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Massimo Oddo 
Oddo while playing for Milan.Personal information Full name Massimo Oddo Date of birth 14 June 1976 Place of birth Città Sant'Angelo, Italy Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Right back Club information Current club Lecce
(on loan from Milan)Number 30 Youth career Renato Curi Angolana 1993–1995 Milan Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1992–1993 Renato Curi Angolana 3 (0) 1993–1999 Milan 0 (0) 1995–1996 → Fiorenzuola (loan) 19 (0) 1996 → Monza (loan) 4 (0) 1996–1997 → Prato (loan) 16 (0) 1997–1998 → Lecco (loan) 20 (1) 1998–1999 → Monza (loan) 30 (5) 1999–2000 Napoli 36 (1) 2000–2002 Verona 64 (9) 2002–2007 Lazio 135 (17) 2007– Milan 56 (2) 2008–2009 → Bayern Munich (loan) 18 (0) 2011– → Lecce (loan) 6 (1) National team‡ 2002–2008 Italy 34 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2008Massimo Oddo, Ufficiale OMRI,[1] (born 14 June 1976) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Lecce, on loan from Milan. He was part of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Club career
He started his career at Renato Curi Angolana of CND, and moved to A.C. Milan youth team in 1993. After spending two years on the bench, in hope of more playing opportunities he moved to Serie C team Fiorenzuola on loan. It was followed by other three Serie C groups (Monza, Prato, Lecco). He returned to promoted, Serie B team Monza in 1998, and left a year later for Napoli (in a co-ownership deal). He made his debut in Serie A when Milan finally sold him to Hellas Verona in 2000. After two successful seasons with Verona, S.S. Lazio got hold of Oddo.
At Lazio he had the opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League in the season 2003–04 and the UEFA Cup competition in the seasons 2002–03 and 2004–05. The team made it to the semi finals in 2003. Moreover, his third season with Lazio earned him the Italian Cup winner title. He became the captain of Lazio for the first half of the 2006–2007 season following the departure of Fabio Liverani to Fiorentina.
On 23 January 2007, it was announced that Milan and Lazio had reached an accord for Oddo's transfer to the Rossoneri, after a long period of negotiation. The overall price was €10.75 million (cash plus Pasquale Foggia, who had been on loan at the club since the start of the season) and Oddo waived some of his wage, made the deal worth €12 million in total,[2][3] He signed a contract until 30 June 2011.[4] Months later, Oddo was the starting right back in the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final and helped Milan gain their seventh European Cup in a 2–1 win over Liverpool, as well as the club's fifth UEFA Super Cup in August when they had to face 2007 UEFA Cup winners, Sevilla.
Since arrival of Gianluca Zambrotta, Oddo had to compete with Zambrotta on the right back position, On 28 August 2008, Oddo moved to Bayern Munich on a one-year loan with the option of making the move permanent, however, at the end of the 2008/2009 season, the German club confirmed that it would not take that option, and he has since returned to Milan, which Zambrotta moved to left back and Oddo competed with Ignazio Abate for the right back position.
On 21 July 2010, he added one more year to his current contract to last until 30 June 2012.[5] a day after, Zambrotta also signed a new deal.
After being mostly frozen out of the Milan squad during the starting part of the 2010–11 season, he made his season debut against S.S.C. Napoli after an early first half head injury to left back Luca Antonini, furthermore he provided two assists one to Robinho for the opening goal and another for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
On 31 August 2011, Oddo joined Lecce on a season-long loan.[6]
International career
Oddo made his national debut in 2002, as part of a reformed squad after the unsuccessful 2002 FIFA World Cup performance of the Azzurri.
He was a starter at seven Euro 2004 qualifying matches. During the main competition in Portugal, he played as a substitute in one game against Bulgaria (22 June 2004), and supplied an assist, which helped Italy win the match. Subsequently, Oddo was a member of Italy's winning squad during the 2006 FIFA World Cup championship as back up to Gianluca Zambrotta.
Oddo scored his first international goal for Italy from the penalty spot in a Euro 2008 qualifying match on 7 October 2006 against Ukraine.
Honors and awards
Club
International
- 2006: FIFA World Cup (Italy)
Personal life
Oddo's father, Francesco is a former footballer. After leaving school, he attended university to study law but left without graduating. Oddo did return to university in 2007 but he undertook a course in sport management.
Oddo is married to Claudia Crivelli and the couple have two sons, Davide (born 30 November 2003) and Francesco (born 27 December 2008).[7] He is a trained barber and styled many of his Italy colleague's hair at the World Cup 2006, earning him the nickname the Barber of Berlino.
References
- ^ "Oddo Sig. Massimo – Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana" (in Italian). quirinale.it. Presidenza della Repubblica Italiana. 12 December 2006. http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=198711. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ "Cessione Oddo" (in Italian). SS Lazio. 24 January 2007. http://www.sslazio.it/images/stories/documenti/pdf/investor_relator/24.01.07%20-%20oddo.pdf. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ WorldSoccer.com
- ^ "IT'S OFFICIAL". ACMilan.com. 24 January 2007. http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/38708. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Oddo extends Milan contract". AFP. FIFA.com. 21 July 2010. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1276448.html. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "AC MILAN OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE". ACMilan.com. 31 August 2011. http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/13747. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.massimooddo.com/index.php/content/view/6/16/lang,en/
External links
- Official website
- Profile at UEFA.com
- Playing stats at AIC.Football.it (Italian)
- International caps at FIGC.it (Italian)
Italy squad Italy squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Buffon • 2 Panucci • 3 Oddo • 4 Zanetti • 5 Cannavaro (c) • 6 Ferrari • 7 Del Piero • 8 Gattuso • 9 Vieri • 10 Totti • 11 Corradi • 12 Toldo • 13 Nesta • 14 Fiore • 15 Favalli • 16 Camoranesi • 17 Di Vaio • 18 Cassano • 19 Zambrotta • 20 Perrotta • 21 Pirlo • 22 Peruzzi • 23 Materazzi • Coach: Trapattoni
Italy squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup Winners (4th Title) 1 Buffon • 2 Zaccardo • 3 Grosso • 4 De Rossi • 5 Cannavaro (c) • 6 Barzagli • 7 Del Piero • 8 Gattuso • 9 Toni • 10 Totti • 11 Gilardino • 12 Peruzzi • 13 Nesta • 14 Amelia • 15 Iaquinta • 16 Camoranesi • 17 Barone • 18 Inzaghi • 19 Zambrotta • 20 Perrotta • 21 Pirlo • 22 Oddo • 23 Materazzi • Coach: LippiU.S. Lecce – current squad 1 Gabrieli · 5 Esposito · 6 Giandonato · 7 Cuadrado · 8 Obodo · 9 Corvia · 10 Olivera · 11 Mesbah · 13 Ferrario · 14 Strasser · 15 Ofere · 17 Di Michele · 18 Giacomazzi (c) · 21 Grossmüller · 22 Piatti · 23 Falcone · 25 Petrachi · 27 Júlio Sérgio · 28 Brivio · 30 Oddo · 40 Tomović · 77 Pasquato · 80 Carrozzieri · 81 Benassi · 91 Bertolacci · Manager: Di Francesco
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Pescara
- Italian footballers
- Italian expatriate footballers
- Italy international footballers
- FC Bayern Munich players
- A.C. Milan players
- A.C. Monza Brianza 1912 players
- A.C. Prato players
- Calcio Lecco 1912 players
- S.S.C. Napoli players
- Hellas Verona F.C. players
- S.S. Lazio players
- U.S. Lecce players
- Serie A footballers
- Serie B footballers
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA World Cup-winning players
- Association football fullbacks
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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