Paolo Cannavaro
.jpg) Cannavaro playing for Napoli in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paolo Cannavaro | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sassuolo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Napoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–1999 | Napoli | 2 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Parma | 92 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | → Verona (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2006– | Napoli | 226 | (7) |
| 2014- | →Sassuolo (loan) | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2004 | Italy U-21 | 18 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Paolo Cannavaro (born 26 June 1981) is an Italian football defender who plays in Serie A for Sassuolo on loan from fellow Serie A club S.S.C. Napoli.
Personal Life
Cannavaro was born in Naples on 26 June 1981.[1] He is the younger brother of Fabio Cannavaro.[2]
Club career
Cannavaro made his professional debut for his hometown side S.S.C. Napoli during the 1998–99 season in Serie B, while he was 17 years old.
The following season he was signed by Parma, playing alongside his older brother Fabio Cannavaro in his first season at the club. Paolo's debut for Parma came when he replaced his brother as a substitute in Parma's 4–1 victory against Lecce.
Verona took the player on loan during the 2001–02 season, Cannavaro turned out 25 times for the club, scoring his first professional goal. The successive year he returned to Parma where he spent much of the time as a substitute for the following two seasons (2002–2003, 2003–2004). During the 2004–2005 season, Cannavaro became more active in the first team at Parma, making 24 appearances scoring 4 goals from defence.
As Napoli were promoted back into Serie B, and were building a squad with potential, Cannavaro was brought back to his first club.[3] After helping to re-establish the club in the top flight of Italian football, Cannavaro was installed as captain and lifted the club's first major trophy in more than 20 years when Napoli defeated Juventus 2-0 in the Coppa Italia final on 20 May 2012.[4]
In December 2012 Cannavaro was handed a 6-month ban for failing to report an attempt of match fixing by then Napoli goalkeeper Matteo Gianello.[5] On 17 January 2013, the ban was revoked by the FIGC after appeal and Napoli's two-point deduction was reversed.[6][7]
On 31 January 2014, Cannavaro joined Sassuolo on loan for the remainder of the season.
Honours
Napoli
International career
As a youngster, Cannavaro played for Italy under-21 national football team. He has since followed in the steps of his brother by earning a call up for the Italian national senior team on 13 October 2007 against South Africa.[8]
Career statistics
Up to and including the 1 May 2013
| Season | Team | League | Italian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Comp | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| 1998–1999 | Napoli | B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| 1999–2000 | Parma | A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| 2000–2001 | A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | UC | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2001–2002 | Verona | A | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 1 |
| 2002–2003 | Parma | A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 |
| 2003–2004 | A | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | UC | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2004–2005 | A | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | UC | 12 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2005–2006 | A | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 31 | 3 | |
| Parma total | 92 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 123 | 4 | |||
| 2006–2007 | Napoli | B | 39 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 43 | 3 |
| 2007–2008 | A | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 39 | 0 | |
| 2008–2009 | A | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | I+UC | 2+4 | 0+0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2009–2010 | A | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 34 | 1 | |
| 2010–2011 | A | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | UEL | 7 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2011–2012 | A | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | UCL | 6 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2012–2013 | A | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | UEL | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Napoli total | 226 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 226 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 308 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 375 | 12 | |||
References
- ↑ "Paolo Cannavaro". UEFA. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Captain Cannavaro paving his own way". FIFA. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Cannavaro Paolo" (in Italian). SSC Napoli. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ "Juventus 0-2 Napoli: Cavani and Hamsik clinch Coppa Italia and dash double dreams of Turin giants". Goal.com. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Fabio Cannavaro defends brother Paolo over match-fixing ban". Goal.com. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Emotional Cannavaro has six-month ban revoked". RTE. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Napoli's 2-point penalty rescinded on appeal". Sports Illustrated. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Cannavaro Jr thanks Napoli". Channel4.com. 15 October 2007.
External links
- Player profile on Napoli's official website
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