Luigi Di Biagio

Infobox Football biography
playername = Luigi di Biagio
fullname = Luigi di Biagio
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|6|3
cityofbirth = Rome
countryofbirth = Italy
height = height|m=1.75
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Lazio
years = 1988-1989 1989-1992 1992-1995 1995-1999 1999-2003 2003-2006 2006 2007-
clubs = Lazio Monza Foggia AS Roma
Inter Milan Brescia La Storta [it icon [http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/serie_a_2007/giocatori/di_biagio_lui.shtml] ] Ascoli
caps(goals) = 1 (0) 62 (7) 87 (12) 114 (16) 117 (13) 93 (16) 5 (0) 3 (0)
nationalyears = 1998-2002
nationalteam = Italy
nationalcaps(goals) = 31 (2)
pcupdate = December 12 2006
ntupdate = February 17 2007

Luigi di Biagio (born June 3, 1971 in Rome) is an Italian football (soccer) defensive midfielder, who last played for Ascoli Calcio 1898 (2006-07).

Prior to join Ascoli, Di Biagio played for Lazio (1988-89), Monza (1989-92), Foggia (1992-95), AS Roma (1995-99), Internazionale (1999-2003), and Brescia Calcio (2003-2006). He was capped 31 times for Italy, scoring two goals. He played for his country in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as Euro 2000, when he did connect in a penalty shootout against the Netherlands. It was the first penalty he shot after the infamous miss during 1998 World Cup which eliminated Italy from the competition.

Di Biagio signed for Ascoli on November 2006, but the bid was not considered to be valid by the federation, since the player was not released for free by Brescia before the June 30 deadline. The bid was therefore postponed on January 2007, and in the meantime Di Biagio went on training with Ascoli, and played from November to December with Promozione club Polisportivo La Storta from Rome, coached by his friend and former Dundee F.C. and Lazio footballer Alessandro Romano. Di Biagio played his first Ascoli match on January 14, 2007, against Cagliari. [cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com
url=http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3286.php | accessdate=January 18 | accessyear=2007]

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Italian football midfielder
DATE OF BIRTH=1971-06-03
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