescara, Italy  Turkey 1–1 0 Friendly
6. 30 April 2003 Geneva Switzerland  Switzerland 2–1 0 Friendly
7. 3 June 2003 Campobasso, Italy  Northern Ireland 2–0 0 Friendly
8. 11 October 2003 Reggio Calabria, Italy  Azerbaijan 4–0 1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
9. 12 November 2003 Warsaw, Poland  Poland 1–3 0 Friendly
10. 16 November 2003 Ancona, Italy  Romania 1–0 1 Friendly
11. 28 April 2004 Genoa, Italy  Spain 1–1 0 Friendly
12. 22 June 2004 Guimarães, Portugal  Bulgaria 2–1 0 UEFA Euro 2004
13. 18 August 2004 Reykjavík, Iceland  Iceland 0–2 0 Friendly
14. 9 October 2004 Celje, Slovenia  Slovenia 0–1 0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying

[edit] Honours

[edit] Juventus

[edit] Parma

[edit] Salernitana

[edit] Valencia

[edit] Individual

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.bolognafc.it/calciatore-dett.asp?id=7&idstagione=2
  2. ^ Juventus F.C.: Agreements with Parma A.C.PDF (Italian) Juventus.com 30 August 2002
  3. ^ "Di Vaio adds to Italian connection". UEFA.com. 2004-07-20. http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=208844.html. Retrieved 2010-05-30. 
  4. ^ "Disposal of the registration rights of the player Marco Di Vaio". Juventus FC. 2004-07-21. http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/comunicatipricesensitive/21_lug_2004_eng.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-30. 
  5. ^ "Transfert : Marco Di Vaio prêté à Monaco" (in French). AS Monaco FC official site. 2005-12-28. http://www.asm-fc.com/article.aspx?id=1232. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
  6. ^ "E’ fatta per Marco Di Vaio al Genoa Cfc" (in Italian). genoacfc.it. 2007-01-22. http://www.genoacfc.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1253&Itemid=31. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
  7. ^ a b Genoa CFC Report and Accounts on 31 December 2008 (Italian)
  8. ^ "DI VAIO E' MOLTO VICINO AL BOLOGNA" (in Italian). Genoa CFC official site. 2008-08-21. http://www.genoacfc.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5406&Itemid=31. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
  9. ^ "Di Vaio-Bologna, accordo «Chiuderò qui la carriera»" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 25 March 2011. http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/serie_a/bologna/2011/03/25-162938/Di+Vaio-Bologna,+accordo%3A+«Chiuderò+qui+la+carriera». Retrieved 25 March 2011. 
  10. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=3435

[edit] External links

Italy squad – UEFA Euro 2004
Italy
Bologna F.C. 1909 – current squad
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