Roberto Nanni
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Antonio Nanni | ||
| Date of birth | August 20, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2003 | Vélez Sársfield | 68 | (35) |
| 2003–2007 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → UD Almería (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2005 | → Siena (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Messina (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | → Crotone (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2008-2009 | Vélez Sársfield | 20 | (1) |
| 2009- | Cerro Porteño | 101 | (38) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:00, 31 December 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Roberto Antonio Nanni (born 20 August 1981 in Azul) is an Argentine football striker who plays for Cerro Porteño in Paraguay.
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[edit] Club career
Nanni started playing for Vélez Sársfield in 2001. While at the team, he reached the final fixture of the 2003 Clausura as the league's top scorer with 15 goals, 3 more than Rosario Central's Luciano Figueroa. However, Figueroa scored 5 goals in his team's 7–2 victory over Boca Juniors, that played the game with a youth squad.[1]
Nanni was signed by FC Dinamo Kiev in September 2003.[2] He was on loan to UD Almería in October 2004.,[3] Siena in July 2005, Messina in January 2006 and lastly Crotone in August 2006. In January 2008 he was released by Dynamo and rejoined Vélez.
The striker won with his team the Torneo Clausura 2009 scoring one goal in the second game, against Argentinos Juniors.
On July 2009 he was transferred to Paraguayan champions Cerro Porteño requested by coach Pedro Troglio. Roberto scored 3 goals in his first 4 shows with Cerro Porteño, saving two defeats.He later became a fan favourite after scoring several goals in the Copa Sudamericana and A goal against rivals Olimpia which gave Cerro the victory. Nanni scored three goals in the Copa Sudamericana 2009, where he arrived with Cerro Porteño to the semifinals, who lost against Fluminense in the last four minutes of the second leg.
Playing for Cerro Porteño, he was 2011 Copa Libertadores top goal scorer, alongside Wallyson, with 7 goals.
[edit] Honours
Vélez Sársfield
[edit] References
- ^ Guillermo Tagliaferri (2010-10-17). "Martínez y Silva van por la historia" (in Spanish). Clarín. http://www.clarin.com/deportes/futbol/Martinez-Silva-van-historia_0_355164729.html. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
- ^ "Dynamo move excites Nanni". UEFA.com. 2003-09-01. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=96779.html. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
- ^ "Nanni's services no longer required". UEFA.com. 2004-10-07. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=243243.html. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- (Spanish) Statistics
- (Spanish) [1]
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Argentine footballers
- Primera División Argentina players
- Vélez Sársfield footballers
- FC Dynamo Kyiv players
- A.C. Siena players
- F.C. Messina Peloro players
- UD Almería footballers
- F.C. Crotone players
- Serie A footballers
- Serie B footballers
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Cerro Porteño footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
