Christian Panucci

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Christian Panucci
Personal information
Full name Christian Panucci
Date of birth April 12, 1973 (1973-04-12) (age 35)
Place of birth    Savona, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right back, Centre back
Club information
Current club Roma
Number 2
Youth clubs
Genoa
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1992–1993
1993–1996
1997–1999
1999–2000
2000–2001
2001
2001–		 Genoa
Milan
Real Madrid
Internazionale
→ Chelsea (loan)
→ Monaco (loan)
Roma		 031 0(3)
089 0(9)
073 0(3)
026 0(1)
008 0(0)
014 0(3)
207 (17)   
National team2
1992–1996
1993
1994-2008		 Italy U-21
Italy U-23
Italy		 019 0(4)
003 0(0)
057 0(4)

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 June 22, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Christian Panucci (born April 12, 1973 in Savona) is an Italian football player who currently plays for AS Roma of Italian Serie A, as well as with the Italian national team. Panucci is a defender who usually plays on the right-hand side, but he can also play on the left or in the centre of defence.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Club career

Panucci started playing with Genoa in 1992, and then moved to AC Milan. Panucci later moved to Real Madrid (becoming the first Italian to play for the Spanish club), Inter, Chelsea, AS Monaco before moving to Roma in 2001. He won the Champions League with both Milan and Madrid. In those two stops, as well as Roma, he has been coached by Fabio Capello.

Panucci has now settled at A.S. Roma after a great deal of travelling throughout his career. He has been with the Roman club since the 2001/2002 campaign. The year after the "giallorossi" won the national title. Since then, he has been a key player and one of the leaders of this team. He is now set to end his career in the Italian capital.

Panucci is a reliable leader both on and off the field. He has often taken the responsibility to speak for the team in moments of difficulty,as seen after Roma's shocking elimination from the Uefa Champions League in 2007.

[edit] International career

Panucci made his debut in September 1994 (against Slovenia in a Euro 96 qualifier. However, he missed out on the final squad following a dispute with Italian national coach Arrigo Sacchi and was not a regular in the Italian national team until the 2002 World Cup. He has 48 caps and two goals, as of the end of 2004. He played for his country at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004.

In the 2002 World Cup, Panucci was widely blamed[citation needed] for failing to clear a pass that led to the equalising goal by Seol Ki-Hyun in the dying minutes of the round of 16 match.

Panucci had not played for Italy for over three years after Euro 2004 in Portugal, having been ignored by Marcello Lippi with whom he had fallen out with in his days at Inter, for the period of the 2006 World Cup. However, the 34 year-old was given a second chance by coach Roberto Donadoni, who called him up for the European Championship qualifiers against Georgia, Scotland and the Faroe Islands.

Panucci then expressed his delight at earning his 50th Italy cap in the stadium where he began his career for the Azzurri in the 2-0 win over Georgia in their Euro 2008 qualifying tie in Genoa. Panucci came through the port club's youth ranks before joining AC Milan in 1993.

"It was really emotional for me to play in an arena where I grew up. It may have seemed a little scripted but I'll never forget the standing ovation I received."

Panucci has currently 55 caps for the Azzurri, with 4 goals. He managed to score his first international goal for the Azzuri since April 2002, when he headed a crucial injury-time winning goal against Scotland on November 17, 2007 in their Euro 2008 qualifying Group B match. Italy then managed to clinch their place at the European Championship finals.

[edit] Euro 2008

On June 13, he scored Italy's first goal against Romania in Euro 2008 [1] and became the oldest player to score in outfield play in the competition.

[edit] Personal life

In 1996, Panucci narrowly avoided death due to a change of flight plans. He was part of the Italy squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, but had to leave the team due to injury. Panucci was scheduled to leave the United States on TWA Flight 800 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. But a last-minute change of flight plans saved his life.

Panucci was married to a Spanish woman and their child, Juan was born in March 2001. However, they have divorced and he is currently dating Rosaria Cannavò. Panucci even has a tattoo of his son's name on his arm, proving how close he is to his son.

Panucci owns a restaurant in the Dominican Republic called Cafe Milano.

[edit] Honours

[edit] AC Milan

[edit] Real Madrid

[edit] A.S. Roma

[edit] Career statistics

[2]

Club Performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1991-92 Genoa Serie A 1 0
1992-93 30 3
1993-94 Milan Serie A 19 2
1994-95 28 2
1995-96 29 5
1996-97 13 0
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
1996-97 Real Madrid La Liga 19 2
1997-98 23 1
1998-99 31 0
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1999-00 Internazionale Milano Serie A 26 1
England League FA Cup Football League Cup Europe Total
2000-01 Chelsea Premier League 8 0
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
2000-01 Monaco Division 1 9 3
2001-02 5 0
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
2001-02 Roma Serie A 31 1
2002-03 29 1
2003-04 24 2
2004-05 26 0
2005-06 36 3
2006-07 34 5
2007-08 27 5 5 0 - 6 1 38 6
2008-09
Total Italy 353 30
Spain 73 3
England 8 0
France 14 3
Career Total 448 36

[edit] International goals

Christian Panucci: International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 October 1994 Tallinn, Estonia Flag of Estonia Estonia 2-0 Win UEFA Euro 1996 Qual.
2. 17 April 2002 Milan, Italy Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 1-1 Draw Friendly
3. 17 November 2007 Glasgow, Scotland Flag of Scotland Scotland 1-2 Win UEFA Euro 2008 Qual.
4. 13 June 2008 Zurich, Switzerland Flag of Romania Romania 1-1 Draw UEFA Euro 2008

[edit] References

  1. ^ Italy vs Romania match report
  2. ^ Benvenuto nel sito ufficiale dell'ASROMA CALCIO

[edit] External links

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A.S. Roma – current squad

2 Panucci • 3 Cicinho • 4 Juan • 5 Mexès • 7 Pizarro • 8 Aquilani • 9 Vučinić • 10 Totti • 11 Taddei • 12 Pipolo • 15 Loria • 16 De Rossi • 17 Riise • 18 Esposito • 19 Baptista • 20 Perrotta • 21 Álvarez • 22 Tonetto • 25 Arthur • 27 Júlio Sérgio • 28 Andreolli • 32 Doni • 33 Brighi • 34 Virga • 77 Cassetti • 89 Okaka • Coach: Spalletti
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Italy squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Buffon • 2 Panucci • 3 Maldini • 4 Coco • 5 Cannavaro • 6 Zanetti • 7 Del Piero • 8 Gattuso • 9 Inzaghi • 10 Totti • 11 Doni • 12 Abbiati • 13 Nesta • 14 Di Biagio • 15 Iuliano • 16 Di Livio • 17 Tommasi • 18 Delvecchio • 19 Zambrotta • 20 Montella • 21 Vieri • 22 Toldo • 23 Materazzi • Coach: Trapattoni
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Italy squad - UEFA Euro 2004
1 Buffon • 2 Panucci • 3 Oddo • 4 Zanetti • 5 Cannavaro • 6 Ferrari • 7 Del Piero • 8 Gattuso • 9 Vieri • 10 Totti • 11 Corradi • 12 Toldo • 13 Nesta • 14 Fiore • 15 Favalli • 16 Camoranesi • 17 Di Vaio • 18 Cassano • 19 Zambrotta • 20 Perrotta • 21 Pirlo • 22 Peruzzi • 23 Materazzi • Coach: Trapattoni
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Italy squad - UEFA Euro 2008
1 Buffon • 2 Panucci • 3 Grosso • 4 Chiellini • 5 Gamberini • 6 Barzagli • 7 Del Piero • 8 Gattuso • 9 Toni • 10 De Rossi • 11 Di Natale • 12 Borriello • 13 Ambrosini • 14 Amelia • 15 Quagliarella • 16 Camoranesi • 17 De Sanctis • 18 Cassano • 19 Zambrotta • 20 Perrotta • 21 Pirlo • 22 Aquilani • 23 Materazzi • Coach: Donadoni
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Persondata
NAME Panucci, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Panucci, Christian
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH 1973-04-12
PLACE OF BIRTH Savona, Italy
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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