Cristian Zaccardo

Cristian Zaccardo

Personal information
Date of birth	December 21, 1981 (1981-12-21) (age 29)
Place of birth	Formigine, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft  1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Parma
Number	5
Youth career
1991–2000	Bologna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2004	Bologna	79	(2)
2000–2001	→ Spezia	28	(0)
2004–2008	Palermo	142	(8)
2008–2009	VfL Wolfsburg	15	(1)
2009–	Parma	68	(8)
National team‡
2002–2004	Italy U-21	21	(2)
2004–2007	Italy	17	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2007

Cristian Zaccardo, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,^[1][2] (born December 21, 1981 in Formigine, Modena) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who plays for Italian Serie A club Parma. He plays primarily as a right full back but is also capable of playing at centre back.

Club career

One of the best products of the Bologna youth system, Zaccardo debuted in the first team in 2001, under the direction of coach Francesco Guidolin, immediately becoming a regular for the rossoblu and Italy's "Under 21" national team. He left Bologna in 2004 to join his former coach Guidolin in Palermo. After a season spent in Germany at VfL Wolfsburg,^[3] in August 2009 he rejoined his former coach Guidolin at Parma F.C. ^[4]

International career

He was part of the Italian squad who won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Zaccardo made three appearances in the competition, scoring an own goal off an attempted clearance in the second azzurri match, a 1–1 draw against the United States. He has been overlooked for national team selection in tournament competitions ever since.

Honours

Club

• Bundesliga: 2008–09

International

• FIFA World Cup: 2006

References

1. ^ FIFA.com^{[dead link]}
2. ^ AscotSportal.com
3. ^ "Wolfsburg sign a world-class player". Bundesliga.de. 2008-05-09. http://bundesliga.de/en/liga/news/2007/index.php?f=93703.php&fla=1. Retrieved 2009-05-21. 
4. ^ "Zaccardo al Parma" (in Italian). Parma F.C.. 2009-08-29. http://www.fcparma.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2006:zaccardo-al-parma&catid=1:news&Itemid=2. Retrieved 2009-08-30. 

External links

• Zaccardo's profile (from US Palermo official website)
• Personal website

Persondata
Name	Zaccardo, Cristian
Alternative names	Zaccardo, Cristian
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	1981-12-21
Place of birth	Formigine , Italy
Date of death
Place of death