Daniele Bonera
Daniele Bonera 2010 Jersey of AC Milan
Daniele Bonera (born 31 May 1981 in Brescia, Italy) is an Italian football player.
He is a defender and is since 2006 under contract with AC Milan. Bonera is considered very constant player and can also act both centrally and on the right side in defense.
Career
Bonera started his career with Brescia Calcio, where he made his professional debut in Serie B in the season 1999/2000. His first Serie A game he played in the 2:4 defeat against Udinese Calcio in October 2000. Having not played two more strong seasons at Brescia that led him even up to the national team, he moved in 2002 to the AC Parma. There, too, he was a regular right away and set out for four constant good seasons with AC Milan interest, who took him in 2006 for 2.5 million euros under contract.
In his first season at Milan, he made 21 games in Serie A and won in May 2007, with Milan the Champions League. In the second and third season, he was due to the commitment of Gianluca Zambrotta and many injured central defender mostly as a central defender for use.
Bonera has played 16 times for the Italian national team. His first try for Italy he had on 5 September 2001 against Morocco. In 2006, he was about to get into the winning Italian squad for the 2006 World Cup. Only in the last week before the World Cup decided that the fit-again Gianluca Zambrotta could yet play Bonera and thus does not needed.
Achievements
- U-21 European Championship: 2004
- Bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Champions League winner: 2007
- UEFA Super Cup: 2007
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2007
- Italian Championship: 2010/11