Julián Speroni

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Julián Speroni
Personal information
Speroni training with Crystal Palace in 2011
Full name	Julián Maria Speroni
Date of birth	(1979-05-18) 18 May 1979
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in).^[1]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Crystal Palace
Number	1
Youth career
1997–2000	Platense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1999–2000	Platense	2	(0)
2001–2004	Dundee	92	(0)
2004–	Crystal Palace	307	(0)
National team^‡
1999	Argentina U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:36, 2 February 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 March 2013

Julián Maria Speroni (Spanish pronunciation: [xulˈjan (e)speˈɾoni]; born 18 May 1979) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a goalkeeper.

Career

Dundee

Speroni started his career with Club Atlético Platense, in his homeland, but moved after just one year as a professional, to Scottish side Dundee. Dundee manager Ivano Bonetti received advice from an Italian contact to Speroni's potential. The move to Dundee was delayed for two months, due to administration delays in Argentina, holding up Speroni's application for an Italian passport.^[2]

He excelled at Dundee, becoming a cult figure due to his cavalier style, often attempting to beat players using his feet.

Crystal Palace

With Dundee in financial trouble, Speroni ended up moving south of the border, to Crystal Palace, for a fee of £500,000.

Speroni only started the first six games for his newly promoted team in their Premier League campaign before he was replaced by Hungarian international Gábor Király after some poor performances. His next two seasons at Selhurst Park saw him largely play understudy to Király. When the Hungarian departed Selhurst Park at the end of the 2006–07 season, Speroni returned to the starting line-up and flourished, establishing himself as Palace's first choice keeper for the following six seasons. Palace managed to reach the play-offs at the end of the 2007–08 season and Speroni was offered a new three-year contract. He was also awarded the accolade of "Player of the Year" by the Palace supporters. At the end of the following season, he retained Palace's "Player of the Year" award.

In the 2009–10 season, Speroni again drew praise. His club fell into financial difficulty and finished the season in administration. This meant a ten-point deduction, and survival was only secured on the final day of the season. For his role in this, Speroni achieved a new record, becoming the first man to win Palace's "Player of the Year" award for three consecutive seasons.

On 10 December 2010, Speroni agreed a 3½ year extension to his current contract.

International career

Speroni made one appearance for the Argentina U20 team.^[3]

Personal life

Speroni grew up in Buenos Aires with his parents and his younger brother, Ezequiel. He is married to Marina and has a son.

Speroni also holds an Italian passport, for which he qualified through his grandfather.^[4]

Club career statistics

(correct as of 2 February 2014)

Club	Season	League			Cup^[5]			Europe			Play-offs			Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Platense	1999	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0
Total	1999	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0
Dundee	2001–02	17	0	0	4	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	0	0
	2002–03	38	0	0	8	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	46	0	0
	2003–04	37	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	-	-	-	45	0	0
Total	2001–2004	92	0	0	16	0	0	4	0	0	-	-	-	112	0	0
Crystal Palace	2004–05	6	0	0	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	0	0
	2005–06	4	0	0	4	0	0	-	-	-	0	0	0	8	0	0
	2006–07	5	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	0	0
	2007–08	46	0	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0	0	48	0	2
	2008–09	45	0	3	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	48	0	3
	2009–10	45	0	0	7	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	52	0	0
	2010–11	45	0	0	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	48	0	0
	2011–12	41	0	0	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	43	0	0
	2012–13	46	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	3	0	0	49	0	0
	2013–14	24	0	0	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	0	0
Total	2004–	307	0	5	23	0	0	-	-	-	5	0	0	335	0	5
Career totals		401	0	5	39	0	0	4	0	0	5	0	0	449	0	5

Honours

Crystal Palace

Football League Championship play-offs (1): 2012–13

Individual

Crystal Palace Player of the Year (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10

References

↑ "Julián Speroni profile". CPFC.co.uk.
↑ Interview with Speroni 2002
↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/julian-speroni/profil/spieler_12814.html
↑ Interview with Speroni 2002
↑ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield

External links

Julián Speroni player profile at cpfc.co.uk
Julián Speroni career stats at Soccerbase
(Spanish) BDFA profile

Crystal Palace F.C. – Player of the Year

1972: McCormick
1973: T. Taylor
1974: P. Taylor
1975: Jeffries
1976: P. Taylor
1977: Sansom
1978: Cannon
1979: Sansom
1980: Hinshelwood
1981: Hinshelwood
1982: Barron
1983: Murphy
1984: Gilbert
1985: Cannon
1986: Wood
1987: Cannon
1988: Thomas
1989: Wright
1990: Bright
1991: Thomas
1992: McGoldrick
1993: Thorn
1994: Coleman
1995: Shaw
1996: Roberts
1997: Hopkin
1998: Edworthy
1999: Mullins
2000: Linighan
2001: Fan
2002: Freedman
2003: Mullins
2004: Johnson
2005: Johnson
2006: Boyce
2007: Cort
2008: Speroni
2009: Speroni
2010: Speroni
2011: Clyne
2012: Parr
2013: Jedinak

v t e Crystal Palace F.C. – current squad

1 Speroni 2 Ward 3 Mariappa 4 Parr 5 McCarthy 6 Dann 7 Bolasie 8 Dikgacoi 10 Garvan 11 Ince 12 O'Keefe 13 Puncheon 14 Thomas 15 Jedinak 16 Gayle 17 Murray 18 Wilbraham 19 Gabbidon 20 Jo. Williams 21 Moxey 25 Alexander 26 Hennessey 27 Delaney 28 Ledley 29 Chamakh 30 Jerome 31 Guedioura 33 Sekajja 34 Price 35 De Silva 39 Allassani 42 Taylor 46 Bannan Manager: Pulis

Persondata
Name	Speroni, Julian
Alternative names	Speroni, Julián Maria
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	18 May 1979
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death
Place of death

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