His career began in the mid-70's playing for "Wizard" Helenio Herrera's Roma. He then moved from the Capital to Catanzaro, where he spent the longest and most fruitful period: from 1974 to 1982 he was one of the stars of the team from Calabria that spent six years in Serie A. Catania and Palermo were the last stages of his career as a footballer, before beginning his work as a Manager in 1986.

He started out with Vigor Lamezia and Campania Puteolana. Cagliari was his first important Club, where he began showing his qualities: in the space of two years, the Sardinian team went from the third division to the first and won the Italian Serie C Cup too. From there, he joined Napoli.

With Maradona gone, Ranieri put confidence in a young Gianfranco Zola and the team came fourth, earning a placing in Europe. After being inactive for a year, he joined recently relegated Fiorentina in 1993/94 and brought them back up; before leaving he also won an Italian Cup and an Italian Super Cup with them.

In 1997 he began a long period away from Italy; first of all in Spain, at Valencia, where he won a King's Cup. In 1999 he joined Atletico Madrid. In 2000 he moved to England, as Chelsea's Manager: he came second in the Premiership and took the team to a Champions League semi-final.

In 2004 he returned to Valencia, but stayed less than the first time - he did however manage to win a European Super Cup while there.

In February 2007, after almost two years away from the football fields - a period he spent working as a pundit on TV -, he was hired by Parma, and managed the feat of avoiding relegation for the club.

He's been Juventus' Manager since the 4th of June 2007.





A little bit of France in Juventus' coaching staff; the French Assistant Manager has been working alongside Ranieri since the Parma period. Their friendship began in London, when the Rome-born Manager was at Chelsea and Damiano was Assistant Manager to Tigana at Fulham.

His period in the English capital wasn't the only time he worked for a club. His CV includes stretches at Liverpool (with Houllier) and at Southampton. But he gained the most experience in his home country, particularly working for the French Football Association.

Indeed he was the French national team’s Assistant Manager (when Lemerre was Manager) and he also worked with the Youth National teams.

Moreover, he did a great job at the national Clairefontaine Youth Centre, where he helped mould some of the talented players that have made France a force to be reckoned with in the last ten years, among them Gallas, Henry and Rothen.





Team fitness coach; replaced Roberto Sassi, who had worked alongside Claudio Ranieri for years, during the Rome-born Manager's fruitful tenure at Parma, and has stayed with him ever since.

A true institution in his field, he teaches Motor Sciences at Genoa University and has published several works on the subject (the latest one is coming out now). Used to work in athletics and then for the handball national team before getting into the football world, where he’s worked with clubs such as Genoa, Spezia and Massese.






Claudio Ranieri's most faithful staff member; they played together for five years at Catanzaro, where Pellizzaro was the first team goalkeeper, and have worked together since 1991. After a spell as Brescia's Youth Team coach, he joined the Rome-born Manager as goalkeeping coach at Napoli and has followed him everywhere ever since, including his many foreign stints.

Over the years he's trained some of Europe's strongest keepers: Toldo when he was at Fiorentina, Zubizarreta and Canizares at Valencia, Molina at Atletico Madrid and Cudicini at Chelsea. Now he's working with the "number one of number ones", i.e. Gigi Buffon.

Funnily enough, when he was just starting out as a footballer at Mantova (his home town team), he was Dino Zoff's reserve; so now that he's working with 'Super Gigi' he can rightly claim he's been with two of the best goalkeepers ever.





The youngest coaching staff member, but at the same the “veteran” at Juventus: indeed he's been at the club since 1999, the year he was taken on as Strength & Conditioning Coach for injured players.

In the following eight years, he’s worked alongside all the various professionals that have been at the club: from Giampiero Ventrone (during both Marcello Lippi tenures and with Carlo Ancelotti), to Massimo Neri during the Fabio Capello period, up to Antonio Pintus when Didier Deschamps was Manager. Now he works alongside Riccardo Capanna, another huge expert on the subject.





The last man to join Claudio Ranieri's coaching staff; has had a respectable career as a footballer, in Serie A and Serie B, particularly at Ascoli, where he played the longest. So he’s obviously ‘hooked’ on the black and white colours! His role is that of on-field assistant. This is his first experience as member of a first team coaching staff: in recent years, up until last June, he was Youth Team coach at Lazio.

The Squad:

Goalkeepers
1. Gianluigi Buffon
12. Antonio Chimenti
TBA Alex Manninger

Defenders
3. Giorgio Chiellini
4. Olof Mellberg
5. Jonathan Zebina
14. Jorge Andrade
15. Dario Knezevic
21. Zdenek Grygera
28. Cristian Molinaro
29. Paolo De Ceglie
33. Nicola Legrottaglie

Midfielders
6. Cristiano Zanetti
7. Hasan Salihamidzic
11. Pavel Nedved
16. Mauro German Camoranesi
18. Christian Poulsen
19. Claudio Marchisio
20. Sebastian Giovinco
22. Mohamed Sissoko
27. Albin Ekdal
30. Tiago Cardoso Mendes
32. Marco Marchionni

Forwards
8. Amauri
9. Vincenzo Iaquinta
10. Alessandro Del Piero
17. David Trezeguet

Fixtures:

August
13 Aug, 19:45 Juventus v Artmedia Petrzalka (Champions League)
27 Aug, 19:45 Artmedia Petrzalka v Juventus (Champions League)
31 Aug, 19:30 Fiorentina v Juventus (Day 1)

September
14 Sep, 14:00 Juventus v Udinese (Day 2)
21 Sep, 14:00 Cagliari v Juventus (Day 3)
24 Sep, 14:00 Juventus v Catania (Day 4)
28 Sep, 14:00 Sampdoria v Juventus (Day 5)

October
5 Oct, Juventus v Palermo (Day 6)
19 Oct, 14:00 Napoli v Juventus (Day 7)
26 Oct, 14:00 Juventus v Torino (Day 8)
29 Oct, 14:00 Bologna v Juventus (Day 9)

November
2 Nov, 14:00 Juventus v Roma (Day 10)
9 Nov, 14:00 Chievo v Juventus (Day 11)
16 Nov, 14:00 Juventus v Genoa (Day 12)
23 Nov, 14:00 Inter Milan v Juventus (Day 13)
30 Nov, 14:00 Juventus v Reggina (Day 14)

December
7 Dec, 14:00 Lecce v Juventus (Day 15)
14 Dec, 14:00 Juventus v Milan (Day 16)
21 Dec, 14:00 Atalanta v Juventus (Day 17)

January
11 Jan, 14:00 Juventus v Siena (Day 18)
18 Jan, 14:00 Lazio v Juventus (Day 19)
25 Jan, 14:00 Juventus v Fiorentina (Day 20)
28 Jan, 14:00 Udinese v Juventus (Day 21)

February
1 Feb, 14:00 Juventus v Cagliari (Day 22)
8 Feb, 14:00 Catania v Juventus (Day 23)
15 Feb, 14:00 Juventus v Sampdoria (Day 24)
22 Feb, 14:00 Palermo v Juventus (Day 25)

March
1 Mar, 14:00 Juventus v Napoli (Day 26)
8 Mar, 14:00 Torino v Juventus (Day 27)
15 Mar, 14:00 Juventus v Bologna (Day 28)
22 Mar, 14:00 Roma v Juventus (Day 29)

April
5 Apr, 14:00 Juventus v Chievo (Day 30)
11 Apr, 14:00 Genoa v Juventus (Day 31)
19 Apr, 14:00 Juventus v Inter Milan (Day 32)
26 Apr, 14:00 Reggina v Juventus (Day 33)

May
3 May, 14:00 Juventus v Lecce (Day 34)
10 May, 14:00 Milan v Juventus (Day 35)
17 May, 14:00 Juventus v Atalanta (Day 36)
24 May, 14:00 Siena v Juventus (Day 37)
31 May, 14:00 Juventus v Lazio (Day 38)

Player Profiles

Gianluigi Buffon was born in Carrara on January 28 1978 in a family of sportsmen and women: his mother Maria Stella used to be a first rate shot putter and discus thrower, father Adriano used to be a top-level shot-putter, and sisters Guendalina and Veronica have played professional volleyball at the highest level. Gianluigi is happily engaged to Czech model Alena Seredova, and the couple has a baby: Louis Thomas.

In his free time he listens to a lot of music. He likes the biggest Italian and international hits of all time (Pink Floyd’s Wish You were here, Queen's We are the Champions and
Certe Notti by Ligabue), as well as the new hits played on the radio. He also likes watching movies a lot and, when he can, he adores doing so relaxing on his sofa. His favourite actor is Nicolas Cage, whereas his personal cult movie is definitely The Untouchables. He doesn't watch television much.

One of his favourite ways to relax is going back to Carrara, where he can feel the warmth of home and re-live the carefree attitude he had as a boy. Gigi is very particular about his clothes: he wears casual wear during the day, and classic cuts in the evening when he's out with friends, maybe at a nice restaurant. Since February 2005 he has had his own clothing line together with his sister Veronica, called “Baggage”.

His favourite dish is pasta alla carbonara but as he loves good food in general he adores all traditional Italian dishes. He doesn't know a lot about wine. If he has to choose, he goes for red wines, strictly from Tuscany.

He began playing footie at the Canaletto Youth Academy, an amateur organization in La Spezia, and when he was a little older he joined Perticata, an amateur team based in Carrara. He was employed as a striker in both teams because of his powerful physique. At 12 he joined Bonascola and at 13 he joined Parma. At 14 one day he was forced to play in goal because both keepers were injured. In just two weeks, he'd become the regular first team keeper, just like his idol Thomas N’Kono, the famous Cameroonian keeper who played at the 1990 World Cup in Italy. After Gigi joined Parma, his career was very quick and he made his debut at just 17, in a UEFA Cup game against Halmstad (the match ended 0-0) and in Serie A against AC Milan (another 0-0). His happiest memory at Juventus is when he won his first League title, while his top moment with the National team will always be winning the World Cup in Germany in 2006.

He dreams of building a nice big family like the one he grew up in, and he hopes to be blessed with a quiet, happy future.

Date of Birth: January 28, 1978
Place of Birth: Carrara
Nationality: Italian
Height: 1.91 m
Serie A Debut: 19-11-95, Parma-Milan (0-0)

Alex Manninger

Position: Goalkeeper

Squad Number: TBA

Manninger is an experienced goalkeeper (born in 1977), who has played all around Europe. He started out in his own country, Austria: BNZ Salzburg, the team he grew up in, then Vorwarts Steyr, Austria Salzburg and Grazer, where he blossomed. Arsenal were keeping an eye on him and were impressed enough to sign him up thanks also to his performances in the UEFA Cup that year. He stayed four seasons in London (from 1997 to 2001), where he was David Seaman's reserve, but he managed to make around forty appearances.

In 2001 he began his Italian period, when he was signed up by Fiorentina. After a short spell at Espanyol Barcelona, he came back to Italy again, first at Bologna and then Torino. In 2004 he joined the club where he would leave his mark the most: Siena.

Apart from a short spell back at Austria Salzburg (managed by Giovanni Trapattoni at the time), he stayed at Siena until this summer, when he was purchased by Udinese. Manninger has been in the Austrian national team for several years. He was also in the squad at the recent European Championships.

Date of Birth: June 4, 1977
Place of Birth: Salzburg
Nationality: Austrian
Height: 1.88 m
Serie A Debut: 14-10-2001, Lecce-Fiorentina (4-1)

Antonio Chimenti

Position: Goalkeeper

Squad Number: 12

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]Antonio Chimenti was born in Bari on June 30th 1970. A very experienced goalkeeper, with many seasons in Serie A under his belt, he's now back working alongside Gigi Buffon, whose worthy deputy he was from 2002 to January 2006. He'll be wearing the Juventus strip again - a team with whom he won three League titles and two Italian Super Cups – after spells at Cagliari and Udinese.

Before Juve, he had significant stints at Lecce, Roma, Salernitana and Sambenedettese, the Club that gave him his start in top-level football.

Date of Birth: June 30, 1970
Place of Birth: Bari
Nationality: Italian
Height: 1.84 m
Serie A Debut: 21-9-97, Roma-Lecce (3-1)

Giorgio Chiellini

Position: Defender (LB or CB)

Squad Number: 3

Giorgio Chiellini was born in Pisa on the 14th of August 1984; his parents are called Fabio and Lucia. He has 3 brothers: his twin Claudio, Giulio and Silvia. He achieved a high school diploma in scientific subjects and was thus able to enrolled at Turin University, where he's currently studying Business.

Giorgio is very much into videogames and the football management simulation at www.hattrick.org. He also loves reading a lot. Musically, his tastes aren't clearly defined. He does appreciate Luciano Ligabue, as he's the singer-songwriter that strikes and moves him the most. His favourite song is “Piccola stella senza cielo”. He often goes to the cinema: his favourite film is “The Usual Suspects”, but he's also partial to the works of Roberto Benigni, the Italian artist he appreciates the most.

If he were to invite you to dinner, he'd feed you spaghetti made with lemon sauce, probably washed down with some nice fresh Chianti.

His look is simple and sober. He prefers wearing sportswear.

Giorgio loves every sport: tennis, volleyball, and most of all he's a real fan of NBA basketball. His favourite sports personality is Federer, the tennis player.

He started playing at 6 years of age for Livorno and at first was used as a central midfielder. As he grew up, he was switched on the wing and finally he found his position as a lateral defender. These days, thanks to his flexibility, he can be employed as a central defender too. His happiest memory as a professional is the game he played with the Italian National team in Milan: a 2-0 victory against Scotland.

His dream? Lifting the World Cup with the National team one day, and winning the Champions League with Juventus.

Date of Birth: August 14, 1984
Place of Birth: Pisa
Nationality: Italian
Height: 1.86 m
Serie A Debut: 12-9-2004, Roma-Fiorentina (1-0)

Olof Mellberg

Position: Defender (CB)

Olof Mellberg was born in Amnehärad, Sweden, on September 3rd 1977. He plays as a defender and can boast a long international career, with long spells in the Spanish and English Leagues.

He left his country at just 21 years of age, moving from AIK to Spanish side Racing Santander, where he stayed for three seasons. In 2001 he joined one of the English Premiere League's most prestigious Clubs, Aston Villa. His résumé includes a long stint in the Swedish national team too, begun as early as the year 2000.

With the side - that he's also captained on several occasions – he took part in all the recent big international events: the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and the 2000, 2004 and 2008 European Championships. At the recent Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, he took part in all three games Sweden played.

Date of Birth: September 3, 1977
Place of Birth: Amncharar
Nationality: Swedish
Height: 1.86 m
Serie A Debut: N/A

Jonathan Zebina

Position: Defender (RB)

Squad Number: 5

Jonathan Zebina was born on July 19 1978 in Paris. His mum's name is Martine and his dad's Denis. She works as a nurse, while dad manages the family's finances. Jonathan has a brother, Alexis, and a sister, Julia, both students.

He has a high school diploma in accounting and is happily single. Jonathan is a true arts lover. Last year he opened an art gallery in Milan and he spends most of his free time there. He loves art in any form, be it music, cinema or anything else.

He listens to a lot of music: soul, R’N’B, jazz, house, pop, rock, lounge, depending on the moment and his mood. He loves various groups and citing them all would take too long. What is certain is that music forms an integral part of his day. He adores art-house cinema too. There are many films that have touched him and that he’s fond of, but perhaps the one that has affected him more lately is Alejandro Gonzalez's Babel.

His main hobby is still his family though: he adores spending whole days with them talking about many different things. He watches very little television. His favourite dish? Impossible to limit the choice to just one. The important thing is that it's cooked by his mum, who's a really great cook. He loves wine, but doesn't drink spirits. Jonathan is very careful about the way he looks. He chooses to dress according to the occasion and most of all according to his mood. He loves details: watches, rings and glasses are the accessories he chooses more carefully.

He's not massively into sport, doesn't anxiously follow whatever is shown on TV, but he does love to see the perfect athletic effort, in any sport. For him the all-time sportsman is Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali. Not just for his physical power, thanks to which he could dominate and win against any opponent, but also for the way he put his huge fame to the service of doing good for other people.

Jonathan started playing football when he was 7, in the Palaiseau team, a team of the Parisian suburbs. He always played as a defender. His fondest memory at Juventus is his debut match: 12th of September 2004, Brescia-Juventus 0-3, everything went perfectly, including his magnificent assist. He's deeply grateful for the luck he’s had in becoming a footballer. Every day is his best-ever day.

A dream of his? To live and work in New York, a city he considers the centre of the world.

Date of Birth: July 19, 1978
Place of Birth: Paris
Nationality: French
Height: 1.84 m
Serie A Debut: 13-8-1998, Cagliari-Inter (2-2)

Position: Defender (CB)

Jorge Andrade was born on April 9, 1978, in Lisbon. He married Sara in 2000 and they have two beautiful twins: Tiago and Lucas. In his free time, Jorge likes to keep busy with several activities. The most important thing for him is certainly his family. He also listens to a lot of music, watches films, plays the guitar, reads papers and surfs on the internet. He also has a passion for videogames, but since the children have arrived, the time for that has progressively decreased.

His musical tastes vary from African music to hip hop, R’N’B and pop. His favourite song is Vivir Sin Aire by Manà, while his favourite singers are Juanes and Joss Stone. Lately television is mainly left to Tiago and Lucas, but when Jorge can, he likes to watch a good quality movie. His favourite actor is Denzel Washington, while Sandra Bullock is his female icon. His favourite film? Saw 1 and 2.

Jorge is quickly adapting to Italian cuisine. However, even if he's beginning to love local food, he's still very much into his country's cuisine. His favourite dish is Cachupa y Bacalao, a typical Portuguese dish made with cod. His favourite drink is Zumos, a kind of fruit-based milkshake.

Jorge is very careful about the way he presents himself, but he's not obsessed with it. He almost always dresses casual, as it's more comfortable and informal. A true passion of his is shirts; of all kinds, in all colours and fabrics – they’re a real obsession.

He made his debut at 8 with his brother, in Estrella da Amadora's youth teams, where his father had also played (the team was in the third division at the time). Then in 2000 he joined FC Porto and after two years he moved to Deportivo La Coruna. In his career he's won a Portuguese Cup and a Spanish Super Cup, but he's still very hungry for victory.

His dream is to win trophies again with Juventus. That will have to be put on hold however, as he is out for the season after a recurring knee injury.

Date of Birth: April 9, 1978
Place of Birth: Lisbon
Nationality: Portuguese
Height: 1.84 m
Serie A Debut: 26-8-2007, Juventus-Livorno (5-1)

Dario Knezevic

Position: Defender (CB)

Dario Knezevic was born in Rijeka, Croatia, on April 20th 1982. He has only played for two professional clubs up until now: HNK Rijeka, his hometown team, where he played until summer 2006, and Livorno, where he played in the last two years. He plays as a defender but doesn't shy away from going forward, as demonstrated by the four goals he scored with the Tuscan team.

He's a regular in the Croatian national side too, and he took part in the recent European Championships in Austria and Switzerland, playing all three first round games. During the third of these, against Poland, he picked up an injury that prevented him from playing any further.

Date of Birth:
Place of Birth: Rijeka
Nationality: Croatian
Height: 1.84 m
Serie A Debut: 25-10-2006

Zdenek Grygera

Zdenek Grygera was born on the 14th of May 1980 in Pollepy u Holesova, in the Czech Republic. His dad is called Svatopluk and works in a bank. His mum, Alena, is headmistress of an elementary school. He also has a sister named Andrea. He's married to 26-year old Lucia and they have a beautiful boy, David.

In his free time he listens to a lot of music: pop, rock and Italian music in general. He spends a great amount of time with his family. His son David demands a lot of attention and he always enjoys going out for a cup of coffee and a spot of shopping with his family. Turin is a new city for him and he wants to discover it and get to know it as soon as possible. He doesn't watch a lot of movies and doesn't like television much.

He has always had a soft spot for Italian cuisine and even when he lived in Amsterdam he enjoyed eating out at Italian restaurants in the city centre; a tradition that he's decided to continue here. He doesn't drink a lot of wine, but he was impressed by Barbera and Barolo.

His dressing style is simple and casual. He prefers to wear jeans and a t-shirt on training days, as he finds them more comfortable. In the evenings when he goes out with friends, he dresses more elegantly and according to the venue or occasion. He has a passion for watches: he buys a new one whenever he can.

Zdenek is a real sports enthusiast, on and off the football pitch. He plays tennis and likes to follow ice hockey - a very popular sport in the Czech Republic - , skiing and Formula 1 racing.His football career began at 5 years of age, in the Holesov team, coached by his father.

He tried in every role before he was 10, then when he joined Zlin he started being employed exclusively as a defender who could play at right back, left back or in a central position. He has always idolised the most famous Italian defenders, from Ferrara and Maldini up to Cannavaro and Nesta.

Without a doubt his most precious moment was when he debuted with the Czech national team at the World Cup. He hopes he can stay at Juventus for a long time and that he can win the League title one day.

Date of Birth: May 14, 1980
Place of Birth: Pollepy u Holesova (Czech Republic)
Nationality: Czech
Height: 1.85 m
Serie A Debut: 23-9-2007, Roma-Juventus (2-2)

Cristian Molinaro

Squad Number: 28

Cristian Molinaro was born in Moio della Civitella, near Salerno, on the 30th of July 1983. His dad is called Emilio and is a high school P.E. teacher. His mum Franca is also a teacher, but at an elementary school. Cristian has two brothers, both of them older than him: Bartolomeo, a chartered accountant, and Angelo, a humanities teacher: truly a family of teachers! Cristian has a surveyor diploma and naturally his favourite subjects at school were humanities.

Cristian is a real videogame enthusiast. He favours simulation and motor racing games; these have become a true passion of his. When he finds time to relax, he loves listening to music and, even though Italian singer Ligabue is his favourite artist, he certainly doesn't disdain foreign music.

He’s also a great movie lover. His number one film of all time? Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday". His favourite actor is Denzel Washington, who was excellent in “John Q”, whereas his favourite actress is definitely Meg Ryan.
He doesn't watch a lot of television, but he does have a penchant for comedy shows such as Zelig, with two of his favourite comedians, Claudio Bisio and Raul Cremona.

He's been playing classical guitar for over ten years now, and he's very much into computers. Another hobby of his is collecting Spiderman comics.

Cristian is really rather keen on food. He loves sweets in any shape or form. His favourite? Crostata pie, without the shadow of a doubt. He's also a fairly good connoisseur of wines. It would be impossible to make a list of his favourites because he claims that each wine has its own characteristics, but if he really had to narrow the choice down to two, he'd pick Tocula, a white wine from the Campania region, and Brunello di Montalcino among reds.

He's not obsessed with how he looks. He prefers to dress casual for comfort, but admits he doesn't spend much money on clothes.

Cristian loves all kinds of sports. He's a huge tennis enthusiast; he plays it a lot during the summer. His favourite sports personality outside of football is Roger Federer. He also follows the world motorbike racing championship religiously.

Molinaro began playing football at age 5 in the Gelbison team. He always played as a left wing in those days. When he joined Salernitana's youth academy he was moved to left-back. His arrival at Juventus represents the happiest moment of his career until now and he hopes to stay at the club for a very long time.

He has two recurring dreams: on a professional level he hopes one day to play for the national team and to play in - and maybe win - the Champions League. As for his private life, he dreams of building a big happy family just like the one he grew up in.

Date of Birth: July 30, 1983
Place of Birth: Moio della Civitella, Salerno
Nationality: Italian
Height: 1.80 m
Serie A Debut: 18-9-2005, Siena-Palermo (1-2)

Paolo De Ceglie

Position: Defender (LB)

Paolo De Ceglie was born in Aosta on September 17th 1986.He spent several years at Juventus, having joined the Club’s Youth Academy as a child. He has always worn the black and white colours, as his first and only experience away from Turin was at Siena last year, in Serie A, where he played very well, earning himself a call-up in Casiraghi's Under 21 team too.

A pure left footer, he can cover any role as long as it's wide on the left.

Date of Birth: September 17, 1986
Place of Birth: Aosta
Nationality: Italian
Height: 1.84 m
Serie A Debut: August 26, 2007

Nicola Legrottaglie

Position: Defender (CB)

Squad Number: 33

Nicola Legrottaglie was born in Gioia del Colle, near Bari, on October 20 1976. His dad Pietro works in an office, while mum Lucia is a housewife. He has a sister, Celeste; he's very fond of her and of his two magnificent nieces: Vanessa and Aurora. He achieved a regular Surveyor diploma and the subject he preferred at school was English.

In his free time he loves listening to some good music – Michael Bolton and Gabrielle are his favourite artists –, watching a little television and reading.
His favourite film is Legends of the Fall, whilst the actor he watches with more interest is Al Pacino. His favourite book? The Holy Bible, thanks to which he rediscovered the joy of living and love for his fellow man.

His favourite dish is the Genovese-style pasta that his mum cooks for him when he returns home. This isn't the traditional pesto sauce from Liguria, but a sauce with undressed ground meat. Nicola considers wine a fundamental ingredient for eating well, and he's quite the connoisseur. His favourite? A wine called Primitivo.

He always chooses his clothing style according to the situation: elegant for dinners and nights out with friends, more casual and comfortable for the days when he has to train. He's particularly fond of trainers.

Nicola, or “the Duke”, as his team mates have nicknamed him, keenly follows all sports. When he's home he likes to watch volleyball and tennis on television. His all-time idol has always been Ivan Lendl, the great Czech tennis player.

He began playing football at a very young age, at Inter Club Mottola, as a midfielder. He remembers fondly his Youth Academy years and the three coaches who helped him grow the most as a player: Rogante, Lentini and Greco. When he joined Pistoiese, Manager Catuzzi started employing him as a central defender. His fondest memory at Juventus is definitely the victory in the 2003 Italian Super Cup and the memory of his first goal for the National team still gives him the chills too.

Date of Birth: October 20, 1976
Place of Birth: Gioia del Colle, Bari
Nationality: Italian
Height: 1.85 m
Serie A Debut: 14-10-2001, Brescia-Chievo (2-2)

Cristiano Zanetti

Position: Midfielder

Squad Number: 6

Cristiano Zanetti was born on the 10th of April 1977 in Carrara. His mum is called Nerina and his dad Umberto. He has a brother, Giuseppe, and a sister, Giulia, 13 years his junior, to whom he is very close.

Cristiano is a true sportsman: he loves windsurfing – which he began when he was very young – , skiing, which he can't do as much as he'd like for professional reasons, and rally racing, which for him is the apex of motor racing sports, and he's really into all of them. Hence his favourite sports personality is Valentino Rossi.

He listens to plenty of music in his spare time. He enjoys the biggest Italian and international hits of all time (Pink Floyd's “Wish You were here”, U2's “Numb”, Queen's “We are the Champions” and “Certe Notti” by Ligabue), but also appreciates the latest ones he catches on the radio.
He doesn't watch television much. He adores Fiorello though, whom he considers the most talented all-round entertainer in Italy. But he much prefers watching a film on DVD, and if he had to suggest the title of a good movie, he wouldn't hesitate in recommending Roberto Benigni's “Life is beautiful”.

Like all athletes, he's very careful about what he eats and about his physical condition, but when he goes home, he cannot resist a plate of pasta with fresh tomato sauce, washed down, obviously, with a nice glass of wine from Tuscany.

Cristiano began playing football when he was 5, in the Poggioletto team. He was almost always employed as a number 10 behind the strikers, like his all-time idol Maradona. Only when he became an adult (i.e. in his first year as a pro) did he become a central midfielder. He's already had an excellent career so far, but the crowning achievement for him was taking part in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. He hopes to play professional football for many years to come and one of his aims is to win the Champions League one day.

Date of Birth: April 14, 1977
Place of Birth: Carrara, Tuscany
Nationality: Italian
Height: 1.80 m
Serie A Debut: 14-5-1995, Foggia-Fiorentina (2-1)

Hasan Salihamidzic

Position: Midfielder

Hasan Salihamidzic was born in Jablinica, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, on the 1st of January 1977. His mum, a housewife, is called Sefika. His dad, Ahmed, is retired. He has a sister, Ilhana, born in 1973. He's happily married with Esther; the couple have three wonderful children: Selina, Nick and Lara.

When asked what he enjoys doing when he's not training, “Brazzo” – his nickname, a word that translates as “brother” – has no hesitation in replying: spending time with his family. He has fun playing with his kids and he considers it his duty to help Esther around the house.

When he can, he listens to a lot of music, particularly Justin Timberlake and 50 Cent.
Usually the television is “owned” by his children, but when he has the choice, he's keen to watch his favourite film again: The Godfather. His best-loved actors are Al Pacino – the choice of The Godfather is no coincidence – and Robert De Niro.

In a short time he was able to appreciate Italian cuisine and has fallen in love with it. His favourite dish has now become pasta. His favourite chef? His wife, who has quickly learned to cook Italian recipes very well. He also likes fine wines, red and white, Italian and French.

When it comes to his choice of clothes, he has no doubts: comfortable sportswear and casual clothes for training, simple but elegant attire when he goes out at night with his family. One of his true passions is watches: he loves buying them, collecting them and wearing them.

He doesn't follow other sports much. His one true sporting passion is watching billiards on television.

He simply adores football however: it's his world and his one big love, after his family obviously. He began playing when he was 8 for a small Bosnian team: Turbina Jablanica. He then moved to Velez Mostar and after that he emigrated to the German League, first at Hamburg and then at Bayern Munich. His idol has always been Maradona; since he was a kid he has tried to imitate him.

His fondest memory? It's hard to find just one for someone who has won the German League 6 times, the Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup once, and the German Cup and Super Cup 4 times. He has no doubts about his dream though: he wants to win trophies as soon as possible with Juventus.

Date of Birth: January 1, 1977
Place of Birth: Jablanica (Bosnia-Herzegovina
Nationality: Bosnian
Height: 1.76 m
Serie A Debut: 25-8-2007, Juventus-Livorno (5-1)

Pavel Nedved

Position: Midfielder

Squad Number: 11

Pavel Nedved was born on the 30th of August 1972 in Cheb; his dad Vaclav was a labourer and his mum Ana a housewife. He married girlfriend Ivana when he was 21, and the couple have two children who carry their same names: Ivana and Pavel. He holds a qualified surveyor diploma.

Away from the playing fields, Pavel spends a lot of time concentrating on his physical condition: he runs regularly and partakes in many different sports. When he isn't playing sport, he turns into a caring and attentive father: he plays a lot with both his children.

When he wants to relax, he listens to some music – Laura Pausini, Eros Ramazzotti and Shakira – and watches movies, possibly featuring Robert De Niro, his favourite actor. Basically what any normal person would do.

He's a real gourmet who appreciates quality food. He loves rediscovering the typical dishes traditional to the area where he's living at any given time. He did this in Rome and he's doing it now in Turin also. He loves “poverela di Attilio” spaghetti, washed down by a good Piedmont red wine, such as Barbera, Barbaresco or Dolcetto d’Alba.

Pavel often varies his look. Like most sportsmen, he wears comfortable clothes when training, whereas he chooses more elegant and refined clothes when he goes out at night. He doesn't focus much on accessories but he's very particular about shoes, which always have to match the suit, and sunglasses.

Pavel loves his job deeply, and is very careful about maintaining his physical fitness, so much so that he trains even when his team mates rest. Indeed he goes out running each and every day, before going to the training ground.

He began playing at 5 years old for TJ Skalná, then he played for the RH Cheb, Škoda Plzen, VTJ Tábor and Dukla Praha youth teams and finally he joined Sparta Praha. He was often employed as a striker at the start of his career but eventually his coach at the time glimpsed his exceptional potential as an attacking midfielder, tried him in that role and from then on he became the player we all know now.

He's won a remarkable 4 League titles at Juventus. And even if the last two (seasons 2004/05 and 2005/06) were stripped away, he considers them won anyway. He also remembers fondly when he won the Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup at Lazio.

His dream is to live in peace with his family and he hopes his children can one day do something worthwhile with their lives and be happy. As for football, he has but one short-term objective: to take Juventus back into the Champions League.

Date of Birth: July 30, 1972
Place of Birth: Cheb, Czech Republic
Nationality: Czech
Height: 1.77 m
Serie A Debut: 7-9-1996, Bologna-Lazio (1-0)

Mauro German Camoranesi

Mauro German Camoranesi was born on the 4th of October 1976 in Tandil, Argentina, where his parents and sister still live. He is married and has three children.

His main hobby is music: he's been playing the electric bass for years now, an instrument he learned to play on his own. Music is an important part of his day: apart from playing it, he also listens to a lot of it, mainly rock. Despite being so into it, he hasn't got a singer or a lyric to which he's particularly attached. It doesn't matter to him, as long as it's good music. He's not a huge movie fan, but he does admit to liking Robert De Niro as an actor. His favourite movies are those taken from true events and stories. One of the best films he's ever seen is called Great Expectations.

Mauro – nicknamed “Camo” by his team mates – is a real gourmet. He's been a lover of all Italian cuisine for many years now and the one dish he really cannot give up is lasagne. He doesn't know a lot about wine, but, given the choice, he opts for red wines.

Mauro chooses his clothes with care but isn't overtly concerned with current fashions. He favours casual, sporty clothes over elegant formalwear. He's quite into trainers but not obsessive about them.

He's been playing golf regularly for a couple of years now and occasionally plays tennis too. He likes to watch Formula 1 and Motorbike racing on TV, and recently has been getting into rugby as well. His favourite sportsman is golfer Ian Poulter.

As for his football career, he started playing when he was 9 in a team called Jorge Newbery and from the very start he was employed as a midfielder on the wing. His fondest memory at Juventus is the 2002/03 season, his first there, when he won the Scudetto and reached the Final of the Champions League.

It's very easy to guess his fondest memory in general: winning the World Cup, of course.
His greatest ambition is winning a European Cup with Juventus. A promise he made to himself that he’d like to extend to all the fans.

Date of Birth: October 4, 1976
Place of Birth: Tandil, Argentina
Nationality: Argentine-Italian
Height: 1.74 m
Serie A Debut: 22-10-2000, Verona-Lazio (2-0)

Christian Poulsen

Position: Midfielder

Christian Poulsen was born in Asnaes (Denmark) on February 28th 1980.He's one of the best-known footballers in Europe, due to his long career in the Danish national team and his spells in the German Bundesliga and the Spanish Liga. After starting out in his home country, specifically at FC Copenhagen, in 2002 he joined Schalke 04, one of the top German teams, where he stayed until 2006.

From there he went on to Sevilla, where he played for two seasons prior to arriving at Juventus.

Date of Birth: February 28, 1980
Place of Birth: Asnaes
Nationality: Danish
Height: 1.82 m
Serie A Debut: N/A





Claudio Marchisio was born in Turin on January 19th 1986. After the positive experience in his first Serie A year at Empoli, he's now back in the Juventus shirt, kind of like a second skin to him, considering he grew up at the Club since he was a little boy.

He won a lot with the various Youth Teams there; his most important win remains the 2005/06 Youth Team League. He's one of the most talented Italian midfielders to emerge in recent years. It's no chance he's also part of the Under 21 national team set-up.

Date of Birth: January 19, 1986
Place of Birth: Turin
Nationality: Italian
Height: 1.79
Serie A Debut: 26-8-2007, Fiorentina-Empoli (3-1)

Sebastian Giovinco

Position: Midfielder

Sebastian Giovinco was born in Turin on January 26th 1987. At just 21 years of age he already has the football world taking notice of him, thanks to his creative skills, already shown in Juventus' Youth Academy (which he joined as a young boy) and then at Empoli, where he played his first Serie A season last year, doing well and scoring 6 goals.

A real talent, he can play in any position up front.
Date of Birth: January 26, 1987
Place of Birth: Turin
Nationality: Italian
Height: 1.64 m
Serie A Debut: 26-8-2007, Fiorentina-Empoli (3-1)

Mohamed Sissoko

Mohamed Lamine Sissoko was born on January 22 1985 in Mont Saint Aignan (France). His mother is called Fatou and his father Mohamed; both have worked for several years in a hotel. He has 14 siblings, two of which play professional football: one at Paris Saint German and the other one at Valencia. He holds a business high school diploma. He has a wife, Sokona, and an enchanting daughter called Aicha.

When he's not busy playing football, he spends a lot of time with his wife and daughter. He loves music and has a passion for R 'n' B (his favourite singer is Usher) and Malian music. He also likes to read and watch movies. His favourite? Gladiator, no question about it.

He's not a very good cook. His wife Sokona and his mother definitely rule in the kitchen. His favourite dish is Tiebe, a traditional dish from Mali, made with rice and beef.

Momo, as he's known around the changing room, almost always chooses to dress casual and sporty, in order to feel at ease and, most of all, comfortable.

He likes to follow different sports. He's really into NBA basketball and his favourite player there is Kobe Bryant.

He began his career in 2002 at AJ Auxerre but he never played during that first season. In 2003, at only 18 years of age, he joined Valencia, managed by Rafael Benitez at the time, who decided to employ him as a midfielder and not as a striker any more. Very soon he became a first team regular and played 45 Spanish League games between 2003 and 2004. In the summer of 2005 Valencia – managed by Claudio Ranieri by then – decided to sell him to Liverpool, managed by his old coach, Benitez. He left his mark in England too, quickly becoming a favourite with the fans thanks to his athletic skills and fighting spirit. His career in the National team began with his debut in the French Under 21, but taking advantage of the new FIFA ruling - allowing players with a double nationality to play with a different National team after beginning with another Under 21 – he opted to play for the Mali national team.

He made his debut on November 19 2003 in a friendly against Morocco and became one of the key players of the side that reached the African Cup semi-finals in 2004.
He has also played at the 2004 Athens summer Olympics with Mali, who were eliminated in the quarter finals by Italy themselves.

His dreams refer both to his career and his private life. In the latter, he hopes to be able to carry through many projects aimed at helping the children of Mali. He would like to build facilities there where the kids could learn football and also get a proper education. As for his professional goals, he only has one thing on his mind: to win a lot and immediately with Juventus.

Date of Birth: January 22, 1985
Place of Birth: Mont Saint Aignan, France
Nationality: French-Malian
Height: 1.87 m
Serie A Debut: 3-2-2008, Juventus-Cagliari (1-1)

Albin Ekdal

Swedish attacking midfielder Albin Ekdal was born on July 28 1989 and has already played 4 seasons at Brommapojkarna in the Swedish League – 2 in the youth teams and 2 in the first team – and is a first-team regular in the Swedish Under 19 national team, where he has collected 5 caps and one goal up until now.

Date of Birth: July 28, 1989
Place of Birth: Bromma
Nationality: Swedish
Height: 1.75 m
Serie A Debut: N/A

Tiago Cardoso Mendes

Squad Number: 30

Tiago Cardoso Mendes was born on the 2nd of May 1980; his mum Julia is a kindergarten teacher, while dad Carlos works as an impresario. His only brother, Duarte, is a student. He has a wife, Barbara, and two lovely children: Beatriz and Francisco.

In his spare time he spends a lot of time with his family. Little Francisco needs a lot of attention and Tiago often helps his wife Barbara. When possible, he treats himself to a good movie, like Braveheart, with Mel Gibson, his favourite actor. He listens to a lot of music: all kinds of stuff, depending on the moment and his mood, but U2 are the one group he couldn't do without. Beautiful Day is the song he listens to more often.

Tiago is learning to appreciate Italian cuisine and is rapidly falling in love with it, but the dish he just can't live without is the Bacalhau à bras (grilled cod) that his wife cooks for him. He doesn't drink wine.

His dress sense is like his personality: unfussy and informal. He favours casual wear, jeans and trainers, and doesn't spend much on accessories.

When he's not playing football, he plays tennis (he admits that he's not very good, but he's just started taking lessons) and is a fan of indoor hockey, a sport in which Portugal has excelled for years. He's also a huge Formula 1 and Motorbike racing fan. His favourite sportsman is undoubtedly Federer, whom he considers the most complete all-rounder of the last 10 years, a true champion.

Tiago began playing football when he was 8, in the Vianense team. He played as forward until the age of 15, when he began to switch to midfield. The best moment of his football career was at the 2004 European Championships. It all went perfectly well up until the defeat in the final against Greece.

He has a grand dream as a professional, which he's hoping to achieve at Juventus: to win the Champions League.

Date of Birth: May 2, 1981
Place of Birth: Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Nationality: Portuguese
Height: 1.83 m
Serie A Debut: 25-8-2007, Juventus-Livorno (5-1)

Marco Marchionni

Marco Marchionni was born on the 22nd of July 1980 in Monterotondo, near Rome. The son of Luigina and Pietro, he has a brother, Umberto, and two sisters, Irene and Elisabetta. His wife's name is Claudia. After finishing secondary school, Marco went to Accounting high school, feeling he had a gift for scientific subjects, and was able to obtain a diploma. In general he liked studying and never had any problems at school.

When he's not playing football, he spends a lot of time with his wife. They enjoy watching movies (in particular action movies, most of all “Braveheart”, featuring his favourite actor Mel Gibson). They listen to music and they adore shopping together. Marco's favourite singer is Vasco Rossi, and he owns all his albums, but his and Claudia's song is Eros Ramazzotti's “Musica c’è”.

When at home he loves relaxing with a good book; if he had to recommend one, he would have no hesitation in choosing Nicholas Evans' “The Horse Whisperer”.

He's pretty good in the kitchen and if he wants to impress someone he prepares “pennette in vodka sauce”, which has by now become his speciality. He likes chilled white wine a lot, preferably from the centre of Italy; maybe a good Bianco dei Castelli Romani.

Marco almost always chooses to dress sporty; that way he feels at ease and, most importantly, comfortable.

He's keen on all sports. In particular he likes sports that are played on holiday, perhaps on a nice beach. He also loves tennis and 5-a-side football, which he cannot partake in as much as he'd like, for obvious reasons.

Marco's debut came when he was 7 years old, in Castelchiodato's team. He played as a forward and only at 19 was he moved to the wing, as he was able to go past his man and put in some great crosses for his team mates. He hopes to stay at Juventus for a long time and possibly relive the career of his idol, Roberto Baggio. Marchionni dreams of winning a prestigious trophy; but the greatest trophies for him would be happiness and good health.

Date of Birth: July 22, 1980
Place of Birth: Monterotondo, Rome
Nationality: Italian
Height: 1.75 m
Serie A Debut: 21-1-1999, Rome-Empoli (1-1)

Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira

Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira was born in Carapiquiba, Brazil, on June 3rd 1980. He arrives at Juventus as a 28-year old after a long process of improvement, begun in 2000 when he was signed by Swiss team Bellinzona. Very soon Italy would become his home away from home.

Indeed he joined Napoli in 2001 and then played for Piacenza, Messina and Chievo.

He shone in Verona and went from strength to strength in the years at Palermo, where he became a star due to his goal-scoring abilities.

Date of Birth: June 3, 1980
Place of Birth: Carapiquiba, Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
Height: 1.86 m
Serie A Debut: 14-5-2001, Bari-Napoli (0-1)

Vincenzo Iaquinta

Vincenzo Iaquinta was born on the 21st of November 1979 in Crotone. His dad Giuseppe is a businessman and his mum Vittoria a housewife. He has a sister called Adele. He's married with Arianna, whom he met in a motorway restaurant, and the couple have two beautiful boys: Edoardo and Giuseppe.

When he's not playing football, Vincenzo is just like any other normal guy: he likes to spend a lot of time with his family, usually playing with his two sons. He listens to a lot of music – Adriano Celentano and Renato Zero are definitely his best-loved singers – and is always watching movies. He prefers action movies as they're more exciting to him. It's not a coincidence that his favourite actor is Sylvester Stallone, the star of Rocky.

His favourite dish is lasagna, washed down with some good red wine, perhaps a Brunello di Montalcino or a high-quality Cabernet.

Vincenzo is scrupulous about the way he looks. Like many young men his own age, he prefers sporty clothes, as he considers them more comfortable and functional. Only when it's strictly necessary does he opt for classically-cut, elegant suits. He doesn't use many accessories, but he's crazy about watches.

Apart from football, he's tried playing golf a few times, a sport that interests him a lot, but that he found to be a little difficult and complicated. He always watches the tennis on television, and particularly any match featuring Roger Federer, whom he considers the best all-round athlete outside of football.

He started playing football at 6 years of age for Reggiolo and has always played as a striker, just like his all-time idol Marco Van Basten.

When asked what has been the best moment of his career for him so far, he doesn't even need to think about it and the reply comes swift: winning the World Cup.

He hopes to win a lot at Juve, all he can, maybe winning the 'double', Scudetto and Champions League, too. He hopes for a happy, peaceful future, with a lot of luck and that his two sons may become professional footballers one day, just like daddy.

Date of Birth: November 21, 1979
Place of Birth: Crotone, Calabria
Nationality: Italian
Height: 1.91 m
Serie A Debut: 1-10-2000, Udinese-Brescia (4-2)

Alessandro Del Piero

Alessandro Del Piero was born on November 9 1974 in Conegliano Veneto, near Treviso. He has a brother, Stefano, who is nine years his senior and used to be a footballer himself; he now works as Alessandro's agent. Mother Bruna and father Gino, an electrician, have always been very much a part of Alex's life. He is happily married with Sonia, and the couple now have a son named Tobias.

In his free time he listens to a lot of music, both international and Italian, but he's particularly fond of U2, Foo Fighters and Oasis, as Noel Gallagher is a friend of his.

He loves good-quality cinema. Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino are among his favourite actors.

Alessandro likes reading a lot, but he doesn't have a favourite genre: he reads everything from thrillers to the great classics of Italian literature, and sometimes a good contemporary novel.

He varies his look a lot. He loves both comfortable, sporty clothes, ideal to travel to and from training, or to play golf - a sport he's grown to love by now - as well as classic and elegant attire. He also owns a clothing line called Cashus.

Alessandro loves sport in all its expressions. Apart from football, he follows NBA basketball, he plays tennis and in the last few years he has picked up golf, which he plays regularly, as he's very much into it and he finds it relaxing.

He's a good friend of Steve Nash, the Canadian basketball player whom he considers one of his idols.

He began playing at 8 years of age in the San Vendemmiano team, and then moved to Padova at 13. He's been a Juventus fan since childhood.

It's very difficult for him to identify his happiest memory at Juventus: the Intercontinental Cup, the Champions League, the many League titles won, all are connected with different and always new feelings and emotions. In the National team, he reached his peak winning the World Cup in Germany.

He dreams of happiness and peace for his family, to whom he's very close and for whom he'd do just about anything.

Date of Birth: November 9, 1974
Place of Birth: Conegliano Veneto, Treviso
Nationality: Italian
Height: 1.73 m
Serie A Debut: 12-9-1993, Foggia-Juventus (1-1)

David Trezeguet

David Trezeguet was born on October 15, 1977, in Rouen, France. His mum is called Beatrice and his dad - who used to be a footballer and played for Chacarita Junior and then Estudiantes and is now also his agent - is called Jorge.

David had to leave France because of his father's football commitments and lived in Argentina until the age of 17.
His wife is called Beatrice and they have a son called Aaron, to whom the couple speak in both French and Spanish.

When he's free he listens to a lot of music, watches the occasional film on TV and also reads. He adores shopping around Turin, a city which he considers ideal for someone like him: it's big, lively, but at the same time definitely reserved.

He has a soft spot for latin music, but also appreciates house and R’N’B. His favourite actor is John Travolta, but he also likes other Hollywood heavyweights such as De Niro, Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman very much. His favourite film is David Fincher's 7even, a thriller, the genre he prefers.

David is a meat lover. He lived in Argentina as a boy and fell in love with the local food, the main ingredient of which is meat: it's among the best in the world and is prepared in a variety of ways: barbecued (braseros), skewered (asados), grilled (churrascos) or boiled (puncheros), always served in generous portions accompanied by pulses, potatoes, rice or maize and various sauces such as chimichurri. When he reached Italy he discovered Mediterranean cuisine and pretty soon became an enthusiast of it: pasta, rice and first dishes in general are his favourites.

The way David dresses reflects his personality: sober and refraining from any excess. He alternates between casual and elegant attire. He's not worried too much about accessories, but there is one detail he pays a lot of attention to: his sunglasses. He's not obsessively into fashion, but he does put a great deal of care in choosing the right colour combinations.

He's not interested in other sports much, but he does like tennis. He's impressed by Federer's physical prowess. When he can he plays a few sets himself.

David began playing football when he was 8, in Atletico Pratense's youth teams; his goal was to imitate his all-time idol, Diego Armando Maradona. He joined AS Monaco in 1995/96 and played for them until 2000. He's won a great deal since joining Juventus: 4 League titles (he considers them all won despite the fact that two were stripped from Juventus), 2 Italian Super Cups and he was also the League's top scorer for the 2001/02 season. It would really be impossible for him to choose the defining moment out of all these happy memories.

But not taking into consideration his experiences with the "Old Lady" in Turin, he has no doubts: the most significant victories of his football career have been the World Cup in 1998 and the European Championships in 2000.

On a personal level, David hopes he and his loved ones can enjoy plenty of peace and happiness. As a footballer, he’s concentrating on one single aim: to win trophies with Juventus again, as soon as possible.

Date of Birth: October 15, 1977
Place of Birth: Rouen
Nationality: French
Height: 1.90
Serie A Debut: 15-10-2000, Bari-Juventus (2-0)

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