Valerio Fiori

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Personal information
Valerio Fiori
Full name	Valerio Fiori
Date of birth	April 27, 1969 (1969-04-27) (age 39)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1985-1986 1986-1993 1993-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2008	Lodigiani Lazio Cagliari Cesena Fiorentina Piacenza AC Milan Total	001 (0) 117 (0) 082 (0) 018 (0) 001 (0) 028 (0) 003 (0) 250 (0)
National team
1989-1990	Italy U-21	004 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Valerio Fiori (born April 27, 1969 in Rome) is a retired Italian goalkeeper who played for Serie A club A.C. Milan.

[edit] Career

Fiori is currently retired from professional football and will pursue a career in law. He has made only two official appearances in eight seasons with the club: a 4-2 loss in Serie A to Piacenza Calcio, and a 1-0 Coppa Italia win over U.C. Sampdoria as a first-half injury replacement for Christian Abbiati. Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani stated that Fiori's lengthy stint at the club, despite his lack of playing time, was due to his professional conduct.

Before AC Milan, he played for Lodigiani (1 season), Lazio (6 seasons), Cagliari (3 seasons), Cesena, Fiorentina and Piacenza (1 season apiece). It was because of his impressive performances with Piacenza that Milan decided to sign him, although at the time they already had Sebastiano Rossi and Abbiati in their ranks. Though he made four appearances for Italy's Under-21 squad, Fiori was never called up for the senior side.

He was Milan's starting keeper in a 2-2 friendly draw with Dynamo Kiev on September 6, 2007, which marked his first full match with the Rossoneri since a 1-1 draw with Chelsea F.C. in a friendly on August 1, 2005.