Profile Fabrizio Miccoli

Personal information

Full Name : Fabrizio Miccoli
Date of birth : June 27, 1979
Place of birth : Nardò, Italy
Height : 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position : Striker
Current club : Palermo
Number : 10
Youth career :
1991–1995 Milan
1995–1996 Casarano
Senior career :
1996–1998 Casarano
1998–2002 Ternana
2002–2004 Juventus
2002–2003 → Perugia (loan)
2004–2005 Fiorentina
2005–2007 Juventus
2005–2007 → Benfica (loan)
2007– Palermo
National team :
1996–1997 Italy U-18
2003–2004 Italy

Club career

Early years

After playing at youth grade with Milan , he returned to his native Apulia in 1995 to connect Serie C1 group Casarano, where he made his expert debut at the age of 17. He then acquiesced for a proceed to Serie B edge Ternana in 1998, where he tallied a total 32 goals in four time of the year, 15 of which in his last year at the club.

Juventus and Perugia

Following his outstanding performances, Juventus displayed concern in marking the contestant, and finally came by his move privileges from Ternana in July 2002, then loaning him to secondary Serie A edge Perugia for the 2002–03 season. Miccoli displayed large features throughout his first time of the year in the peak air journey, tallying large goals and displaying very good mechanical ability. He was named the Romario of the Salento, the Maradona of the Salento, and bomber tascabile (pocket bomber), due to his little stature, stride and his mechanical ability. His efforts assisted Perugia come to an UEFA Intertoto Cup spot. For his efforts, he obtained an Azzurri call-up throughout the time of the year and Juventus recalled him back for the next season.
Fabrizio Miccoli performed six UEFA Champions League sport for Juventus, and tallied one goal. He furthermore tallied seven goals in Serie A for Juventus. However, he did not get much of possibility and the next time of the year, half of Miccoli's registration privileges was traded to freshly encouraged Fiorentina for €7million. Once in Florence, Miccoli displayed his good features one time afresh, assisting Fiorentina to salvation on the last day of the time of the year, tallying a aim to drive Brescia to Serie B. At the end of the time of the year there was a unseeing auction between Fiorentina and Juventus to conclude his ownership, and Juventus won it by a chunk addition of €6.7million for Miccoli, Maresca and Chiellini. Therefore, Miccoli had to come back to Turin, but he was dispatched on lend to Benfica.

Benfica

In July 2006, his lend to Benfica was confirmed. Miccoli tallied two goals for Benfica in six Champions League appearances. He furthermore became a follower very well liked when he tallied a magnificent pair of scissors boot aim contrary to Liverpool throughout that affray, dispatching Benfica to the quarterfinals. At Benfica, Miccoli captivated vigilance from other associations for example Roma, Internazionale, Blackburn Rovers and Deportivo La Coruna but opted to stay one more year in Lisbon with Benfica.

Palermo

On 5 July 2007, Palermo broadcast on their authorized website to have marked Miccoli with a 3-year affirmation, costing Palermo €4.3 million. He accomplished a 4-way swap, which Miccoli restored the left of Andrea Caracciolo, Caracciolo for Fabio Quagliarella and Vincenzo Iaquinta was restored by Quagliarella. He returned to Italian football in the 2007–08 time of the year, and took part in the rosanero's third UEFA Cup campaign. He tallied a total eight goals in his first time of the year with the Sicilian association, encompassing the triumphant aim in the Sicilian derby contrary to Catania, regardless of several wounds which stopped him from playing relentlessly in the season. In 2008–09, Miccoli, now Palermo vice-captain (behind Fabio Liverani) next the moves of Andrea Barzagli and Cristian Zaccardo to German association Wolfsburg, relished a amazing cyclic start, particularly after the designation of Davide Ballardini as new head adviser for the group, conceiving a prolific hitting joint project with Uruguayan Edinson Cavani, tallying 14 goals each. Starting in the 2009–10 time of the year, Fabrizio Miccoli took the function of head individual premier the group through the crusade in location of the hurt Fabio Liverani, and being then verified after the last cited rejoined the group on November 2009.

During the 2009–10 time of the year, Miccoli tallied 19 goals, binding him for third in the Serie A goal-scoring race. He tallied a hat-trick on 27 March 2010 contrary to Bologna, and in a dwelling draw contrary to Sampdoria on the 9 May 2010, Miccoli tallied his 41st aim in Serie A for Palermo on a punishment which he had acquired, producing him the all-time Serie A premier aim scorer for Palermo. The Luciano Zauri stinking that acquired Miccoli the punishment contrary to Sampdoria, though it produced in a effectively altered punishment, furthermore initiated a moderate wound to Miccoli's knee. As a outcome, Miccoli underwent right knee surgery on the 13 May 2010 at the Villa Stuart Clinic in Rome. The moderate impairment to his cruciate ligament was regarded "successfully repaired" by knee expert Professor Pier Paolo Mariani, and Miccoli is anticipated to make a full recovery over the summer months. Miccoli's powerful 2009–10 time of the year performed a large-scale part in Palermo's crusade, which glimpsed the association complete 5th in Serie A, joined for the best association complete in association annals, and narrowly missing out on Champions League football.

International career

Fabrizio Miccoli made his Azzurri debut contrary to Portugal in February 2003, conceiving the only aim for Bernardo Corradi. On 30 March 2004, Miccoli tallied exactly from a corner boot in another amicable agree versus Portugal. He was subsequently boasted in UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying agrees and obtained another call-up in a amicable contrary to Finland in November 2004, which completed in a 1–0 win, with the only aim tallied by Miccoli from a free kick. Since the poor outcome of Fiorentina and subsequently going overseas, he not ever obtained any call-up afresh from Marcello Lippi.