- Andrea Caracciolo
Infobox Football biography
playername = Andrea Caracciolo
fullname = Andrea Caracciolo
nickname = "Airone" (Heron)
"Cacocciolo" (Artichoke)
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|9|18
cityofbirth =Milan
countryofbirth =Italy
height = height|meter=1.94
clubnumber = 17
currentclub = Brescia
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998–2000
2000–2001
2001
2001–2002
2002–2003
2003–2005
2005–2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Sancolombano
Como
Pro Vercelli
Brescia
Perugia (on loan)
Brescia
Palermo
Sampdoria
Brescia
caps(goals) = 53 (11)
00 0(0)
10 0(0)
07 0(2)
22 0(2)
65 (24)
62 (14)
12 0(1)
15 (7)
nationalyears = 2002
2002–04
2004–2006
nationalteam = Italy U-20
Italy U-21
Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 02 0(1)
10 0(1)
02 0(0)
pcupdate =2008-01-31
ntupdate =2008-01-31 Andrea Caracciolo (born
September 18 ,1981 inMilan ), is an Italian footballer.His first football appearances were for Sancolombano of Italian
Serie D (amateur league); later playing for Como and Pro Vercelli, both in professional leagues, before being signed by Brescia, the team in which he made his Serie A debut on6 January 2002 , against Bologna.During the 2002–2003 Serie A season he played for Perugia, before returning to Brescia, scoring 12 goals at the end of the 2003–2004 season.
In November 2004, he made his debut for the Italian national team in a friendly match against Finland.
He later signed with US Palermo during the summer of 2005. In 2005–2006, Caracciolo played 35 times, scoring 9 goals.
On
August 16 ,2006 he was recalled to the "Azzurri" squad by new coachRoberto Donadoni for a friendly game against Croatia, replacingCristiano Lucarelli in 65th minute.He also played for the Italy U-21 team, with whom he won a European U-21 Championship in 2004.
In the 2006–2007 season, Caracciolo scored only 5 goals in 27 matches, and on June 2007 was sold to Sampdoria in a co-ownership bid. [cite web|url=http://www.ilpalermocalcio.it/it/0607/news_scheda.jsp?id=7250|title=Caracciolo alla Sampdoria in compartecipazione|author=US Palermo|language=Italian]
On
January 31 ,2008 Caracciolo agreed to return to Brescia, now inSerie B , in a permanent transfer.External links
* [http://www.sampdoria.it/index.php?option=com_teammanager&Itemid=110&task=player&playerid=96 Caracciolo's profile from Sampdoria official website] it icon
References
Persondata
NAME= Caracciolo, Andrea
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Caracciolo, Andrea
SHORT DESCRIPTION=footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1981-9-18
PLACE OF BIRTH=Milan ,Italy
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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