Salvatore Bocchetti
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| Personal information |
| Date of birth |
30 November 1986 (1986-11-30) (age 25) |
| Place of birth |
Naples, Italy |
| Height |
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Playing position |
Centre back |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Rubin Kazan |
| Number |
27 |
| Youth career |
|
Ascoli |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2004–2007 |
Ascoli |
2 |
(0) |
| 2005–2006 |
→ Lanciano (loan) |
21 |
(1) |
| 2007 |
→ Frosinone (loan) |
17 |
(2) |
| 2007–2008 |
Frosinone |
38 |
(2) |
| 2008–2010 |
Genoa |
60 |
(1) |
| 2010– |
Rubin Kazan |
31 |
(7) |
| National team‡ |
| 2007 |
Italy U-20 |
1 |
(0) |
| 2008–2009 |
Italy U-21 |
10 |
(0) |
| 2008 |
Olympic Italy |
9 |
(0) |
| 2009– |
Italy |
5 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:01, 26 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2010 |
Salvatore Bocchetti (Italian pronunciation: [salvaˈtɔre bokˈketti]; born 30 November 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.
[edit] Club career
Bocchetti started his professional career at Ascoli. He made his Serie A debut against Palermo on 20 December 2006. He was on loan to Serie C1 for Lanciano, and Frosinone of Serie B on second half of 2006–07 season. In the 2008–09 season Bocchetti was signed by Genoa and has become a regular starter in central defence. He can also play fullback role. In the 2010-2011 season he signed by Rubin Kazan with fee reported around €15 million for the transfer with a-three-and-half-year deal. On October 2nd, 2011 Bocchetti scored 2 goals in a league match against Tom Tomsk. Kazan won the game 2-0.[citation needed]
[edit] International career
In March 2008 Bocchetti made his debut with the Italy U-21 squad. He established himself in Pierluigi Casiraghi's Azzurrini squad at the 2008 Toulon Tournament and retained his place in the starting line up for the Summer Olympics.[1] Together with Marco Andreolli, he was first-choice in central defense during the 2009 U-21 European Championship.
On 22 March 2009 Bocchetti received his first call up to the senior Italy squad for two World Cup qualifiers matches but remained an unused substitute.[2] On 10 October 2009 he made his senior national team international debut against Ireland coming on as a second half substitute in Croke Park. He was named in Marcello Lippi's 23 men squad for the 2010 World Cup.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Bocchetti, Salvatore |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
30 November 1986 |
| Place of birth |
Naples, Italy |
| Date of death |
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