real - Fabio Cannavaro Naples
It began in the youth of Naples, the team of his city. The Serie A debut against Juventus was 19 years (March 7, 1993), as has happened to his model and teammate Ciro Ferrara.
To remedy economic problems of the club was sold in 1995 from Naples to Parma, a team which, along with fellow department Lilian Thuram and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, formed a defensive package of absolute value. In seven seasons with Parma he won the Italian Cup (1999 and 2002), an Italian Supercup (2000) and a UEFA Cup (1999).
Inter
In 2002, he moved to Inter, where, partly because of a long series of injuries, his services were not like those of previous years.;
As he himself said, the two full years have suffered the most of his career.
In 'hired him in August 2004 Juventus Fabio Capello. In the two seasons spent in Turin, during which he had reformed the defensive package with old teammates - Ferrara (Retire in June 2005), Thuram and Buffon, won the championships in 2004-2005 and 2005-2006, both dismissed after a scandal in which the company was involved black and white (and therefore does not include in its trophy, despite the great services rendered by him and by the same two-year stay at Juventus in Turin).
Real Madrid
In July 2006, following the legal proceedings that involved the Juventus relegated to Serie B, Cannavaro left the Turin team, and was purchased by Real Madrid's new coach Capello. In Madrid Cannavaro found his Juventus team-mate Emerson.
On 27 November 2006 he was awarded the Golden Ball. He became the fourth Italian to win the individual trophy (after Gianni Rivera, Paolo Rossi and Roberto Baggio) and third in the role of defender (succeeding Franz Beckenbauer and Matthias Sammer). Cannavaro preceded the choice of Player of the former team-mate Gianluigi Buffon and Frenchman Thierry Henry. Dedicated to the city of Naples the award. On December 18, also received the FIFA World Player of the second Italian after Roberto Baggio, to win this award.
With Real Madrid has won two championships Primera División consecutive in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.
Return to Juventus
On May 19, 2009 comes the official announcement of the engagement of Cannavaro from Juventus with a one year contract (with option to renew for another years), with effect from July, at the end of the relationship with Real Madrid.
is initially criticized by some of the fans who consider him a traitor, guilty of having abandoned the team during the dark period with the demotion of Juventus to Serie B after Calciopoli. In the opening match in the league with Chievo (1-0), however, was applauded by the entire audience black and white, thus marking an end to tensions with the most skeptical fans who had not enjoyed his return to the Old Lady .. Tensions that still remained in the sphere of supporters, which has again criticized during the second round, given the bad season for Juventus.
National
With the National Under-21 led by Cesare Maldini has won two European Championships U-21 in a row, in 1994 and 1996. After a first meeting in 1996, his international debut 22 January 1997, at age 23, entering the second half of the friendly match Italy-Northern Ireland (2-0), held in Palermo.
He participated in the editions of the World Cup in 1998, where he already holds, the 2002 and 2006 and the European Championships of 2000 and 2004. Moreover, after the abandonment in 2002 of Maldini, Cannavaro was succeeded as captain of the National Assembly, then led by coach Giovanni Trapattoni.
On 9 July 2006 he became world champion, winning the World Cup played in Germany, then having the honor - as captain - to receive and raise the cup to the sky. At the end Cannavaro has also reached its presence in the national number 100. Its excellent performance during the whole of the tournament earned him also the Adidas Silver Ball, an honor given by FIFA to the second best player of the event. The list was preceded by Cannavaro and Zinedine Zidane, in turn, preceded his team mate Andrea Pirlo.
for the wonderful performance in the final in Berlin, the Italian fans have attributed the nickname of New Berlin Wall, to emphasize the quality of the blue defensive line led by him. Thanks also to the impression aroused World Cup in Germany 2006, the defender has also received the prestigious awards of the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player.
is summoned by coach Roberto Donadoni for Euro 2008, but June 2, 2008 during the first training session in Austria is injured ligament of his left ankle in a collision with Chiellini and is forced to miss the European Championships. In its place is called Alessandro Gamberini. With the return of coach Marcello Lippi part in the 2009 Confederations Cup, where Italy was eliminated in the first round.
On August 12, 2009, in the friendly between Switzerland and Italy (0-0) held in Basel, stable at 127 matches the record of appearances for the national team, beating Paolo Maldini still at 126.
concludes his adventure in the World Cup South African National and dispute his last game June 24, 2010 against Slovakia, game in which Italy was defeated 3-2 and eliminated in the first round.
THANKS TO ALL BEAUTIFUL CAPTAIN!
