- Giampaolo Pazzini
Football player infobox
playername = Giampaolo Pazzini
fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|8|2
cityofbirth =Pescia
countryofbirth =Italy
height = height|metres=1.80
currentclub =Fiorentina
clubnumber = 29
position = Center forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Atalanta
years = 2003-2005 2005-
clubs = Atalanta Fiorentina
caps(goals) = 51 (12) 96 (24)
nationalyears = 2004-2007
nationalteam = Italy U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 22 (5)
pcupdate =May 18 ,2008
ntupdate =June 21 ,2007 Giampaolo Pazzini (born
August 2 ,1984 inPescia ) is an Italian footballer, who currently plays for Fiorentina, having been transferred there from Atalanta in January 2005, withValeri Bojinov fromU.S. Lecce . As a powerful centre-forward, he was considered a natural replacement for formerFiorentina playerLuca Toni by coachCesare Prandelli .Club career
The high-points of Giampaolo Pazzini's career so far include two goals scored against
Juventus keeper,Gianluigi Buffon . He also holds the record for the fastest goal scored at theWembley Stadium as well as the first official goal and first hat-trick at Wembley Stadium, all in one match.International career
Pazzini was formerly a member of the Italy Under-21 team. He is also the first player to score a hattrick at the new Wembley Stadium.
External links
* [http://213.92.78.197/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=2492&squadra=NAZIONALI National team stats at FIGC official site]
* [http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/serie_a_2007/giocatori/pazzini_gia.shtml Gazzetta dello Sport player profile]
* [http://www.violanews.com News about Fiorentina on web]References
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