Gennaro Gattuso
Gennaro Gattuso 2013
Gennaro " Rino " Ivan Gattuso [ born January 9, 1978 in Corigliano Calabro ( CS) ] is a retired Italian footballer and current coach.
During his time as a player, he won with AC Milan for the seasons 2002/ 03 and 2006/ 07 UEFA Champions League. In addition, he played until 2010 in the Italian national team, with whom he won the world title in 2006.
Playing career
In the club
AC Perugia
The football games began Gattuso, who comes from simple Calabrian conditions in childhood on the beach of Schiavonea, a district of Corigliano Calabro, in the province of Cosenza. 1994 signed him to the then Italian second division side AC Perugia. After the rise of Perugia in 1996 he made his debut on 22 December of the same year the age of eighteen in Serie A.
Glasgow Rangers
In 1997, Gennaro Gattuso to Scotland to Glasgow Rangers. There he quickly gained the recognition of the fans through his aggressive style of play to which counted the early reconquest of the ball in midfield and earned him the nickname Braveheart. He used a special relationship with the former manager of the Rangers, Walter Smith, who was like a " second father " to him after Gattuso own words.
Smith's successor in the office of the manager, Dick Advocaat, Gattuso continued initially as a defender, Gattuso later found in his system no more room, so he finally for three million pounds (equivalent to about 4.35 million euros) to Salernitana Calcio and in October 1998 thus moved back to his native Italy.
AC Milan
After only ten months of exposure to Salerno Gattuso joined in 1999 for the equivalent of about 11.6 million euros for AC Milan, with whom he celebrated his greatest sporting achievements. In 2003 he was nationally Cup Winners' Cup and 2004 both champion and winner of the Supercup. In the same year the " Rossoneri " defeated in the final of the Champions League to league rivals Juventus 3-2 on penalties. 2005 and 2007, Gattuso was still twice with Milan in the Champions League final. In both years, Liverpool was opponents. 2005 Milan lost the final, but was able to return the favor two years thereafter. In addition to these achievements he won the UEFA Super Cup with Milan in 2007, and the FIFA Club World Cup in the same year.
At the end of the 2007 /08 came on after a bad course of the season and the signing of Mathieu Flamini rumors of a separation of Gattuso and AC Milan. In addition, the FC Bayern Munich showed a passing interest in the obligation Gattuso. Finally Gattuso extended his contract with Milan on improved terms.
FC Sion
At the end of the 2011/12 season left Gattuso AC Milan after 13 years when his contract expires and joined the Swiss first division club FC Sion, in which he signed a two-year contract. In February 2013 Gattuso took over after a 0-4 defeat provisionally the duties of his coach Víctor Muñoz 's predecessor takes over and thus acted as player-coach. Although Muñoz officially retained the office, because unlike Gattuso he possessed the necessary license, according to club management but should Gattuso resolve the matters as captain until further notice. The end of March, the club undertook Arno Rossini as the new head coach. Although Gattuso remained for the time being of the coaching staff, but was dismissed together with Rossini for lack of success on 13 May 2013 coaching positions.
In the National Team
Gattuso took part in the Football World Cup 2002 in Japan and South Korea and the European Football Championship 2004 in Portugal for Italy. With the Football World Cup 2006 in Germany he became world champion with Italy under Marcello Lippi. After the quarter-final match Italy against Ukraine, he was named "Man of the match " is selected. He was a symbol of a team that won less by playing skills rather than by a team and fighting spirit and will to win during the tournament. After the World Cup he was next to Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluca Zambrotta, Andrea Pirlo, Francesco Totti and Luca Toni as the seventh Italians into the 23 players selected comprehensive AllStars team.
After the FIFA World Cup 2010, in which the Squadra Azzurra already eliminated in the first round, Gattuso finished his international career.
Achievements
In the National Team
- U-21 European Championship: 2000
- World Champion: 2006
- Mention in the All- Star team of 2006 World Cup
In the club
- UEFA Champions League: 2002/ 03, 2006/ 07
- Coppa Italia: 2002 /03
- UEFA Super Cup: 2003, 2007
- Italian Championship: 2003 / 04, 2010/11
- Italian Super Cup: 2004, 2011
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2007
Coaching career
After the brief interlude player manager at FC Sion Gattuso was the 2013/14 season fell to his home and took over the position of head coach with the U.S. Palermo, which had previously been relegated from Serie A. After only seven points in six games and 13th place in the table, the club parted on September 25, 2013 Gennaro Gattuso.
Others
Gattuso rustic style has earned him in Italy, the lovingly - mocking saying: Man is descended from Gattuso. He describes himself as " ugly as debt " ( in the original: " gross come i debiti ").
His nickname " Ringhio " ( in German: " growl " or " Growler " ) but he could not stand for a long time. Gattuso was one of the few players of AC Milan, which does not support the party Popolo della Libertà the club president Silvio Berlusconi.
Private
- Gennaro Gattuso still has close links with Glasgow. His longtime companion, whom he had met there, he got married. Meanwhile, they have a daughter and a son.
- The German professional footballer Cataldo Cozza is one of his cousins.