Edinson Cavani
Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez (born 14 February 1987 in Salto ) is a Uruguayan footballer with Italian ancestors who stands in July 2013 in Paris Saint- Germain in the French Ligue 1 under contract.
- 2.2.1 Junior
- 2.2.2 Olympic Team
- 2.2.3 A-team
- 3.1 national team
- 3.2 club
- 3.3 Awards
- 4.1 External links
- 4.2 Notes and references
Family
Cavani's grandparents or at least the paternal grandfather was (s) and Italians emigrated (s) once from Maranello to Uruguay from. Many decades later came Edinson Cavani in Salto to the world.
Career
Clubs
Danubio FC
Edinson Cavani began his career in the youth team of FC Danubio. In the Clausura 2006, thus in the season 2005/ 06 he first came for the A- team Danubios in La Liga for use, but he was able to earn a place in the starting line- Thanks to its services. With the Montevideanern who also decided at season's end of season 2006 /07 Uruguayan Championship, he won the Torneo Apertura 2006. Overall, he played 25 games for Danubio, where he met nine times into the opposing goal.
U.S. Palermo
In the European winter break Cavani then moved to the Italian first division side U.S. Palermo. He scored on his first deployment, in the match against Fiorentina, a gateway to a 1-1 draw. After the departure of Amauri to Juventus for the 2008/09 season Cavani rose to become a regular for Palermo and was among the top scorers of his team.
Napoli
For the 2010/11 season Edinson Cavani moved on loan to Napoli. However, Napoli Cavani committed after a year for a transfer fee of 16 million euros. The 2010/11 season he finished on the list of scorers in Italy with 26 goals ranked second behind Antonio Di Natale (28 goals). Competition Across Cavani scored this season, 33 Goals in official matches for Naples.
The same number of goals he managed in the season 2011/ 12: The League, he finished with 23 goals in third place in the list of top scorer in Serie A five more goals (including a brace against Manchester City ), he scored in the Champions League, where his team was eliminated in the first round against the eventual champions Chelsea. Also five goals get Cavani in the Italian Cup. The latter was also obtained from Naples, with Cavani on Juventus scored the 1-0 from the penalty spot in the 2-0 final win.
He completed 104 league appearances for Napoli, where he scored 78 goals.
Paris Saint- Germain
On July 16, 2013 Paris Saint- Germain announced the commitment Cavani for 64 million euros. He signed a five-year contract until 30 June 2018. Among the French, he debuted on August 9, 2013 in Ligue 1 when he came off the bench on Matchday 1 in the game against Montpellier in the 72nd minute for Lavezzi. On the 2nd Round he was then for the first time in Ligue 1 in the starting lineup and scored the goal for a 1-1 draw. Until his most recent application on March 21, 2014, he completed 24 league games for the Paris and shot 14 goals.
National
Junior
In January 2007, Cavani was nominated for the U-20 South American Championship in the Uruguayan U-20 national team. There he made his debut under coach Gustavo Ferrin on January 8, 2007 in the match against Venezuela in the U- 20th In this tournament, he scored seven goals in nine games, so that was top scorer and had a decisive role in ensuring that Uruguay finished third and thus for the 2007 Junior World Championship qualifying in Canada. In the finals, he scored two goals in the first round, failed with his team but already in the second round of the U.S.. Overall Cavani ran into this age category 14 times for the national team, and scored eleven goals.
Olympic Team
Cavani was also appointed as one of three senior players in the Uruguay squad for the Olympic football tournament in 2012. This selection team he debuted on July 11, 2012 in the match against Chile, played five matches and met three times.
A-team
Overall, he has completed since its debut on 6 February 2008 to date 59 caps for the Uruguay national football team, where he scored 20 goals. His last assignment provisionally dated 20 November 2013.
Cavani was called by coach Óscar Washington Tabarez in the squad for the World Cup 2010. In this tournament, he reached the semi-finals with his team and played all the games except the first group match. In the match for 3rd place, which was lost against Germany 2:3, Cavani scored the goal for the interim it 1-1. In the Copa America 2011 in Argentina, he won the title with Uruguay. He also reached with the senior national team of Uruguay in fourth place at the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013. In 3rd place match against Italy they lost on penalties. Edinson Cavani arrive during the tournament three goals, including two against Italy.
Achievements
National
- Copa América: 2011
Association
- Torneo Apertura (Uruguay ): 2006
- Coppa Italia: 2011/12
Awards
- Scorer in the Coppa Italia 2011/12
- Scorer of the Serie A 2012/13