Daniele Bonera

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Daniele Bonera
Personal information
Full name Daniele Bonera
Date of birth May 31, 1981 (1981-05-31) (age 27)
Place of birth    Brescia, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre Back, Right Back
Club information
Current club A.C. Milan
Number 25
Youth clubs
1995–1999 Brescia
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999–2002
2002–2006
2006–
Brescia
Parma
A.C. Milan
060 (0)
114 (1)
046 (0)   
National team2
2001–2004
2001–
Italy U-21
Italy
034 (0)
013 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 19:47, 6 June 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 19:47, 6 June 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

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

Daniele Bonera (born May 31, 1981 in Brescia) is an Italian footballer for A.C. Milan of Serie A where he plays in the role of defender and wears the shirt 25.

Bonera started his career for Brescia Calcio, making his first team debut in 1999/2000, in Serie B league. After two more impressive seasons with Brescia, which led him to be even capped for the Italy national football team, making his debut in a friendly match played September 5, 2001 against Morocco, Bonera moved to Parma in 2002/03.

On the 28 July 2006 Daniele moved to A.C. Milan for a transfer fee of about $2.5 milion.

His UEFA Champions League debut was against Anderlecht, 17 October 2006, in which he received a red card after receiving a second yellow in the 47the minute for what, in the referees view, was petulantly kicking the ball away as Anderlecht waited to take a Free Kick. After struggling in right back, Bonera was moved to centre back after several defenders were injured and the acquisition of Massimo Oddo from S.S. Lazio in January, a natural Right Back.

He was called up by Roberto Donadoni for Italy's Euro 2008 Qualifier against Scotland, a match scheduled for 28th March 2007, but had to withdraw due to injury.

He has been capped 13 times for Italy.

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AC Milan

Italy

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