Cristian Brocchi

Cristian Brocchi

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Brocchi
Date of birth	January 30, 1976 (1976-01-30) (age 35)
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Lazio
Number	32
Youth career
	Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1998	Milan	0	(0)
1995–1997	→ Pro Sesto (loan)	57	(3)
1997–1998	→ Lumezzane (loan)	30	(4)
1998–2000	Hellas Verona	59	(8)
2000–2001	Internazionale	15	(1)
2001–2008	Milan	100	(4)
2005–2006	→ Fiorentina (loan)	34	(3)
2008–	Lazio	89	(2)
National team
2006	Italy	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 31, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Cristian Brocchi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkristjan ˈbrɔkki]; born 30 January 1976, Milan) is an Italian footballer, who currently plays for Lazio.

Career

Early career

Starting his career at his native club A.C. Milan youth system, he was loaned to Pro Sesto and Lumezzane in early years.

Hellas Verona

In 1998, Brocchi was sold to Hellas Verona in Serie B. Brocchi followed the club promoted to Serie A.

Internazionale

After a year in the top-division, Marcello Lippi signed him for Internazionale in 2000, but it was a difficult season for Brocchi and the rest of the Inter team as Lippi was sacked after their opening Serie A game, a defeat to Reggina. Marco Tardelli guided the Nerazzurri to 5th place in the end and new boss Hector Cuper, who took over in Summer 2001, decided to move Brocchi on. Brocchi has later described his time at Inter "as the worst experience I ever had", ^[1] citing the lack of support from the club while injured, as the reason for this.

Milan

In the summer of 2001, A.C. Milan re-signed him in exchange of Andrés Guglielminpietro, who went to Inter. In AC Milan, Brocchi had to compete with the likes of Fernando Redondo. ^[2]

Fiorentina

Brocchi was loaned to ACF Fiorentina in July 2005, with a view to a permanent deal at the end of the season ^[3] but at the end of 2005–06, he returned to A.C. Milan, partly as a result of the problems Milan faced in finding new recruits due to the 2006 Italian football scandal.

Third Spell in Milan

Brocchi made a career high 29 Serie A appearances in the 2006–07 season. Although Emerson arrived in the 2007–08, Brocchi continued to appear regularly making 24 appearances, 10 as starter, effectively becoming Carlo Ancelotti's first choice replacement in midfield.

Lazio

A.C. Milan and S.S. Lazio reached an agreement for a permanent transfer on 29 August 2008. He signed a three year deal with Lazio and just cost Lazio a nominal transfer fees.^[4][5]

His first season was successful as he won the Coppa Italia, the fifth in the history of Lazio.

International career

He made his international debut for the Italy national football team in a friendly against Turkey on 15 November 2006.

Personal life

Brocchi has other interests outside of football, he opened a cafe in Milan along with AC Milan teammate Christian Abbiati, and started his own clothing brand (Baci & Abbracci) with close friend and footballer Christian Vieri and model Alena Šeredova.

Honours

AC Milan

• Serie A: 2004
• Coppa Italia: 2003
• UEFA Champions League: 2003, 2007
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2007
• UEFA Supercup: 2003, 2007

S.S. Lazio

• Coppa Italia: 2009 with Lazio
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2009

References

1. ^ . http://www.footballpress.net/?action=read&idsel=73926. 
2. ^ "Brocchi extends Milan stay". UEFA.com. 2003-09-19. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=108320.html. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 
3. ^ "Brocchi bound for Fiorentina". UEFA.com. 2005-06-19. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=310524.html. Retrieved 2008-05-27. 
4. ^ "Brocchi Signs For Lazio". Channel4.com. 2008-08-28. http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/aug28u.html. Retrieved 2008-08-28. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "THANK YOU ALL". ACMilan.com. 2008-08-29. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=71530. Retrieved 2010-06-03. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• http://www.cristianbrocchi.it
• Brocchi and Vieri's clothing line
• Profile and stats. at Inter Archive
• (Italian) Profile and stats. at ACmilan.com
• (Italian) Profile and stats. at Fiorentina official site
• uefa.com short bios.
• (Dutch) stats. at Voetbal International

Persondata
Name	Brocchi, Cristian
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Date of birth	1976-01-30
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
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