- Emiliano Moretti
Infobox Football biography
playername = Emiliano Moretti
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|6|11
cityofbirth =Rome
countryofbirth =Italy
height = 185 cm
nickname =
position = Left back
currentclub =Valencia CF
clubnumber = 24
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = ?-2000 2000-2002 2002-2003 2003 2003-2004 2003-2004 2004-present
clubs = LodigianiFiorentina Juventus → Modena (loan) Parma → Bologna (loan) Valencia
caps(goals) = 37 (0) 8 (0) 9 (0) 0 (0) 32 (0) 101 (2)
nationalyears = 1997-1998 2001 2001-2004
nationalteam = Italy U-16 Italy U-20 Italy U-21 / Olympic
nationalcaps(goals) = 4 (0) 1 (0) 24 (0)
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ntupdate =Emiliano Moretti (born
11 June 1981 inRome ) is an Italian football defender, who currently plays forValencia CF .Moretti started his career with local club Lodigiani, and in 2000 transferred to
AC Fiorentina . He made his Serie A debut in March 2001, and was a member of the team that won the 2001Coppa Italia . In the 2001-02 season, he played in 27 matches. After the Fiorentinabankruptcy in 2002, Moretti moved to Juventus, and was loaned toModena F.C. to help them avoid relegation. [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=51537.html] In 2003, Parma signed Moretti, loaning him to Serie A team Bologna. In 2004, with Parma facing financial problems andClaudio Ranieri becoming head coach ofValencia CF , the left defender was traded to Valencia CF.Internationally, Moretti was part of the Italy U-21 team that won the 2004
European Under-21 Football Championship and the bronze medal at the2004 Summer Olympics football tournament. He was also in Italy's squad in the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship, (now U-17 event) which the "azzurri" lost to Republic of Ireland in the final.External links
* [http://www.emilianomoretti.it Official WebSite (ITA/ES)
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=43680/index.html Short bios at UEFA.com]
*it icon [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=1810 FIGC]
*nl icon [http://www.vi.nl/vi/show/id=40053/dbid=4708/typeofpage=40054/sc=16d720 Stats. at Voetbal International]
*es icon [http://www.valenciacf.es/equipo/equipo.asp?Idioma=1&IdJugador=2589 Profile and stats. at Valencia CF site]
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