Christian Panucci

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Christian Panucci
Personal information
Full name Christian Panucci
Date of birth April 12, 1973 (1973-04-12) (age 35)
Place of birth    Savona, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft +12 in)
Playing position Right back, Centre back
Club information
Current club Roma
Number 2
Youth clubs
Genoa
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1992-1993
1993-1996
1997-1999
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001
2001-
Genoa
A.C. Milan
Real Madrid
Internazionale
Chelsea (loan)
Monaco (loan)
A.S. Roma
031 0(3)
089 0(9)
073 0(3)
026 0(1)
008 0(0)
014 0(3)
207 (17)   
National team2
1992-1996
1993
1994-
Italy U-21
Olympics (U-23)
Italy
019 0(4)
003 0(0)
054 0(3)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 18, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 9, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Christian Panucci (born 12 April 1973 in Savona) is an Italian football (soccer) player who currently plays for AS Roma of Italian Serie A. Panucci is a defender who usually plays on the right-hand side, but he can also play on the left or in the centre of defence.

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[edit] Club career

Panucci started playing with Genoa in 1992, and then moved to AC Milan. Panucci later moved to Real Madrid (becoming the first Italian to play for the Spanish club), Inter, Chelsea, AS Monaco before moving to Roma in 2001. He won the Champions League with both Milan and Madrid. In those two stops, as well as Roma, he has been coached by Fabio Capello.

[edit] International career

Panucci made his debut in September 1994 (against Slovenia in a Euro 96 qualifier. However, he missed out on the final squad following a dispute with Italian national coach Arrigo Sacchi and was not a regular in the Italian national team until the 2002 World Cup. He has 48 caps and two goals, as of the end of 2004. He played for his country at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004. In the 2002 World Cup, Panucci was widely blamed[citation needed] for failing to clear a pass that led to the equalising goal by Seol Ki-Hyun in the dying minutes of the round of 16 match.

Panucci had not played for Italy for over three years after Euro 2004 in Portugal, having been ignored by Marcello Lippi with whom he had fallen out with in his days at Inter, for the period of the 2006 World Cup. However, the 34 year old was given a second chance by the current Italy Coach and friend Roberto Donadoni, who called him up for the European Championship qualifiers against Georgia, Scotland and the Faroe Islands.

Panucci then expressed his delight at earning his 50th Italy cap in the stadium where he began his career for the Azzurri in the 2-0 win over Georgia in their Euro 2008 qualifying tie in Genoa. Panucci came through the port club's youth ranks before joining AC Milan in 1993.

"It was really emotional for me to play in an arena where I grew up. It may have seemed a little scripted but I'll never forget the standing ovation I received."

Panucci has currently 54 caps for the Azzurri. He managed to score his first international goal for the Azzuri since April 2002, when he headed a crucial injury-time winning goal against Scotland on 17 November 2007 in their Euro 2008 qualifying Group B match. Italy then managed to clinch their place at the European Championship finals, which will be held in Austria and Switzerland in July 2008.[1]

[edit] Personal life

In 1996, Panucci narrowly avoided death due to a change of flight plans. He was part of the Italy squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, but had to leave the team due to injury. Panucci was scheduled to leave the United States on TWA Flight 800 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. But a last-minute change of flight plans saved his life.

Panucci was married to a Spanish woman and their child was born in March 2001. However, they have divorced and he is currently dating Rosaria Cannavò.

[edit] Honours

[edit] AC Milan

[edit] Real Madrid

[edit] A.S. Roma

[edit] International goals

Christian Panucci: International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 1994 Tallinn, Estonia Flag of Estonia Estonia 2-0 Win UEFA Euro 1996 Qual.
2. 17 April 2002 Milan, Italy Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 1-1 Draw Friendly
3. 17 November 2007 Glasgow, Scotland Flag of Scotland Scotland 1-2 Win UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Italy break Scottish hearts to qualify)", Uefa Official website, 2007-11-16. Retrieved on 2007-11-17. 

[edit] External links


Persondata
NAME Panucci, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Panucci, Christian
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH 1973-04-12
PLACE OF BIRTH Savona, Italy
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH