Fabiano Santacroce

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Fabiano Santacroce
Personal information
Full name	Fabiano Santacroce
Date of birth	August 24, 1986 (1986-08-24) (age 21)
Place of birth	Camaçari, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Napoli
Number	13
Youth clubs
	Como
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2005 2005–2007 2008–	Como Brescia Napoli	15 (0) 43 (3) 13 (0)
National team2
2007–	Italy U-21	03 (0)
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 November 21, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Fabiano Santacroce (born 24 August 1986 in Camaçari, Bahia) is an italian footballer playing for Napoli. He was born in Brazil to an Italian father and a Brazilian mother.

He was raised in Casatenovo.

He made his debut for Brescia in Serie B on 23 April 2006, against A.C. Cesena.

Santacroce has been described by a number of people in Italy, including Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis as the "new Alessandro Nesta"^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Goal.com - Editorial - Calcio Debate: Fabiano Santacroce – The ‘New Alessandro Nesta’?

[edit] External links

• (Italian) gazzetta.it

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