Giorgio Chiellini

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Giorgio Chiellini
Personal information
Date of birth August 14, 1984
Place of birth    Pisa, Italy
Height 1.86 m
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Juventus
Number 3
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000-2004
2004-2005
2005-
Livorno
Fiorentina
Juventus
55 (4)
37 (3)
32 (0)   
National team2
2000
2000-2001
2001
2002
2001-2003
2003-
2004-
Italy U-15
Italy U-16
Italy U-17
Italy U-18
Italy U-19
Italy U-21
Italy
8 (0)
12 (2)
1 (0)
6 (1)
18 (1)
21 (4)
6 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17 February, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of November 14, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Giorgio Chiellini (born August 14, 1984 in Pisa) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Juventus of the Italian Serie B. He is an attacking left back who has also played in midfield.

Chiellini started his career with Livorno where he played for two years each in Serie C1 and Serie B. He was signed by Juventus in summer 2004, for €6.5 million, but immediately sold on co-ownership deal to Fiorentina for €3.5 million, where he played for 2004/05 season. After an excellent first season in Serie A, he was recalled by Juventus for the 2005-06 season, where Juventus paid €4.3 million for full-ownership.

Chiellini made his debut for the Italian national team in November 2004 against Finland, and has since become a regular squad member. He won the European Under-19 Championship with Italy in 2003, and was also a member of the Italy team that won the bronze medals at the football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. As of September 2006, he has won 6 caps for Italian national team, despite still being eligible to play for Italian U-21 national team.

He extended his original contract from until 2009 to 2011 in 12 October 2006. [1]

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of Italy Italy
Men's Football
Bronze 2004 Athens Team Competition

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Juventus F.C. - Current Squad

1 Buffon | 2 Birindelli | 3 Chiellini | 4 Kovač | 5 Tudor | 6 C. Zanetti | 8 Giannichedda | 9 Bojinov | 10 Del Piero | 11 Nedvěd | 12 Mirante | 13 Piccolo | 14 Balzaretti | 15 Marchisio | 16 Camoranesi | 17 Trézéguet | 18 Boumsong | 19 Paro | 20 Palladino | 22 Belardi | 23 Guzmán | 25 Zalayeta | 27 Zebina | 29 De Ceglie | 30 Legrottaglie | 32 Marchionni | 33 Urbano | Coach Deschamps