Edinson Cavani

Infobox Football biography
playername = Edinson Cavani
fullname = Edinson Roberto Gómez Cavani
height = height|metres=1.84
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|2|14
cityofbirth = Salto
countryofbirth = Uruguay
currentclub = U.S. Città di Palermo
clubnumber = 7
position = striker
youthyears = 2000–2006
youthclubs = Danubio F.C.
years = 2006–2007 2007–
clubs = Danubio Palermo
caps(goals) = 25 (9) [cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/gazzetta/scalcio/ricerca_index.jhtml?PageToLoad=SchedaGiocatore&idAnagrafica=92412|title=Scheda - Edinson Cavani|accessdate=2007-09-05|language=Italian|publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport]
45 0(9)
nationalyears =
2008–
nationalteam = Uruguay U-20
Uruguay
nationalcaps(goals) = 14 (10)
02 0(1)
pcupdate = September 13 2008
ntupdate = September 15 2008

Edinson Roberto Gómez Cavani [cite web |url=http://www.ilpalermocalcio.it/en/0809/scheda.jsp?id=4962 |publisher=US Città di Palermo |title=Edinson Roberto Gomez Cavani |accessdate=2008-09-13] (born February 14, 1987 in Salto) is a Uruguayan football striker. He currently plays for Serie A club U.S. Città di Palermo.

Club career

Nicknamed "El Matador",cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/fifau20/newsmakers/cavani.html|publisher=CBC Sports|title=Edinson Cavani: South America's best-kept secret|accessdate=2007-09-05] Cavani moved to Montevideo when he was 12 years old, and came through the youth system at Danubio F.C. to make his debut for the first team in 2006. He was part of the Apertura 2006 championship winning squad.

After his breakthrough at the 2007 South American Youth Championship, several teams were suggested to have interest in signing Cavani, including Juventus and AC Milan [cite web |url=http://www.calciomercato.biz/news/news425276.html|language=Italian|author=Calciomercato.biz |title=Cavani, il Palermo sorpassa tutti|accessdate=2007-01-30|format=|work=] . However, on January 29 2007, Palermo chairman Maurizio Zamparini announced the signing of the promising Uruguayan footballer [cite web |url=http://www.repubblica.it/news/sport_gen/sport_n_2014424.html|language=Italian|author=La Repubblica |title=Calcio, Palermo; Zamparini: abbiamo preso Cavani|accessdate=2007-01-30|format=|work=] . The bid was officially confirmed on January 31. [cite web |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/Palermo/Primo_Piano/2007/01_Gennaio/31/CAVANI.shtml |language=Italian|author=Gazzetta dello Sport |title=Palermo, arriva il gioiello Cavani|accessdate=2007-01-31|format=|work=] .

Cavani made his debut on March 11 2007 in a home league match against Fiorentina [ cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com
url=http://www.football-lineups.com/games/?game=5061 | accessdate=March 14 | accessyear=2007] , coming on in the 55th minute with his team 0-1 down and scoring an impressive equaliser only fifteen minutes later, a goal hailed as reminiscent of Marco van Basten's strike in the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final.

International career

In January 2007, Cavani was selected to join the Uruguay national football team Under-20 squad to play in the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay. Cavani finished the tournament as top scorer with seven goals in nine games, helping Uruguay to finish in 3rd place, earning them a place in the World Youth Championship.

On February 6 2008, Cavani made his first senior appearance for the Uruguay national team, and immediately scored a goal in his debut with the "Celeste", a 2–2 tie with Colombia. [cite news|url=http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=576874|publisher=Goal.com|title=Uruguay Held By Colombia, Bolivia Beat Peru|date=2008-02-07|accessdate=2008-02-15]

Personal life

Cavani is of indigenous and Italian descent, his paternal grandparents being originally from Maranello. [cite web|url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/index.php?action=read&id=50773|title=Edinson Cavani: il futuro idolo di Palermo|publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb|language=Italian|accessdate=2007-09-05|date=2007-02-05]

References

External links

* [http://www.ilpalermocalcio.it/en/0809/scheda.jsp?id=4962 Cavani's profile (from US Palermo website)]

Persondata
NAME= Cavani, Edinson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Cavani, Edinson
SHORT DESCRIPTION=footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1987-2-14
PLACE OF BIRTH= Salto , Uruguay
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=