Ciro Ferrara (born February 11, 1967 in Naples) is a former Italian football defender, who spent most of his career at Juventus. He retired from football after the 2004-05 season. February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location within Italy Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region. ... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... In association football (soccer), a defender is a player whose position of play is behind the midfielders and first and foremost provide support to the goalkeeper. ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ...

Ferrara is one of the most experienced players in Juventus, having played professional football for twenty years (since 1983). He started his career at SSC Napoli before moving to Juventus in 1994. He became captain soon after joining the team, and is currently one of the most experienced players, having won eight Serie A championships (six with Juventus, two with Napoli), two Italian Cups (one with each team), three Italian Super Cups (two with Juventus, one with Napoli) and several European competitions (including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, Intercontinental Cup and European Super Cup). 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... SSC Napoli was an Italian football club based in Naples. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... The Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) is a Italian footballs annual cup competition. ... The Italian Super Cup or the SuperCoppa Italiana is a football (soccer) competition held in Italy every season. ... Europe forms the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... The Champions League logo The Champions League trophy The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition for Europes most successful clubs. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... Champions League Logo Copa Libertadores Logo The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup, and also known as the World Club Championship or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Champions League and the South... The European Super Cup is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions League. ...

Since 2000, Ferrara's role on Juventus has declined; now, although he is experienced and a dominating defender, he generally plays as a substitute—his role as captain has been taken over by fellow Italian Alessandro Del Piero. In 1996-97, one of his peak seasons, he scored four goals in 32 Serie A competitions, while also being capped eight times internationally. Ironically, his first professional match, while at Napoli, was played against Juventus (it was a 0-0 draw). This article is about the year 2000. ... Alessandro Del Piero (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano) is an Italian football player. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

For Italy, Ferrara was capped 49 times and played one game each at the 1990 World Cup and Euro 2000. The 1990 Football World Cup was designed by FIFA in 1984 to held in Italy becoming in the second contry to host the event two times . ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...