Fabio Cannavaro

Fabio Cannavaro (2011)

Fabio Cannavaro (* September 13, 1973 in Naples) is an Italian former football player at the position of central defender. 2006, the defender was chosen both World Footballer of the Year, as well as the European Footballer of the Year ..

Cannavaro was captain and long periods between 2009 and 2013 most-capped player of the Italian national football team before he was overhauled in September 2013 by Gianluigi Buffon. With 136 international appearances he is Azzurra record fielder for the Squadra.

  • 4.1 As a national player
  • 4.2 With its clubs
  • 4.3 Awards

Career

In the club

Beginnings in Naples

With the football games Cannavaro began with a team from Bagnoli, a neighborhood of his native city of Naples. There, his talent was quickly spotted by scouts of Napoli and he moved from there to the youth of the SSC. During his time in the youth was also active as a ball boy at the Stadio San Paolo and was the glory days of Diego Maradona, Ciro Ferrara and Careca experience. In the season 1992/93 he was accepted into the professional squad of the club and announced on March 7, 1993 at a 3:4 defeat against Juventus his debut in Serie A. In the next season he was promoted to regular player and has been with Naples sixth in the series A. Therefore, he took part in next season's UEFA Cup with Napoli. In the UEFA Cup Naples failed in the third round at Eintracht Frankfurt and missed in the league to participate again next year just barely. Thus, the association did not have the financial resources and it had several service providers are given because the contracts could not be renewed, including Cannavaro.

Move to AC Parma

When AC Parma Fabio Cannavaro was directly in his first season starting. Under coach Nevio Scala he came in the championship 29 times, reaching for use with the team in the UEFA Cup quarter-final, which was lost against Paris Saint- Germain. For the new season committed Parma Carlo Ancelotti as manager and this led Parma to the runner. Therefore, Parma took part in the following season in the Champions League, but retired there in the group stage second behind Borussia Dortmund. But in the next season won Cannavaro with Parma his first title. Parma was able to win by two draws against Fiorentina, with the away goals rule, the Coppa Italia. Internationally, Parma was very successful. The club won this season with a 3-0 victory against Olympique Marseille in the final for the first time in the UEFA Cup. Also in the next few years the club played successful football and won in Cannavaro's last season once the Coppa Italia.

In Parma, Cannavaro attained the status as one of Italy's best defender, and together with Gianluigi Buffon and Lilian Thuram an excellent defense, which achieved world fame. During his time at Parma Cannavaro was also nominated by Cesare Maldini first time for the Azzurri and developed offers quick access to key players. Overall Cannavaro had drawn attention to himself by his good performance and was therefore obliged in summer 2002 for 11.5 million euros from Inter Milan.

Two years Inter Milan

Although Rome Lazio president Sergio Cragnotti had already announced in the summer of 2000, one would have bought pre-emption rights for Cannavaro, this is not moved to Lazio, as the club was heavily in debt and had to take austerity measures. Instead, he moved to Inter Milan and thus also rejected other offers from other clubs, which officially had interest from. Inter, which had previously finished third in the season, played in this season's Champions League and reached there with Cannavaro and his former team-mate Hernan Crespo the semifinals. There failed Inter, because of the away goals rule, the city rivals and eventual winners, AC Milan. For Inter Milan ended up in the league before and was runner-up behind Juventus, which meant a re- qualification for the Champions League. In the next season, Inter remained behind the own claims, separated already from the Champions League group phase and was only fourth in Serie A. Although Cannavaro had signed a four-year contract with Inter, he left the club after this season and moved to Juventus.

Juventus and the football scandal

In Turin Cannavaro met his former teammate from Parma, Gianluigi Buffon and Lilian Thuram. Again, the three played together perfectly and were able to win with Juventus twice in a row the Scudetto. But in the Champions League, it was not so good for Juve, as the team was eliminated in two years each in the quarterfinals. But the successful years in Turin took an abrupt end. In May 2006, the manipulation scandal was uncovered and Juventus was stripped of both championship titles and the club had to accept the demotion to Serie B. Therefore Cannavaro left together with coach Fabio Capello and the club moved to Real Madrid, who were interested in him in 2004.

Real Madrid

Cannavaro, who was elected in 2006, despite the manipulation scandal European Footballer of the Year and World Footballer of the Year at the Royal was right defense director and was a crowd favorite. Together with Fabio Capello he could win with Real Madrid directly in his first season, the Spanish championship. In the next season, the team was able to successfully defend the title. The international success did not materialize: In all three seasons, the time spent at Real Cannavaro, the team already retired from the first knockout round. After the 2008/ 09 season, Cannavaro's contract ran out at Real Madrid and he moved free transfer back to his old club Juventus, who had risen in 2006/ 07 directly back into the Serie A.

Return to Juventus

The season of Juve under Ciro Ferrara began promisingly, but towards the end it was only enough for the UEFA Europa League and not for the Champions League where the club was eliminated this season already in the group stage. Since Cannavaro's contract was not renewed at the old lady, he moved after a year in the United Arab Emirates.

From Italy to the desert

At Al -Ahli Cannavaro received a three -year contract with a salary of one million euros a year. On 19 June 2011, the defender Al- Ahli was terminated early due to lack of power.

End of career

On 9 November 2011, the fifth anniversary of the recovered World Cup final of 2006, Cannavaro ended his active career. He resigned on the advice of his doctors and wants to fulfill his contract at the Emirates as a consultant.

In the National Team

Fabio Cannavaro made ​​his international debut on 22 January 1997 in a 2-0 against Northern Ireland and represented Italy since at four World Cups (1998 in France, 2002 Japan and South Korea, in 2006 in Germany and 2010 in South Africa). He was also active in Italy at two European Championships (2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands and in Portugal in 2004 ). The final of the 2006 World Cup in Berlin, where the Italians for the fourth time world champions were was Azzurra his 100th game for the Squadra. As captain of his team, he was allowed to receive the FIFA World Cup after the final against France. In addition, he was awarded the Silver Ball as the price for the second- most valuable player of the World Cup and was one of seven Italian players, who were called into the All- Star team of the World Cup by FIFA.

Also for the 2008 European Championship in Austria and Switzerland Fabio Cannavaro was set in coach Donadoni squad as captain. On 2 June 2008, he retired in training in a collision with Giorgio Chiellini a torn ligament on his left ankle and had to do without injury to the European Championships.

On 21 June 2009, he graduated from the Confederations Cup in the group stage against Brazil ( 0-3 ) his 126th international game and hired the international game record of Italy's Paolo Maldini. Since 12 August 2009, he is with 127 international appearances record holder in Italy. During the World Cup, he increased the number of his matches at 136, but resigned Italy in the first round of. On September 10, 2013 Gianluigi Buffon presented in the 2-1 win against the Czech Republic with his 136th international match the record of a Cannavaro.

After the 2010 World Cup in South Africa Fabio Cannavaro ended his national team career. Cannavaro was captain of the national team in 79 matches and is thus also record captaincy.

Controversy

In the spring of 2005, the Italian state television RAI showed the drip - documentary of Moscow. This video is supposed to be originated in the year 1999 before the UEFA Cup final, where Cannavaro with his former club AC Parma met Olympique Marseille. This is a video that Fabio Cannavaro had himself filmed with a camera. It shows him how he can be lying on a drip to inject an agent of a mentor in his hardened by rubber tube arm. This is expected to allegedly involve the means Neoton, a drug for heart patients with the active ingredient creatine. This agent was not on the doping list; a heart disease in Cannavaro but is also not known. Although Cannavaro claimed that this approach was normal and he very calmly, he had before airing on television trying to prevent this. " Powerful forces " wanted to block the broadcast, later also a senior editor of the TV station complained. As the video became public, and why Cannavaro produced this at all, is not known.

Special

When conducted by France Football European Footballer election of 2006 he took first place. In the history of the Ballon d' Or had hitherto never been a central defender can win the prize. In addition, he was voted by FIFA World Player of the Year 2006 in the same year and had Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho on the second and third place behind. He is thus the first defender ever and the oldest player to date, which was declared a World Footballer of the Year.

Achievements / Title

As a national player

  • U -21 European Championship: 1994 and 1996
  • European runners-up: 2000
  • World Champion: 2006

With its clubs

  • UEFA Cup Winners: 1998/99
  • Italian Super Cup winner: 1999
  • Italian Cup Winners: 1998/99, 2001/ 02
  • Spanish Champion: 2006/ 07, 2007/ 08
  • Spanish Supercup: 2008

Awards

  • UEFA All- Star team European Championship: 2000
  • Serie A Defender of the Year: 2005, 2006
  • Italian Footballer of the Year: 2006
  • Best Italian Serie A Player: 2006
  • World Player of the Year 2006
  • European Footballer of the Year 2006
  • Silver Ball of the World Cup: 2006
  • All- Star Team of the World Cup: 2006
  • UEFA Team of the Year: 2006
  • FIFPro World XI: 2006, 2007

Personal

Fabio Cannavaro is married with his wife, two sons and a daughter. He has a brother, Paolo Cannavaro, who is also a professional football player and plays for U.S. Sassuolo Calcio in the Italian Serie A; He also is central defender.

Film

In the short film Porque hay cosas que nunca se olvidan (German: Because there are things you never forget ) by the director Lucas M. Figueroa from 2008 Cannavaro plays the role of a mental coach. The film is nominated among others the Spanish Goya Film Awards for Best Short Film. In 2002, Cannavaro played in the Italian film Volesse il cielo! the director Vincenzo Salemme a minor role.

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