David Di Michele

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David Di Michele
Personal information
Full name David Di Michele
Date of birth January 6, 1976 (1976-01-06) (age 32)
Place of birth    Guidonia, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Torino
Number 17
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993-1996
1996-1998
1998-2001
2001-2002
2002-2004
2004-2006
2006-2007
2007-		 Lodigiani
Foggia
Salernitana
Udinese
Reggina
Udinese
Palermo
Torino		 43 (6)
68 (14)
92 (40)
25 0(5)
62 (15)
53 (18)
48 (16)
   
National team2
2005- Italy 6 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 30, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of October 11, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

David Di Michele (born on 6 January 1976 in Guidonia, Rome) is an Italian football player, who currently plays as a forward for Serie A side Torino.

[edit] Club career

Di Michele began his career with Lodigiani (now Cisco Roma) in the Italian Serie C1, and played for them from 1993 to 1996. He then got traded to Foggia Calcio in the Italian Serie B.

He had a short stint in Foggia, playing just two seasons before being traded to Salernitana. With Salernitana, he made his Serie A debut, however the following year Salernitana were demoted to Serie B.

After two seasons with Salernitana in Serie B, he was traded to Udinese for the 2001–02 season. After the 2001–02 season with Udinese, he played two seasons with Reggina, only to be traded back to Udinese in 2004–05. In the 2005–06 season, he played half a season with Udinese and took part in the UEFA Champions League.

In a 2004–05 Coppa Italia match against Lecce, he scored 2 goals before replacing keeper Samir Handanovic in goal after Hadanovic was sent off. He stopped a key penalty in the final minutes of the game to ensure a 5-4 victory for Udinese.[1]

Halfway through the season, after several lacks of understanding, Di Michele's contract was sold to Palermo. He debuted for Palermo in a Serie A home match won 4-2 against Parma, in which he scored two goals. In his 2005–06 period, David Di Michele played 19 matches, scoring seven goals.

In March 2007, Di Michele was accused and found guilty of illegal betting and received a three month ban from Serie A. He also received a $27,000 fine. Betting wasn't illegal for Italian players until November 2005, but Di Michele, along with three others, placed bets through an illegal bookmaker. However, he is allowed to play in friendlies and take part in training so he will be able to keep match fitness.[2]

On 5 July 2007 Palermo announced to have sold him to Torino.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ uefa.com (2007-06-06). David Di Michele UEFA Euro 2008 Profile (English). Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
  2. ^ Reuters (2007-07-31). Serie A - Di Michele banned in betting scandal (English). Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  3. ^ US Città di Palermo (2007-07-05). Di Michele ceduto al Torino (Italian). Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
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Persondata
NAME Di Michele, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Di Michele, David
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1976-1-6
PLACE OF BIRTH Guidonia , Italy
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH