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Gianluca Curci
Personal information
Full name Gianluca Curci
Date of birth July 12, 1985 (1985-07-12) (age 22)
Place of birth    Rome, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Roma
Number 1
Youth clubs
2001-2004 Roma
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2004- Roma 29 (0)   
National team2
2005-2007
2007-
Italy U-21
Italy
25 (0)
00 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20:01, 20 October 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 20:01, 2 October 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals) is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... A goalkeeper. ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. ... First International U23: Italy 3-1 Austria Varese, November 1, 1970 U21: Portugal 1-0 Italy Funchal, December 23, 1976 Largest win Italy 7-0 Estonia Catanzaro, March 23, 1995 Italy 8-1 Wales Pavia, September 5, 2003 Worst defeat Norway 6-0 Italy Stavanger, June 5, 1991 Records for...

Gianluca Curci (born July 12, 1985 in Rome) is a football (soccer) goalkeeper who currently plays for Roma. is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. ...

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Club career

Curci is a product of the Roma youth academy. At only 19, he became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the second half of the 2004–05 season after injuries to fellow goalkeepers Ivan Pelizzoli and Carlo Zotti. He was replaced in the 2005–06 season by new Brazilian keeper Doni. Ivan Pelizzoli (born November 18, 1980 in Bergamo, Italy) is an Italian football (soccer) goalkeeper who currently plays for A.S. Roma of Serie A. Pelizzoli was one of three overage players repesenting Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Carlo Zotti (born 3 September 1982 Benevento) is a Italian football goalkeeper, currently plays for A.S. Roma. ... Doniéber Alexander Marangon (born 22 October 1979 in Jundiaí), or simply Doni as he is more frequently known, is a Brazilian football goalkeeper who currently plays for A.S. Roma of Italian Serie A. He has been the first choice during 2007 Copa América won by the Sele...


International career

Some are even calling him the next Gianluigi Buffon [citation needed] as the youngster was already the No. 1 goalkeeper for the Under-21 Italian national side. Curci recently received his first call up to the Azzurri squad for a friendly against Hungary. This article is about the Italian goalkeeper. ... First International Italy 6 - 2 France (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) Largest win Italy 9 - 0 USA (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) World Cup Appearances 15 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982 European Championship Appearances 6...


Career statistics

Correct as of 20 October 2007.

Season Team League Domestic League Domestic Cups European Games Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
2004-05 A.S. Roma Serie A 11 0 6 0 0 0 17 0
2005-06 A.S. Roma Serie A 10 0 5 0 8 0 23 0
2006-07 A.S. Roma Serie A 6 0 6 0 0 0 12 0
2007-08 A.S. Roma Serie A 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Total 29 0 17 0 9 0 55 0

Serie A 2004-05 teams distribution In the 2004-05 season, the Serie A, the major football Italian professional league, was composed by 20 teams, for the first time in several years. ... In the 2005-06 season, Serie A, the major football (soccer) Italian professional league, was contested by 20 teams. ... Serie A 2006-07 teams distribution Serie A 2006/2007 logo The Serie A 2006-2007 season (officially Serie A TIM 2006-2007) began September 10, 2006. ... Serie A 2007-08 team distribution The 2007-08 Serie A season will be the seventy-sixth since its establishment, and started on August 26, 2007. ...

External links

  • FIGC (Italian)


 
 

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