- Marco Di Vaio
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Marco Di Vaio 
Personal information Full name Marco Di Vaio Date of birth 15 July 1976 Place of birth Rome, Italy Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Bologna Number 9 Youth career 1991–1994 Lazio Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1994–1995 Lazio 8 (3) 1995–1996 Verona 7 (1) 1996–1997 Bari 27 (3) 1997–1999 Salernitana 67 (33) 1999–2002 Parma 83 (41) 2002–2004 Juventus 55 (18) 2004–2005 Valencia 35 (11) 2005–2007 Monaco 29 (8) 2007–2008 Genoa 44 (11) 2008– Bologna 108 (56) National team‡ 1993–1994 Italy U18 3 (0) 2001–2004 Italy 14 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 2009Marco Di Vaio (born July 15, 1976) is an Italian football striker, who currently plays for Bologna FC. In his long career, Di Vaio has played for the likes of Lazio, Hellas Verona, Bari, Salernitana, Parma, Juventus, Valencia and Monaco. His nickname is the "The Stoat."
As of December 2010 he has scored 122 goals in 282 Serie A games (forty-fifth of all time).
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Club career
Early career
Di Vaio started his career at his hometown club S.S. Lazio. He made his Serie A debut on 20 November 1994 against Padova. He then played for Serie B clubs such as Verona and Bari before moving to Salernitana in 1997.
Salernitana
He was a revelation at Salernitana, leading them to their second promotion to the Serie A in 1997–98 as the top scorer in Serie B for that season.
Parma
Despite Salernitana's relegation the following season, Di Vaio remained in Serie A, after being purchased by Parma. He scored an impressive number of goals for the Gialloblu and he went on to become the 2nd highest scorer of the league in his third season for the team.
Juventus
Juventus won the race to sign him during the following summer (2002), by paying Parma €7miilion (€2million plus 50% registration rights of Brighi) for the loan.[1]
But Di Vaio never really reproduced the form he showed at Parma, mainly because of the immense competition for a first-team places at Juventus. Initially a loan signing, he was signed permanently in summer 2003 for €14 million.
During his stay with Juventus he managed to win one scudetto, and reached 2003 UEFA Champions League Final.
Valencia
Due to early end in UEFA Champions League 2003–04 and the arrival of new coach Fabio Capello, Juventus made a re-construction on the squad. Di Vaio and his striking partner Fabrizio Miccoli were soon frozen out. Di Vaio moved to defending UEFA Cup and La Liga champion Valencia on a 5-year contract,[2] costing Valencia €10.5million,[3] joining up with fellow countrymen, coach Claudio Ranieri and new signing Bernardo Corradi. Di Vaio partnered Corradi up front in in 10 La Liga matches, creating a total of 4 goals. He managed a mere eleven league goals during his spell in Spain.
His presence in the first team line-up of Valencia became restricted with the arrivals of Patrick Kluivert and David Villa, along with the sacking of Ranieri. New coach Quique Sánchez Flores preferred to use Miguel Ángel Angulo as Villa's strike partner or else utilised a 4–5–1 formation, with Villa as the lone frontman. This restricted Di Vaio to only one league start during the 2005–06 season.
Monaco
In January 2006, Di Vaio was loaned out to Ligue 1 side Monaco with an option to make the deal permanent.[4] Along with Di Vaio, countryman Christian Vieri was also signed, who partnered him for 7 French league matchs, yielding 3 goals all of which were scored by Vieri. Initially a insurance for injured Javier Chevantón and replace the left of outgoing Emmanuel Adebayor, the Italians created opportunity for Chevantón to score goals in the second half of season.
In his second season DI Vaio became the 3rd choice striker behind new signings Jan Koller and Jérémy Menez, restricting him six first team appearances.
Genoa
On the 22 January 2007, after an unsuccessful spell in Ligue 1, Di Vaio surprisingly returned to Italy by signing with Serie B club Genoa,[5] a side strongly pushing for promotion. The club duly achieved promotion, but once in Serie A, the partnership of Marco Borriello and Giuseppe Sculli was preferred, leaving Di Viao to make only 9 appearances.
Bologna
On 21 August 2008 it was confirmed that Di Vaio had signed for Serie A side Bologna FC,[6] recently promoted from Serie B. This reunited with former Genoa team-mate Adaílton. Di Vaio was a surprise star in the 2008–09 season, scoring an impressive 24 goals for a mediocre Bologna side. He finished the season as joint second top-scorer alongside Genoa C.F.C. striker Diego Milito.
In his period at Bologna, Di Vaio regained reputation as a key prolific striker, rapidly becoming a fan favourite, as well as team captain and one of the reference players during the two club takeovers in the 2010–11 season, ensuring himself a contract extension until June 2013; following the announcement, Di Vaio also state his desire to spend the rest of his footballing career as a Bologna player.[7]
International career
Di Vaio played for Italy at Euro 2004. He made his senior debut on 5 September 2001, in a friendly match against Morocco. He received several call-ups from Marcello Lippi who had previously coached Di Vaio at Juventus. A loss of form whilst with Valencia, coupled with the emergence of Luca Toni and Alberto Gilardino, led to Di Viao losing his place with the national team.
Career statistics
- As of 2 May 2011
Club performance League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total 1994–1995 Lazio Serie A 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1994–1995 8 3 4 0 1 1 13 4 1995–1996 Verona Serie B 7 1 ? ? - - 7 1 1996–1997 Bari 27 3 ? ? - - 27 3 1997–1998 Salernitana 36 21 2 0 - - 38 21 1998–1999 Serie A 31 12 1 0 - - 32 12 1999–2000 Parma 23 6 1 0 3 1 27 7 2000–2001 27 15 7 3 5 2 39 20 2001–2002 33 20 5 0 10 2 48 22 2002–2003 Juventus 26 7 3 0 11 4 40 11 2003–2004 29 11 8 3 7 3 44 17 Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total 2004–2005 Valencia La Liga 30 11 1 0 8 3 39 14 2005–2006 5 0 0 0 6 0 11 0 France League Coupe de France Europe Total 2005–2006 Monaco Ligue 1 15 5 3 0 - - 18 5 2006–2007 14 3 3 0 - - 17 3 Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total 2006–07 Genoa Serie B 22 9 0 0 - - 22 9 2007–08 Serie A 22 3 2 1 - - 24 4 2008–09 Bologna 38 24 2 1 - - 40 25 2009–10 30 12 1 0 - - 31 12 2010–11 35 19 1 0 - - 39 19 Total Italy 394 166 38 8 38 13 470 187 Spain 35 11 1 0 14 3 50 14 France 29 8 6 0 - - 35 8 Career total 458 185 45 8 52 16 555 209 - Stats doest not include 1 match & 1 goal at Italian Super Cup (Season 2002-2003, with Parma)
Italy national team Year Apps Goals 2001 1 0 2002 4 0 2003 5 2 2004 4 0 Total 14 2 International statistics
International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition 1. 5 September 2001 Piacenza, Italy 
Morocco1–0 0 Friendly 2. 13 February 2002 Catania, Italy 
United States1–0 0 Friendly 3. 17 April 2002 Milan, Italy 
Uruguay1–1 0 Friendly 4. 21 August 2002 Trieste, Italy 
Slovenia0–1 0 Friendly 5. 20 November 2002 Pescara, Italy 
Turkey1–1 0 Friendly 6. 30 April 2003 Geneva Switzerland 
Switzerland2–1 0 Friendly 7. 3 June 2003 Campobasso, Italy 
Northern Ireland2–0 0 Friendly 8. 11 October 2003 Reggio Calabria, Italy 
Azerbaijan4–0 1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying 9. 12 November 2003 Warsaw, Poland 
Poland1–3 0 Friendly 10. 16 November 2003 Ancona, Italy 
Romania1–0 1 Friendly 11. 28 April 2004 Genoa, Italy 
Spain1–1 0 Friendly 12. 22 June 2004 Guimarães, Portugal 
Bulgaria2–1 0 UEFA Euro 2004 13. 18 August 2004 Reykjavík, Iceland 
Iceland0–2 0 Friendly 14. 9 October 2004 Celje, Slovenia Slovenia0–1 0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying Honours
Juventus
- Serie A 1: 2002–03
- Supercoppa Italiana 1: 2003
Parma
Salernitana
Valencia
Individual
References
- ^ Juventus F.C.: Agreements with Parma A.C.PDF (Italian) Juventus.com 30 August 2002
- ^ "Di Vaio adds to Italian connection". UEFA.com. 2004-07-20. http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=208844.html. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ "Disposal of the registration rights of the player Marco Di Vaio". Juventus FC. 2004-07-21. http://www.juventus.com/site/filesite/finance/comunicatipricesensitive/21_lug_2004_eng.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- ^ "Transfert : Marco Di Vaio prêté à Monaco" (in French). AS Monaco FC official site. 2005-12-28. http://www.asm-fc.com/article.aspx?id=1232. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ "E’ fatta per Marco Di Vaio al Genoa Cfc" (in Italian). genoacfc.it. 2007-01-22. http://www.genoacfc.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1253&Itemid=31. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ "DI VAIO E' MOLTO VICINO AL BOLOGNA" (in Italian). Genoa CFC official site. 2008-08-21. http://www.genoacfc.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5406&Itemid=31. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ "Di Vaio-Bologna, accordo «Chiuderò qui la carriera»" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 25 March 2011. http://www.corrieredellosport.it/calcio/serie_a/bologna/2011/03/25-162938/Di+Vaio-Bologna,+accordo%3A+«Chiuderò+qui+la+carriera». Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=3435
External links
- FootballDatabase provides Marco Di Vaio's profile and stats
- Official Website
- uefa.com short bios.
- Profile at Lega Calcio (Italian)
- di-vaio-marco {{{last}}} French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
- FIGC National Team Stats. Archive (Italian)
- Marco Di Vaio – FIFA competition record
Italy 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: Trapattoni
Bologna F.C. 1909 – current squad 1 Gillet · 3 Morleo · 4 Krhin · 5 Antonsson · 6 Taïder · 8 Garics · 9 Di Vaio (c) · 10 Ramírez · 11 Gavilán · 13 Pulzetti · 15 Pérez · 16 Casarini · 17 Vantaggiato · 19 Vitale · 20 Rodríguez · 21 Cherubin · 22 Rickler · 23 Diamanti · 25 Agliardi · 26 Mudingayi · 32 Stojanović · 33 Kone · 35 Paponi · 44 Lombardi · 51 Loria · 52 Pasi · 75 Crespo · 77 Giménez · 84 Raggi · 88 Coda · 90 Portanova · 99 Acquafresca · Manager: Pioli
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