Elisabetta Tona

Elisabetta Tona
Personal information
Full nameElisabetta Tona
Date of birth22 January 1984
Place of birthLecco, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Torres
Number5
Youth career
1997–1999Fiammamonza
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1999–2003Fiammamonza
2003–Torres
2007→ Indiana (loan)
National team‡
Italy U19
2002–Italy97(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Elisabetta Tona (born 22 January 1984) is an Italian football defender who plays for Torres CF, where she has won four Italian leagues, four nationals cups and two Italy Women's Cups in eleven seasons. She has also won the 2007 WPSL, playing for FC Indiana.[2] As a member of the Italian national team she played at the 2005 and 2009 UEFA Women's Championships.[3]

A commanding centre back, Tona's powerful heading ability makes her an important attacking player for her teams.[4]

Club career

In summer 2003 Tona transferred from her first club ASD Fiammamonza to Torres Calcio Femminile.[5]

International career

Tona made her senior debut for the Italy women's national football team in June 2002, in a 6–0 friendly win over Yugoslavia.[6] She competed at UEFA Women's Euro 2005 in North West England and conceded a penalty kick in the Italians' 4–0 defeat to perennial champions Germany.[7]

At UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland, Tona played in all four games as the Italians reached the quarter-finals. She had scored a hat-trick against Hungary during the qualification round.[8] National coach Antonio Cabrini named Tona in his selection for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden,[9] but replaced her with Federica Di Criscio when she was injured on the eve of the tournament.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Defender". Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. ↑ WPSL
  3. ↑ UEFA
  4. ↑ Radaelli, Roberta (4 September 2009). "Tona eyes upset for Germany". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Usai, Sandra (11 August 2003). "Le ragazze rossoblù con la Pedersen e tante altre novità" (in Italian). La Nuova Sardegna. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Italia Campionato Europeo Femminile Svezia 10 - 28 Luglio 2013" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. p. 12. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Turner, Georgina (9 June 2005). "Holders tighten their grip". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Elisabetta Tona". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Cabrini finalises Italy's Women's EURO squad". uefa.com. UEFA. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "Europeo: domani l’esordio con la Finlandia. Tona out, arriva Di Criscio" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

External links

Elisabetta Tona – FIFA competition record