Emiliano Viviano
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
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Current team | Brescia | ||
Number | 1 | ||
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 16 2008 |
Emiliano Viviano (born 1 December, 1985 in Florence) is an Italian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Brescia Calcio in Serie B league.
He is considered along with Andrea Consigli to be one of the most talented young Italian keepers.
He was first goalkeeper in the squad of Italy U-20 team at 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Viviano was selected by coach Pierluigi Casiraghi in the Italy U-21 squad for the Euro 2007, as the second goalkeeper, behind Gianluca Curci, but due to an injury of his teammate in the tournement first game, Viviano played the rest of the Euro as a starter.