Andrea Caracciolo

Andrea Caracciolo ( born September 18, 1981 in Milan ) is an Italian football player at the position of a striker.

Career

In the club

About the AS Sancolombano Calcio, the U.S. Pro Vercelli Calcio Como and in the C series of Andrea Caracciolo 2001 came to Brescia Calcio in Serie A, where he made ​​his debut on January 6, 2002 against FC Bologna. In the season 2002/ 03 Andrea Caracciolo was loaned out to AC Perugia, then returned to Brescia back there and made the breakthrough. In the 65 Serie A games he between 2003 and 2005 for completed, the Milan scoring 22 goals.

In the summer of 2005 Andrea Caracciolo moved for alleged eight million euros to Palermo, where he was employed in his first season, 35 times in Serie A, scoring nine goals. He also appeared with Palermo in the UEFA Cup, but he was used seven times, including two games in the second round against FC Schalke 04, in which Palermo retired.

For the season 2007/ 08 Caracciolo moved to Sampdoria, Palermo bought from the 50% of his transfer rights. For the Genovese club he graduated in the first round twelve games in which he managed only one hit. On 31 January 2008, shortly before the transfer deadline, Andrea Caracciolo was back to Brescia Calcio transferred to Serie B, where he immediately scored a goal on his debut against the U.S. Grosseto.

In the National Team

Andrea Caracciolo played between 2002 and 2004 for the Italian U- 21 team, with whom he at the U- 21 Championship in Germany under coach Claudio Gentile became European Champion in 2004.

His first date of two appearances for the senior team completed Caracciolo on 17 November 2004 under Marcello Lippi 's 1-0 win over Finland. Roberto Donadoni put him in the first game after winning the world championship in the friendly against Croatia on 16 August 2006, another time a.

Achievements

• U-21 European Championship: 2004