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Encyclopedia > Marco Materazzi
Marco Materazzi
Personal information
Full name Marco Materazzi
Date of birth August 19, 1973 (1973-08-19) (age 34)
Place of birth    Lecce, Italy,wi6ag3a
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Inter Milan
Number 23
Youth clubs
1990-1991
1991-1993		 F.C. Messina Peloro
U.S. Tor di Quinto
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993-1994
1994-1995
1995-1998
1996
1998-1999
1999-2001
2001-
 Marsala
Trapani
Perugia
→Carpi (on loan)
Everton
Perugia
Inter Milan		 25 (4)
13 (2)
47 (7)
18 (7)
27 (1)
51 (15)
132 (17)   
National team2
2001- Italy 39 (2)[1]

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 28, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 22 August 2007.
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Marco Materazzi, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,[2][3] (born August 19, 1973 in Lecce), is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who currently plays for Serie A club Internazionale, sometimes known as Inter Milan. He was a part of the Italian team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where in the final against France he scored a goal and later was headbutted by Zinedine Zidane,wa7sh, after having provoked him. Image File history File links WikiNews-Logo. ... Wikinews is a free-content news source and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. ... There are currently five Italian orders of merit (Italian: ) that recognise contributions to the Republic of Italy. ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... This is about the Italian city of Lecce. ... 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. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, Inter or Inter Milan,[1] is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy, founded in 1908. ... 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... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...


Materazzi is tall and uses his physique to play as a tough and hard working defender.[1] Known mostly for his aggressive playing style, Marco Materazzi was a late bloomer. He is known for scoring a lot of goals despite being a defender and is a regular penalty and free-kick taker. His nickname amongst his team mates is 'The Matrix' due to his 'complicated' mind. His nickname outside the club is "l’animale", in reference to him being regarded as a 'dirty' player.After he admit that he is knows he is animal on the pitch. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Contents

Club

Materazzi was born in Lecce because his father Giuseppe was playing for local side US Lecce. He moved his first football steps playing for Messina youth team from 1990-1991. When playing for Messina youth team, he was discovered by a young talent scout, Michael Hutchinson, Michael effectively took Marco under his wing for two years to train him using experience from having 16 years in the role of central defender, eventually Michael wished for Marco to play for Newcastle United, the team Michael worked for as a scout, however Marco was deemed to be too skinny and weak. as a result of this, he was released by Newcastle United and Michael Hutchinson. He then spent his early career in the lower divisions of Italian football, with amateur side Tor di Quinto (1991-92), Serie C2 team S.C. Marsala 1912 (1993-94), and Serie C1's A.S. Trapani (1994-95), where he narrowly missed a historical promotion to Serie B for his side, losing promotion playoffs to S.S. Gualdo, then coached by Walter Novellino. A.C. Perugia, then in Serie B and coached by Novellino, signed Materazzi for the first time in 1995, but spent a part of the 1996-97 season at Serie C's Carpi F.C. 1909, before coming back to Perugia. This is about the Italian city of Lecce. ... Giuseppe Materazzi (born January 5, 1946 in Arborea, Oristano) is an Italian football (soccer) manager. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Italian football clubs ... F.C. Messina Peloro is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Sport Club Marsala 1912 is an Italian football (soccer) club from the city of Marsala, Sicily. ... Associazione Sportiva Trapani is an Italian football club located in Trapani, Sicily. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... S.S. Gualdo is an Italian football club, based in Gualdo Tadino, Umbria. ... Walter Alfredo Novellino (born June 6, 1953 in Montemarano, Avellino) is the current manager of the Italian Serie A football team Torino. ... A.C. Perugia is a football club based in Perugia, Italy. ... 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. ... Carpi Football Club 1909 is an Italian football club located in Carpi, Emilia-Romagna. ...


Materazzi then spent 1998-99 with Everton (where he was sent off four times in just 27 games), before another stint with Perugia, now in the Serie C1. He scored 12 goals in the 2000-01 season, breaking Daniel Passarella's Serie A record of most goals by a defender in one season. He was then signed by Inter for €10m. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


At Perugia, he was known for his accurate left-footed free kicks, but with so many good free kick takers at Inter, he rarely gets a chance to take one. Materazzi also excels in long passes to forwards. Materazzi is a significant part of the Inter defence and a key figure for them on the pitch. With Inter, he has won two Serie A titles in 2006 and 2007, two Coppa Italia, and two Italian Supercups. He has recently been provided with the opportunity to captain the side in occasion of Javier Zanetti's injury. This article is about the Italian football league. ... The Coppa Italia Trophy - Coppa in Italian meaning Cup representing the Tournaments title. ... Javier Adelmar Zanetti (born August 10, 1973) is an Argentine football player. ...


Today he is regarded as one of most aggressive central defenders in the world. He signed a contract extension in summer 2006, extending the relation with club from 2009 to 2010. Materazzi finished the 2006-07 season as the top scoring defender of Serie A with 10 goals.


Country

Materazzi earned his first cap for Italy in a 2001 match against South Africa. Since then Materazzi has competed in three major tournaments: the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2004, and the 2006 World Cup. He has twice served as team captain, in friendlies against Finland in November 2004 and Iceland in March 2005, respectively. 2002 World Cup redirects here. ... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called EURO 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...


2006 World Cup

Materazzi was a member of the Italian national team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Materazzi started the tournament on the bench, but an injury to Alessandro Nesta allowed him to play a more important role. 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... Alessandro Nesta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[2][3], (born March 19, 1976 in Rome) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ...


He came as a substitute for Nesta in Italy's game against the Czech Republic and scored the first goal of the game with a towering header after a corner kick. He dedicated the goal to midfielder Daniele De Rossi, who had been sent off in the previous match for an elbow, described by Materazzi as a mistake.[4] In the following match, the second round tie against Australia, he received a controversial straight red card and was suspended for the next match. Look up substitute in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In association football a corner kick is awarded if the defensive team is the last to touch the ball before it crosses its own goal line (goal line of the end of the field it is defending) outside of the goal itself (whether by kicking or off the hands of... Daniele De Rossi, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[1][2], (July 24, 1983) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who plays for AS Roma. ...


He also featured prominently in Italy's World Cup Final game against France, first conceding the penalty that put France ahead, then scoring a headed equaliser from a Pirlo corner kick. Later in the game he was involved in an off-the-ball incident; he was headbutted in the chest by Zinedine Zidane. Zidane confirmed that Materazzi's insults were not at race or religion, but were targeted at his sister. The official FIFA investigation fined Materazzi CHF 5,000 and suspended him for two matches, while Zidane was fined CHF 7,500 and suspended for three matches.[5] On September 5 Materazzi admitted that he did indeed insult Zidane's sister. In an interview with Materazzi, he revealed the comment he made to Zidane. "I replied to Zidane that I would prefer his sister, that is true. I brought up his sister and that wasn't a nice thing, that is true". Furthermore, Materazzi claimed that he did not even know Zidane had a sister.[6] Some time later, Materazzi made a public statement of inviting Zidane to his home for a dinner between peers, as an effort to bury the hatchet. He jocularly added that his only condition was that Zidane make good on his offer of the jersey. In August 2007 Materazzi confessed in "Sorrisi e Canzoni" that he indeed referred to Zidane's sister a prostitute.[1][2] Andrea Pirlo, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[1][2], (born May 19, 1979), is an Italian World Cup and Champions League winning footballer. ... The Zidane Headbutt In the 110th minute of the final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, on 9 July 2006, French footballer Zinedine Zidane notoriously headbutted Italian Marco Materazzi in the chest. ... Zidane redirects here. ... ISO 4217 Code CHF User(s) Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Campione dItalia Inflation 1. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


Materazzi went on to score Italy's second penalty in the shoot-out, which Italy won 5-3, to win the FIFA World Cup. By scoring two goals for Italy, Materazzi became top team goalscorer alongside with Luca Toni. Several months after the World Cup final Materazzi showed up in a Nike commercial based on what happened between him and Zidane.[7] For the club competition, see FIFA Club World Cup. ... 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. ... Nike, Inc. ...


International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 June 2006 Hamburg, Germany Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 2-0 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup
2. 9 July 2006 Berlin, Germany Flag of France France 1-1(AET), 5-3(PSO) Win 2006 FIFA World Cup
og. 15 November 2006 Bergamo, Italy Flag of Turkey Turkey 1-1 Draw Friendly

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Trivia

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  • Materazzi has a large tattoo on his forearm with the word LION and XIX VIII MCMLXXIII; the latter is his birthdate in Roman numerals. He also had the World Cup trophy inked onto his left thigh.
  • His father is Giuseppe Materazzi, who was a former football coach and manager of Pisa Calcio, S.S. Lazio, A.S. Bari, Calcio Padova, Brescia Calcio, Piacenza Calcio, Sporting Clube de Portugal and Tianjin Teda.
  • Materazzi is married to Daniela and they have 3 children: 2 boys, Gianmarco and Davide, and a girl, Anna.
  • He was a fan of S.S. Lazio in his childhood, during his father's stint as SS Lazio manager in the late 1980s.[8]
  • He is not included in FIFA 07; however, he can be accessed as he is renamed "Valerio Bernardi" in the game's player-edit option. The reason being is because Materazzi is not a registered member of FIFPro (Federation of International Football Players), therefore EA is not legally allowed to show Materazzi in the game. In FIFA 08, the latest installment in the series. Materazzi is no longer addressed under a false name.

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Source: FIFA World Cup official site
  2. ^ FIFA.com
  3. ^ AscotSportal.com
  4. ^ "First Italy goal was "divine justice", Materazzi", Reuters, 2006-06-22. Retrieved on 2006-07-19. (English) 
  5. ^ "Zidane and Materazzi fined and banned by FIFA", Reuters, 20 July 2006. Retrieved on 2006-07-20. 
  6. ^ "Materazzi reveals details of Zidane World Cup slur", Reuters, 5 September 2006. Retrieved on 2006-09-05. 
  7. ^ Headbutt is a commercial hit for Materazzi, Turkishpress.com, 20 September 2006
  8. ^ "Materazzi e i tifosi laziali: amore finito?", Real Soccer, 2006-05-14. Retrieved on 2007-05-16. (Italian) 

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Marco Materazzi Newsmaker | CBC Sports Online (1589 words)
Materazzi plays in Serie A (the Italian first division) with Inter Milan and is renowned for his physical and aggressive style, his tough tackling skills and for getting his opponents' blood boiling with his intimidating and often dirty play.
Materazzi was instantly installed in the centre of Inter Milan's defence and he quickly established himself as one of the club's top stars, helping them win back-to-back Italian Cups (2005 and 2006).
Materazzi was red-carded in Italy's second-round match against Australia but redeemed himself with a polished defensive performance in Italy's semifinal victory against Germany.
Marco Materazzi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1024 words)
Marco Materazzi (born August 19, 1973 in Lecce) is an Italian football defender, who currently plays for Serie A club F.C. Internazionale Milano, better known as Inter Milan.
Materazzi then spent 1998-99 with Everton F.C. (where he was sent off three times in just 27 games), before another stint with Perugia, now in the Serie A. He scored 12 goals in the 2000-01 season, breaking Daniel Passarella's Serie A record of most goals by a defender in one season.
Materazzi was a member of the Italian national team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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