Edison Cavani

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Edison Cavani
Personal information
Full name Edison Roberto Gómez Cavani
Date of birth February 14, 1987 (1987-02-14) (age 21)
Place of birth    Salto, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position striker
Club information
Current club U.S. Città di Palermo
Number 7
Youth clubs
2000–2006 Danubio F.C.
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2006–2007
2007–		 Danubio
Palermo		 25 (9)[1]
40 0(7)   
National team2

2008–		 Uruguay U-20
Uruguay		 14 (10)
02 0(1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 26, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of May 26, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Edison Cavani is an Uruguayan football striker. He was born on February 14, 1987 in the city of Salto in Uruguay, and currently plays for Serie A club U.S. Città di Palermo.

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[edit] Club career

Nicknamed El Matador,[2] Cavani moved to Montevideo when he was 12 years old, and came through the youth system at Danubio F.C. to make his debut for the first team in 2006. He was part of the Apertura 2006 championship winning squad.

After his breakthrough at the 2007 South American Youth Championship, several teams were suggested to have interest in signing Cavani, including Juventus and AC Milan[3]. However, on January 29, 2007, Palermo chairman Maurizio Zamparini announced the signing of the promising Uruguayan footballer[4]. The bid was officially confirmed on January 31.[5].

Cavani made his debut on March 11, 2007 in a home league match against Fiorentina [6], coming on in the 55th minute with his team 0-1 down and scoring an impressive equaliser only fifteen minutes later, a goal hailed as reminiscent of Marco van Basten's strike in the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final.[2]

[edit] International career

In January 2007, Cavani was selected to join the Uruguay national football team Under-20 squad to play in the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay. Cavani finished the tournament as top scorer with seven goals in nine games, helping Uruguay to finish in 3rd place, earning them a place in the World Youth Championship.

On February 6, 2008, Cavani made his first senior appearance for the Uruguay national team, and immediately scored a goal in his debut with the Celeste, a 2–2 tie with Colombia.[7]

[edit] Personal life

Cavani is of indigenous and Italian descent, his paternal grandparents being originally from Maranello.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Scheda - Edison Cavani (Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  2. ^ a b Edinson Cavani: South America's best-kept secret. CBC Sports. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
  3. ^ Calciomercato.biz. Cavani, il Palermo sorpassa tutti (Italian). Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  4. ^ La Repubblica. Calcio, Palermo; Zamparini: abbiamo preso Cavani (Italian). Retrieved on 2007-01-30.
  5. ^ Gazzetta dello Sport. Palermo, arriva il gioiello Cavani (Italian). Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
  6. ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on March 14, 2007.
  7. ^ "Uruguay Held By Colombia, Bolivia Beat Peru", Goal.com, 2008-02-07. Retrieved on 2008-02-15. 
  8. ^ Edison Cavani: il futuro idolo di Palermo (Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb (2007-02-05). Retrieved on 2007-09-05.

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U.S. Città di Palermo – current squad

1 Agliardi • 3 Capuano • 4 Tedesco • 7 Cavani • 8 Migliaccio • 9 Çani • 10 Miccoli • 11 Amauri • 12 Fontana • 14 Guana • 16 Cassani • 17 Janković • 18 Carbonaro • 20 Caserta • 21 Biava • 22 Di Matteo • 23 Bresciano • 30 Simplício • 42 Balzaretti • 43 Barzagli • 53 Cossentino • 88 Ujkani • -- Nocerino • -- Liverani • -- Giovio • -- Amelia • -- Raggi • -- Túlio de Melo • Coach: Colantuono


Persondata
NAME Cavani, Edison
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cavani, Edinson
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1987-2-14
PLACE OF BIRTH Salto , Uruguay
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH


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