Richard Vanigli

Infobox Football biography
playername = Richard Vanigli


fullname = Richard Vanigli
height = height|m=1.77
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|6|1
cityofbirth = Forlì
countryofbirth = Italy
currentclub = Empoli
clubnumber = 15
position = Centre back
youthyears = 1988-1989 1989-1991
youthclubs = Forlì AC Milan
years = 1991-1993 1993-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-2004 2004-
clubs = Varese Cosenza Lecce Castel di Sangro Livorno Empoli
caps(goals) = 61 (0) 87 (0) 23 (0) 23 (0) 186 (4) 54 (0)
pcupdate = February 15, 2007
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Richard Vanigli (born 1 June 1971 in Forlì) is an Italian footballer who currently plays in the Serie A league for Empoli F.C.. He is best known in Italy for having been the player who infamously tackled and injured Francesco Totti in a Serie A league match against A.S. Roma in 2006 inflicting a broken fibula which Totti recovered from just in time for Italy's victorious run at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Journalist and broadcaster Gabriele Marcotti described him as 'just a terrible footballer' before Empoli's match against Milan at the San Siro on 21 October 2007. Vanigli helped Empoli keep a clean sheet and gain a surprise 1-0 win.