- Cristiano Zanetti
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Cristiano Zanetti Personal information Date of birth April 14, 1977 Place of birth Carrara, Italy Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Brescia Number 14 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1993–1996 Fiorentina 4 (0) 1996–1997 Venezia 21 (0) 1997–1998 Reggiana 31 (0) 1998 Internazionale 0 (0) 1998–1999 Cagliari 18 (0) 1999–2001 Roma 38 (0) 2001–2006 Internazionale 99 (2) 2006–2009 Juventus 63 (4) 2009–2011 Fiorentina 29 (0) 2011– Brescia 8 (0) National team‡ 1995 Italy U-18 1 (0) 1998–2000 Italy U-21 19 (1) 2001–2004 Italy 17 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 19, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 14, 2004Cristiano Zanetti (born 14 April 1977) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Brescia.
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Club career
Early career
He played for Fiorentina (1993–96), Venezia (1996–97), Reggiana (1997–98) before joined Internazionale at age of 21.
Zanetti made his club debut for Internazionale on 26 August 1998 against FC Skonto before joined Cagliari along with Mohamed Kallon.
Roma
In summer 1999, he was signed by Roma in joint-ownership bid, for 7 billion Italian lire.[1] He won one scudetto with Roma in 2000–01 season.
Internazionale
In June 2001, Zanetti re-joined Internazionale[2] Inter paid 10 billion Italian lire to buy back Zanetti.[3]
He won 2 Coppa Italia, 1 Supercoppa Italiana and awarded as Serie A champion after Calciopoli scandal in 2006.
Juventus
Zanetti moved to Juventus in 2006 on a free transfer, despite the match-fixing controversy surrounding the Turin giants and their subsequent relegation. Zanetti was Luciano Moggi's final signing as the Juventus transfer director before his five year ban due to his role in the Calciopoli scandal. Zanetti won Serie B champion with Le Zebre in 2007 and back to UEFA Champions League in 2008.
Fiorentina
Zanetti signed by his first professional club Fiorentina on 10 August 2009,[4] as the club was preparing to play at UEFA Champions League 2009–10 playoffs round. He signed a 2+1 contract. He is the second player to join La viola from Juventus in 2009–10 season after Marco Marchionni. Zanetti was tagged for €2 million[5] and deducted from Felipe Melo transfer fee. He made his debut for ACF Fiorentina on 29 September 2009 against Liverpool FC in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. His assist led to Fiorentina's 1st goal, scored by young montenegrin Stevan Jovetić against Liverpool. Fiorentina eventually won the match 2–0.[6]
Brescia
On January 31, 2011, Zanetti signed for Brescia on a two-year contract.
International career
Zanetti played for the Italian national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004. However, he has not been called up to the Italian national team since Euro 2004 by Giovanni Trapattoni successor Marcello Lippi, partly due to the solid Gennaro Gattuso-Andrea Pirlo partnership. Currently he has 17 international caps and 1 international goal.
Career statistics
International
International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition 1. 13 September 2000 Melbourne, Australia 
Australia1–0 0 2000 Olympics (Italy U23) 2. 16 September 2000 Adelaide, Australia 
Honduras3–1 0 2000 Olympics (Italy U23) 3. 19 September 2000 Adelaide, Australia 
Nigeria1–1 0 2000 Olympics (Italy U23) 4. 23 September 2000 Sydney, Australia 
Spain0–1 0 2000 Olympics (Italy U23) 1. 7 November 2001 Saitama, Japan 
Japan1–1 0 Friendly 2. 13 February 2002 Catania, Italy 
United States1–0 0 Friendly 3. 27 March 2002 Leeds, United Kingdom 
England2–1 0 Friendly 4. 17 April 2002 Milan, Italy 
Uruguay1–1 0 Friendly 5. 18 May 2002 Prague, Czech Republic 
Czech Republic0–1 0 Friendly 6. 8 June 2002 Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan 
Croatia1–2 0 2002 FIFA World Cup 7. 13 June 2002 Ōita, Japan 
Mexico1–1 0 2002 FIFA World Cup 8. 18 June 2002 Daejeon, South Korea 
South Korea1–2
(AET)0 2002 FIFA World Cup 9. 12 February 2003 Genoa, Italy 
Portugal1–0 0 Friendly 10. 29 March 2003 Palermo, Italy 
Finland2–0 0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying 11. 30 April 2003 Geneva, Switzerland 
Switzerland2–1 1 Friendly 12. 11 June 2003 Helsinki, Finland Finland2–0 0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying 13. 6 September 2003 Milan, Italy 
Wales4–0 0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying 14. 11 October 2003 Reggio Calabria, Italy 
Azerbaijan4–0 0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying 15. 12 November 2003 Warsaw, Poland 
Poland1–3 0 Friendly[7] 16. 30 May 2004 Radès, Tunisia 
Tunisia4–0 0 Friendly 17. 14 June 2004 Guimarães, Portugal 
Denmark0–0 0 UEFA Euro 2004 References
- ^ "BILANCIO D’ESERCIZIO E CONSOLIDATO DI GRUPPO AL 30 GIUGNO 2000" (in Italian). AS Roma (Borsa Italiana Archive). http://www.borsaitaliana.it/mediasource/borsa/db/pdf/1094.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ "JOINT CONTRACTS: KALLON AND ZANETTI BACK TO INTER". Internazionale. 2001-06-28. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=708. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ "Zanetti torna all’Inter, Zebina rimane alla Roma" (in Italian). AS Roma. 2001-06-29. Archived from the original on 2002-02-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20020209014216/www.asromacalcio.it/sito-ufficiale/news/articolo925.html. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ "Acquisito Cristiano Zanetti, giovedì la presentazione" (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 2009-08-10. http://it.violachannel.tv/dettaglio-ultimora/items/acquisito-cristiano-zanetti.html. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ "Agreement with ACF Fiorentina S.p.A. for the disposal of the player C. Zanetti". Juventus. 2009-08-10. http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/comunicatipricesensitive/comunicato_10082009_zanetti_eng.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ Fiorentina 2–0 Liverpool
- ^ RSSSF – International Friendly Matches 2003
External links
- Profile at ACF Fiorentina official site
- Cristiano Zanetti – FIFA competition record
- FIGC
Italy squad Italy squad – 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Winners (4th Title) 
Italy squad – 2000 Summer Olympics Italy squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Buffon • 2 Panucci • 3 Maldini (c) • 4 Coco • 5 Cannavaro • 6 Zanetti • 7 Del Piero • 8 Gattuso • 9 Inzaghi • 10 Totti • 11 Doni • 12 Abbiati • 13 Nesta • 14 Di Biagio • 15 Iuliano • 16 Di Livio • 17 Tommasi • 18 Delvecchio • 19 Zambrotta • 20 Montella • 21 Vieri • 22 Toldo • 23 Materazzi • Coach: TrapattoniItaly squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Buffon • 2 Panucci • 3 Oddo • 4 Zanetti • 5 Cannavaro (c) • 6 Ferrari • 7 Del Piero • 8 Gattuso • 9 Vieri • 10 Totti • 11 Corradi • 12 Toldo • 13 Nesta • 14 Fiore • 15 Favalli • 16 Camoranesi • 17 Di Vaio • 18 Cassano • 19 Zambrotta • 20 Perrotta • 21 Pirlo • 22 Peruzzi • 23 Materazzi • Coach: TrapattoniBrescia Calcio – current squad 1 Arcari · 2 Zoboli · 3 Daprelà · 4 Martina Rini · 5 Budel · 6 Magli · 7 El Kaddouri · 8 Vass · 11 Feczesin · 12 Leali · 14 Salamon · 15 Zambelli · 17 Scaglia · 20 Paghera · 21 De Maio · 22 Mandorlini · 23 Dallamano · 24 Córdova · 26 Kamalu · 29 Antonio · 30 Maccan · 37 Berardi · 39 Varga · 40 Caroppo · 80 Jonathas · Head coach: Scienza
Categories:- Italian footballers
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- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
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- A.C. Reggiana 1919 players
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- F.C. Internazionale Milano players
- A.S. Roma players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Brescia Calcio players
- Serie A footballers
- Serie B footballers
- Association football midfielders
- People from Carrara
- 1977 births
- Living people
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