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Encyclopedia > Fabio Grosso
Fabio Grosso
Personal information
Full name Fabio Grosso
Date of birth November 28, 1977 (1977-11-28) (age 29)
Place of birth    Rome, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Left back, left wingback
Club information
Current club Olympique Lyon
Number 11
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1994–1998
1998–2001
2001–2004
2004–2006
2006–2007
2007–
Renato Curi
Chieti
Perugia
Palermo
Internazionale
Olympique Lyon
108 (47)
068 (17)
067 0(7)
069 0(1)
023 0(2)
012 0(0)   
National team2
2003–present Italy 027 0(3)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 3 November, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 13 October, 2007.
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Fabio Grosso, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[1][2], (born November 28, 1977) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who plays for Ligue 1 team Olympique Lyonnais and the Italian national football team. There are currently five Italian orders of merit (Italian: ) that recognise contributions to the Republic of Italy. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... For the club competition, see FIFA Club World Cup. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Ligue 1 (Première division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French and Monegasque football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. ... First international  Italy 6 - 2 France  (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) Biggest win  Italy 9 - 0 USA  (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 Italy  (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 European Championship Appearances...

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Club career

Grosso was born in Rome. After a number of seasons with Renato Curi (Pescara), an amateur team of the Abruzzo Eccellenza division, Grosso debuted at professional level with Chieti of Serie C2. At the time he was an attacking midfielder, and scored 17 goals in 68 appearances. He then joined Perugia of Serie A in 2001, and was first capped for Italy in 2003. At Perugia he was transformed into a left back by coach Serse Cosmi. Grosso signed for Palermo in January 2004, when the Sicilian team was still playing in Serie B. For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Pescaras port in the afterglow. ... Eccellenza (Italian for excellence) is the sixth level of Italian football (soccer). ... Calcio Chieti is an Italian football club, based in Chieti, Abruzzo. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... The old A.C. Perugia logo Perugia Calcio is a football club based in Perugia, Umbria, direct heir of the old , excluded from Italian football because of financial troubles. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Serse Cosmi (born 5 May 1958 in Perugia) is an Italian football coach, currently in office with Udinese Calcio of Serie A. The successful career of Serse Cosmi started from amateur leagues, coaching in 1990 a small team in Ponte San Giovanni, in the neighbourhood of Perugia, named Pontevecchio, being... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ...


Grosso is a left back, who can play also in the role of left wing. He is also a free kick specialist and a world class crosser.


Grosso joined Internazionale for a fee reported of € 5.5 million on 6 June 2006. Internazionale Milano Football Club is an Italian football club based in Milan, which plays in the Serie A (first division). ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


On July 8, 2007, Grosso officially signed a four year deal with French team Olympique Lyonnais after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms. He was given the number 11 shirt.[3] is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. ...


International career

Grosso made his debut for the Italian national football team in 2003. The former Palermo defender has impressed at left-back and convinced coach Marcello Lippi to switch the experienced Gianluca Zambrotta to the opposite side of the backline. The 2006 World Cup was the then-28-year-old's first major tournament. Gianluca Zambrotta, Cavaliere OMRI[1] (born February 19, 1977 in Como) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...


Grosso's had three international goals - one came in a qualifying match for the 2006 World Cup, an equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Scotland at Hampden Park in Glasgow, and one in 2006 FIFA World Cup semifinal against Germany. He also scored the penalty kick that clinched Italy's fourth World Cup triumph, in the Final against France. Grosso scored his third international goal which sealed the victory against Georgia 2-0 in the EURO 2008 qualifiers on 13 October 2007. First international Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11–0 Ireland  (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 7–0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... For other uses, see Hampden Park (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...


Grosso courted controversy in a match against Australia in the Round of 16 of the 2006 World Cup in Kaiserslautern. Grosso went down after contact from Lucas Neill's prone body inside the penalty area, winning a penalty in the final seconds of the match which was converted by Francesco Totti, giving Italy a 1-0 win. There were suggestions from many that Grosso's fall was a 'simulation', with Australian coach Guus Hiddink saying "I don't think it was any doubt that it was not a penalty"[4]. Grosso said, "My aim was to go all the way". 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... This article is about the city. ... Lucas Neill (born March 9, 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for West Ham United, and most often plays at right-back or centre-back. ... Francesco Totti, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,[1][2] (born 27 September 1976 in Rome) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch football manager. ...


In the semis Grosso scored a goal in the 119th minute to put Italy through to the final over hosts Germany. This was the record breaking latest winning goal in the FIFA world cup finals history, only to be surpassed minutes later by Alessandro Del Piero. He has also become an Italian national sporting hero after scoring the fifth and final penalty shot against France in the shoot-out to win the final which gave the Italians their fourth World Cup title, making them the most successful European nation in FIFA World Cup history. For the club competition, see FIFA Club World Cup. ... Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[4][5] (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... For the club competition, see FIFA Club World Cup. ...


Fabio Grosso with wife Jessica Repetto are parents of a boy, Filippo, born on September 7, 2006


References

  1. ^ FIFA.com
  2. ^ AscotSportal.com
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ USAToday.com

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Persondata
NAME Grosso, Fabio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grosso, Fabio
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1977-11-28
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome , Italy
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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