Luca Toni
Personal information
Full name	Luca Toni Varchetta
Date of birth	May 26, 1977 (1977-05-26) (age 30)
Place of birth	Pavullo nel Frignano, Italy
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Bayern Munich
Number	9
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2003 2003–2005 2005–2007 2007—	Modena Empoli Fiorenzuola Lodigiani Treviso Vicenza Brescia Palermo Fiorentina Bayern Munich	32 0(7) 03 0(1) 26 0(2) 31 (15) 35 (15) 31 0(9) 44 (15) 80 (50) 67 (47) 12 0(9)
National team2
2004—	Italy	31 (14)
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Luca Toni, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,^[1][2] (born May 26, 1977 in Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who plays for FC Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga. Something of a late bloomer, Toni played for almost ten clubs before finally settling. Toni is engaged to Italian model Marta Cecchetto. The pair met while he was a player in Serie C. There are currently five Italian orders of merit (Italian: ) that recognise contributions to the Republic of Italy. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Montecuccolis Castele Pavullo nel Frignano is a town in the province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... Modena (Mòdna in Modenese dialect) is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... 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. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ... The official Bundesliga logo. ... Marta Cecchetto (1978) is a red-hair italian model. ...

Club career

Early career

Toni started his professional career at Modena. This was followed by a number of seasons spent around Serie B and Serie C1 with teams such as Empoli, Fiorenzuola and Lodigiani. After a Serie B season with Treviso in 1999, he moved to Vicenza Calcio, playing in Serie A for the first time. He then moved to Brescia Calcio and tried to play for two seasons along-side Roberto Baggio Modena F.C. is a football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Empoli F.C. is a football club based in Empoli, Tuscany, and formed in 1920, although its first official match was in 1921. ... Unione Sportiva Fiorenzuola 1922 is an Italian football (soccer) club from Fiorenzuola dArda, Emilia-Romagna. ... A.S. Cisco Roma is an Italian football club, based in Rome, Latium. ... Treviso Foot-Ball Club 1993 is a football club based in Treviso, Italy. ... This article is about the year. ... Vicenza Calcio is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... Brescia Calcio is a football club based in Brescia, Lombardy. ... Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is an Italian retired footballer, among the most technically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s. ...

Palermo

In 2003 he agreed to join ambitious Serie B club Palermo, being one of the main factors behind the winning team campaign that brought the rosanero back to Serie A after over 30 years, thanks to a record 30 goals scored during the season. He consequently gained his first cap for the Italian national team in a friendly match August 18, 2004 lost 2-0 to Iceland in Reykjavík which also marked Marcello Lippi's debut at the helm of the azzurri.^[3] Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. ... A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ... 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... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location in Iceland Coordinates: , Constituency Government  - Mayor (Borgarstjóri) Dagur B. Eggertsson Area  - City 274. ... Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI[1], (born April 11, 1948) is an Italian World Cup-winning football coach and former player. ...

In the following season, Toni confirmed his prolificity by scoring an impressive 20 goals in Palermo's first Serie A campaign, leading the Sicilian club to a historical first qualification to the UEFA Cup. The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ...

Fiorentina

In July 2005, Luca Toni was transferred by Palermo owner, Maurizio Zamparini, to Fiorentina for €10 m in a very controversial move which also caused a massive breakup between the player and the team supporters. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maurizio Zamparini (born June 9, 1941 in Sevegliano, Udine) is an Italian businessman and the current owner and chairman of Serie A club U.S. Città di Palermo. ...

He helped Fiorentina qualify for the UEFA Champions League when his team ended the 2005-06 season with a fourth place finish, although this was later revoked (with a massive 15-point deduction assigned for 2006/07) due to Fiorentina's involvement in the Calciopoli match-fixing scandal. The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

On May 27, 2006 Toni scored his 31st goal of the 2005-06 season and in doing so, secured the 2005-06 Capocannonieri. Toni also became the first player to score 30 goals or more in Serie A since the 1958-59 season, and the first time since 1933-34 an Italian has done such a feat. Despite only finishing third top scorer in European football with 31 goals in Serie A with Fiorentina, behind Klaas-Jan Huntelaar of Ajax Amsterdam and Kris Boyd of Rangers and Kilmarnock, Toni collected the European Golden Boot, due to multipliers based on the quality of the league. Toni's goal tally has eclipsed the previous club record of 26 in one season in the top flight, held by Fiorentina legends Gabriel Batistuta and Kurt Hamrin. is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Capocannonieri is the name of the title of being the top goal scorer in Italys Serie A championship. ... Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (born August 12, 1983 in Drempt, Gelderland, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Ajax and the Netherlands. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced /ˈʌɪjaks/), is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Kris Boyd (born August 18, 1983 in Irvine[1]) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League. ... For other uses, see Rangers F.C. (disambiguation). ... Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. ... In football, the European Golden Boot has been awarded to the highest goalscorer in all the top European divisions each season since 1967/68. ... Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February 1969), nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. ... Kurt Roland Hamrin (born November 19, 1934 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish footballer. ...

Toni announced he would stay loyal to Fiorentina and stay at Florence for at least another season despite Fiorentina's Calciopoli penalty. He scored 16 goals for Fiorentina, helping them to secure a UEFA Cup spot. However, his season was short lived after suffering a metatarsal injury. The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... The metatarsus consists of the five long bones of the foot, which are numbered from the medial side (ossa metatarsalia I.-V.); each presents for examination a body and two extremities. ...

FC Bayern

On May 30, 2007, FC Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed that Toni had signed a 4 year contract with FC Bayern Munich after agreeing to a deal worth €11 m with Fiorentina. On June 7, 2007, Toni was presented at a Bayern Munich press conference along with fellow new signing Franck Ribéry.^[4] Toni was given the jersey number 9. is the 150th day of the year (151st 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. ... Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club. ... Karl-Heinz Kalle Rummenigge (born September 25, 1955) is a former German football player. ... Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ... ACF Fiorentina, formerly Associazione Calcio Fiorentina, is an Italian football club based in Firenze (Florence). ... is the 158th day of the year (159th 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. ... FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German football club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. ... Franck Bilal Ribéry (born April 7, 1983 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a French football player who currently plays for FC Bayern München. ...

National team

Toni made his debut for the Italian national team as a substitute on August 18, 2004 in a friendly match against Iceland. He scored his first international goal in a World Cup Qualifying match against Norway on September 4, 2004. 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... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On November 17, 2004, Toni made his international start in a friendly match against Finland. On June 11, 2005, Toni captained the Italian national team for the first time in his career in a friendly match against Ecuador because of the absence of current captain Fabio Cannavaro and other experienced players. On September 7, 2005, Toni scored his first international hat-trick in a 4-1 victory against Belarus in a 2006 World Cup qualifying match. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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... Fabio Cannavaro, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[1][2] (born September 13, 1973 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ...

Toni was selected to Italy's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad, and scored two goals in the quarter-finals against Ukraine on June 30, 2006, his only goals of the tournament. 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the 2006 Fifa World Cup grand final against France, Toni hit the cross bar with a powerful header and later netted another fine header although the goal was disallowed as the attempt was controversially ruled offside.

Toni also scored 2 goals in Italy's 2-0 win over Scotland in a EURO 2008 Qualifier. Due to his foot surgery, Toni missed Italy's next two qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Lithuania. The 2008 European Football Championship (EURO 2008) will take place in Austria and Switzerland. ...

Toni played in the Euro 2008 qualifier against Georgia and assisted Fabio Grosso by flicking a fine ball to Grosso to chip the keeper and make the final result 2-0.

On the 17 November 2007 Toni struck in the first minute of a 2-1 Euro 2008 qualifier win over Scotland at Hampden Park which secured Italy's place at the Euro 2008 championships. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 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. ...

Honours

Club Titles

• Serie B: 2004
• DFB Liga-Pokal: 2007

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• FIFA World Cup: 2006

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• European Golden Boot: 2006
• Serie A top scorer: 2005/2006
• 2006 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team

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References

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. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd 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. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• (Italian) National Team statistics at FIGC official site
• FootballDatabase.com provides Toni's profile and stats
• (Italian) Toni al Bayern: "L'ho fatto per Firenze", RealSoccer.it, 30 May 2007
• (Italian) Bomber italiani.... addio... , Realsoccer.it, 18 July 2007

v • d • e Italy squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Champions (4th Title)
1 Buffon • 2 Zaccardo • 3 Grosso • 4 De Rossi • 5 Cannavaro • 6 Barzagli • 7 Del Piero • 8 Gattuso • 9 Toni • 10 Totti • 11 Gilardino • 12 Peruzzi • 13 Nesta • 14 Amelia • 15 Iaquinta • 16 Camoranesi • 17 Barone • 18 Inzaghi • 19 Zambrotta • 20 Perrotta • 21 Pirlo • 22 Oddo • 23 Materazzi • Coach: Lippi