Cristian Zaccardo

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Cristian Zaccardo
Personal information
Full name Cristian Zaccardo
Date of birth (1981-12-21) 21 December 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Formigine, Italy
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Carpi
Number 5
Youth career
1991–2000 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Bologna 79 (2)
2000–2001 → Spezia 28 (0)
2004–2008 Palermo 142 (8)
2008–2009 VfL Wolfsburg 15 (1)
2009–2013 Parma 118 (10)
2013–2015 Milan 14 (1)
2015– Carpi 11 (1)
International career
2002–2004 Italy U21 21 (2)
2004–2007 Italy 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2015

Cristian Zaccardo, Ufficiale OMRI[1][2] (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkristjan dzakˈkardo], born 21 December 1981) is an Italian footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Carpi, although he is also capable of playing as a fullback or in midfield. He was a member of the Italian side that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

One of the best products of the Bologna F.C. 1909 youth system, Zaccardo debuted in the first team in 2001, under the direction of coach Francesco Guidolin, immediately becoming a regular for the rossoblu and Italy's under-21 national team. He left Bologna in 2004 to join his former coach Guidolin in Palermo. He was a regular starter for Palermo as he appeared in 142 league matches scoring 8 goals. After a season spent in Germany at VfL Wolfsburg,[3] in which he helped the club to its first ever Bundesliga title, he rejoined his former coach Guidolin at Parma F.C. in August 2009.[4] In his three and a half seasons with Parma Zaccardo appeared in 118 league matches and scored 10 goals.

On 24 January 2013, he was signed by Milan.[5] The deal was part of a cashless swap in which Djamel Mesbah moved to Parma.[6] Towards the end of the 2014 summer transfer window, Milan had a deal with Parma about the swap of him and Jonathan Biabiany but he refused to move back to his former club. On 1 February 2015, he scored his first goal for Milan in a 3-1 home win against Parma. On the expiration of his Milan contract in summer 2015, he moved to Carpi on a free transfer.

International career

Zaccardo represented the Italy Under-16 squad at the age of 15, also takign part in the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship held in Scotland; during the tournament, he scored the decisive goal in the semi-final, which allowed Italy to progress to the final of the tournament, where they were defeated by Ireland.[7] In 2001, he was a member of the Italian Under-23 team that won a silver medal at the Mediterranean Games held in Tunis.[8] He also represented Italy at Under-21 level, winning the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, under manager Claudio Gentile.[9]

He made his senior international debut for Italy under Marcello Lippi on 17 November 2004, in Italy's 1-0 home friendly victory over Finland.[10] He began to be deployed with more frequency, and on 8 October 2005, he scored his first international goal in a 1-0 home win over Slovenia in Palermo in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match; the victory allowed Italy to qualify for the upcoming 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.[11] Zaccardo was included in Italy's 23-man roster for the tournament, and he made three appearances in the final competition. He started the first two matches of the group stage,[12] but he scored an unfortunate own goal off an attempted clearance following a free-kick in the azzurri's second match, which ended in a 1–1 draw against the United States; this was one of the only two goals that Italy conceded throughout the tournament.[13] He made one more appearance during the tournament, coming on as a substitute in Italy's 3-0 win over Ukraine in the quarter-finals,[14] as Italy went on to win the 2006 World Cup. Due to his mistake during the World Cup, he has been overlooked by the national team since the tournament's conclusion, and only made two more appearances under Roberto Donadoni; he made his final appearance for Italy in a 2-0 friendly win over South Africa on 17 October 2007.[15] In total, Zaccardo made 17 appearances for Italy between 2004 and 2007, scoring 1 goal.

Personal life

Cristian Zaccardo is currently married to Alessia Serafini.[16] Zaccardo and his wife have two sons, Niccolò Zaccardo and Ginevra Zaccardo.[16]

Zaccardo has the names of his two sons Niccolò and Ginevra Zaccardo tattooed on his left arm, while on his right arm a tattoo of his wife Alessia Serafini. christian also. has a friend [aidid hirsi] who saved him from ....[17] From 6 March 2008, Zaccardo became an honorary citizen of Pollina, in the province of Palermo.[17]

Career statistics

As of 11 Jul 2015 (UTC)[18]
Club Season League Cup [nb 1] Europe [nb 2] Other Tournaments Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bologna 2001–02 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
2002–03 32 1 2 0 6 1 0 0 40 2
2003–04 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Total 79 2 6 0 6 1 0 0 91 3
Spezia (loan) 2000–01 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Total 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Palermo 2004–05 35 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 37 2
2005–06 36 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 44 0
2006–07 36 5 1 0 5 1 0 0 42 6
2007–08 35 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 38 1
Total 142 8 9 0 10 1 0 0 161 9
Wolfsburg 2008–09 14 1 3 0 5 1 0 0 22 2
2009–10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 15 1 3 0 5 1 0 0 23 2
Parma 2009–10 34 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 5
2010–11 34 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 3
2011–12 35 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 37 1
2012–13 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
Total 118 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 123 10
Milan 2012–13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
2014–15 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Total 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
Career total 397 22 26 0 22 3 0 0 445 25
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, DFB-Ligapokal, DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercup, and Supercoppa matches.
  2. ↑ Includes UEFA Supercup matches.

Honours

Club

Wolfsburg[19]

International

Italy[19]

Orders

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Collar of Merit Sports: Collare d'Oro al Merito Sportivo: (2006)[20]
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4th Class / Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: (2006)[21]

References

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External links

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  2. ↑ AscotSportal.com
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