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Julián Speroni
Speroni training with Crystal Palace in 2011
Personal information
Full name Julián Maria Speroni
Date of birth (1979-05-18) 18 May 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in).[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 1
Youth career
1997–2000 Platense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Platense 2 (0)
2001–2004 Dundee 92 (0)
2004– Crystal Palace 312 (0)
International career‡
1999 Argentina U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 15 March 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2013

Julián Maria Speroni (Spanish pronunciation: [xulˈjan (e)speˈɾoni]; born 18 May 1979) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Premier League club Crystal Palace as a goalkeeper.

Career

Dundee

Speroni started his career with Club Atlético Platense, in his homeland, but moved after just one year as a professional, to Scottish side Dundee. Dundee manager Ivano Bonetti received advice from an Italian contact to Speroni's potential. The move to Dundee was delayed for two months, due to administration delays in Argentina, holding up Speroni's application for an Italian passport.[2]

He excelled at Dundee, becoming a cult figure due to his cavalier style, often attempting to beat players using his feet.

Crystal Palace

With Dundee in financial trouble, Speroni ended up moving south of the border, to Crystal Palace, for a fee of £500,000.

Speroni only started the first six games for his newly promoted team in their Premier League campaign before he was replaced by Hungarian international Gábor Király after some poor performances. His next two seasons at Selhurst Park saw him largely play understudy to Király. When the Hungarian departed Selhurst Park at the end of the 2006–07 season, Speroni returned to the starting line-up and flourished, establishing himself as Palace's first choice keeper for the following six seasons. Palace managed to reach the play-offs at the end of the 2007–08 season and Speroni was offered a new three-year contract. He was also awarded the accolade of "Player of the Year" by the Palace supporters. At the end of the following season, he retained Palace's "Player of the Year" award.

In the 2009–10 season, Speroni again drew praise. His club fell into financial difficulty and finished the season in administration. This meant a ten-point deduction, and survival was only secured on the final day of the season. For his role in this, Speroni achieved a new record, becoming the first man to win Palace's "Player of the Year" award for three consecutive seasons.

On 10 December 2010, Speroni agreed a 31⁄2 year extension to his current contract.

International career

In November 1998, Speroni was named in the squad for a friendly against Japan U20 in Tokyo.[3] In December 1998, he was called into the Argentina U20 pre-selection squad for the 1999 South American U-20 Championship,[4] Argentina's under 20 team played friendlies against Hungary and Denmark. On 30 December José Pékerman did not name him in the final squad.[5]

Speroni made one appearance for the Argentina U20 team.[6]

Personal life

Speroni grew up in Buenos Aires with his parents and his younger brother, Ezequiel. He is married to Marina and has a son.

Speroni also holds an Italian passport, for which he qualified through his grandfather.[7]

Speroni owns his own restaurant in Purley which is named 'Speroni's' and is very popular amongst Palace fans.[8] The 'keeper also has a restaurant named after himself at Selhurst Park Stadium.

Club career statistics

(correct as of 15 March 2014)
Club Season League Cup[9] Europe Play-offs Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Platense 1999 2 0 0 - - - - - - - - - 2 0 0
Total 1999 2 0 0 - - - - - - - - - 2 0 0
Dundee 2001–02 17 0 0 4 0 0 - - - - - - 21 0 0
2002–03 38 0 0 8 0 0 - - - - - - 46 0 0
2003–04 37 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 - - - 45 0 0
Total 2001–2004 92 0 0 16 0 0 4 0 0 - - - 112 0 0
Crystal Palace 2004–05 6 0 0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 8 0 0
2005–06 4 0 0 4 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 8 0 0
2006–07 5 0 0 - - - - - - - - - 5 0 0
2007–08 46 0 2 - - - - - - 2 0 0 48 0 2
2008–09 45 0 3 3 0 0 - - - - - - 48 0 3
2009–10 45 0 0 7 0 0 - - - - - - 52 0 0
2010–11 45 0 0 3 0 0 - - - - - - 48 0 0
2011–12 41 0 0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 43 0 0
2012–13 46 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 3 0 0 49 0 0
2013–14 29 0 0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 31 0 0
Total 2004– 312 0 5 23 0 0 - - - 5 0 0 340 0 5
Career totals 406 0 5 39 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 454 0 5

Honours

Crystal Palace
Individual

References

  1. ^ "Julián Speroni profile". CPFC.co.uk.
  2. ^ Interview with Speroni 2002
  3. ^ "La nómina del Sub 21" (in Spanish). La Nacion. 11 November 1998. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Farías y Duscher se agregaron al plantel" (in Spanish). clarin.com. 27 December 1998. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Ya está la lista del Sub 20" (PDF) (in Spanish). diariohoy.net. 30 December 1998. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. ^ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/julian-speroni/profil/spieler_12814.html
  7. ^ Interview with Speroni 2002
  8. ^ "Crystal Palace keeper Julian Speroni opens new restaurant". Croydon Advertiser. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  9. ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield


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