2011–12 S.S. Lazio season
Encyclopedia
Società Sportiva Lazio
is currently competing in its 24th consecutive season in Serie A
. Their manager is Edoardo Reja
and their captain is Tommaso Rocchi
. Their chairman is Claudio Lotito
.
from Panathinaikos, Miroslav Klose
from Bayern Munich
, Abdoulay Konko
from Genoa
, Lorik Cana
from Galatasaray
and Senad Lulić
from BSC Young Boys
. They also sold Stephan Lichtsteiner
to Juventus
for €10 million and bought Federico Marchetti
from Cagliari
. They then sold goalkeeper Fernando Muslera
to Galatasaray
.
in the previous Serie A campaign, Lazio will play a double-legged match for their chance to enter the Europa League. On August 5, 2011, Lazio drew Macedonian
side FK Rabotnički
, a squad who has survived since the first qualifying round, earning them World's Club Team of the Month for July 2011.
Lazio won 9–1 on aggregate.
On the next matchday, 14 December, Lazio advance to the round of 32 if they defeat Sporting and Vaslui do not defeat Zürich. If Vaslui lose to Zürich, Lazio can draw to Sporting and still advance. Lazio cannot advance if they lose to Sporting.
Notes
Statistics accurate as of match played 1 December 2011
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
is currently competing in its 24th consecutive season in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
. Their manager is Edoardo Reja
Edoardo Reja
Edoardo "Edy" Reja is an Italian football coach and former player, currently managing Lazio in the Italian Serie A. Born in Italy to Slovenian parents, Reja speaks Slovene and Italian. He is also fluent in Friulan....
and their captain is Tommaso Rocchi
Tommaso Rocchi
Tommaso Rocchi is an Italian footballer who is the current captain of Serie A club Lazio. Rocchi has also been capped for the Italian national team.-Early years:...
. Their chairman is Claudio Lotito
Claudio Lotito
Claudio Lotito is an Italian entrepreneur. He is the owner and president of the Serie A football club S.S. Lazio since 2004....
.
Pre-season
In pre-season Lazio bought Djibril CisséDjibril Cissé
Djibril Aruun Cissé is a French international footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Lazio as a striker. He is noted particularly for his speed and acceleration. Since 2005, he has held the title of Lord of the Manor of Frodsham....
from Panathinaikos, Miroslav Klose
Miroslav Klose
Miroslav Josef Klose is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Lazio in the Serie A. Since bursting onto the international stage at the 2002 World Cup, he has become well known for his knack of scoring headers, front-flip goal celebrations, and decisive short passing.Klose holds German...
from Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
, Abdoulay Konko
Abdoulay Konko
Abdoulaye Konko Faye is a French footballer of Senegalese and Moroccan descent, who currently plays for Lazio in Serie A as a right back. He favours dribbling and can play anywhere on either wing.-Club career:...
from Genoa
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
, Lorik Cana
Lorik Cana
Lorik Cana is an Albanian footballer, who plays for Lazio as a defensive midfielder and the Albania national football team. He is the captain for Albania at international level...
from Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
and Senad Lulić
Senad Lulic
Senad Lulić is a Bosnian footballer. He plays for Lazio in the Serie A.Lulić was born in Mostar, but he spent most of his childhood in Jablanica....
from BSC Young Boys
BSC Young Boys
Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898 is a Swiss sporting club based in the capital city of Bern. The name is often abbreviated to YB . Abroad, YB is often referred to as Young Boys Bern. The club's colors are yellow and black....
. They also sold Stephan Lichtsteiner
Stephan Lichtsteiner
Stephan Lichtsteiner is a Swiss footballer, currently playing for Juventus and the Swiss national team. He is known for his runs down the right flank when on the counterattack, hence his nickname "Forrest Gump"...
to Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
for €10 million and bought Federico Marchetti
Federico Marchetti
Federico Marchetti is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Lazio. He has also represented the Italian national team, most notably making three appearances after Gianluigi Buffon's injury at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.-Torino:A Torino youth system trainee,...
from Cagliari
Cagliari Calcio
Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B....
. They then sold goalkeeper Fernando Muslera
Fernando Muslera
Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Galatasaray and is first-choice keeper for the Uruguayan national team.-Uruguay:...
to Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
.
Current squad
.In
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Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups.... |
Free | |
| align=center| | Young Boys BSC Young Boys Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898 is a Swiss sporting club based in the capital city of Bern. The name is often abbreviated to YB . Abroad, YB is often referred to as Young Boys Bern. The club's colors are yellow and black.... |
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 SampdoriaU.C. Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria... |
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| align=center| | Antony Iannarilli |
Isola Liri A.C. Isola Liri Associazione Calcio Isola Liri is an Italian association football club located in Isola del Liri, Lazio. It currently plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione... |
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Lumezzane A.C. Lumezzane Associazione Calcio Lumezzane is an Italian association football club, based in Lumezzane, Lombardy. The club was founded in 1948. The club currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.... |
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Cagliari Cagliari Calcio Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. The club was formed in 1920 and currently plays in Italian Serie A, having spent a large part of recent years mainly in Serie A and Serie B.... |
€5M | |
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Genoa Genoa C.F.C. Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria... |
€6M | |
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 Panathinaikos |
€5.8M | |
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 GalatasarayGalatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
Undisclosed |
Out
| Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center| | Juventus Juventus F.C. Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont... |
€10M | ||
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Galatasaray Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
Undisclosed | |
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 Al-NasrAl-Nasr Sports Club Al-Nasr Sports Club , is a professional association football club located in Dubai and plays in the UAE Pro-League. Al-Nasr, literally translating to "victory" in Arabic was founded in 1945 and considered as the first and the oldest club in the UAE... |
€3.9M | |
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Sampdoria U.C. Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria... |
Loan | |
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Inter F.C. Internazionale Milano Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always... |
Loan | |
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Parma Parma F.C. Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its... |
Loan |
Play-off round
Having qualified for the Europa League play-off round2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.All times are CEST .-Round and draw dates:All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland....
in the previous Serie A campaign, Lazio will play a double-legged match for their chance to enter the Europa League. On August 5, 2011, Lazio drew Macedonian
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
side FK Rabotnički
FK Rabotnicki
FK Rabotnički is a football club that plays at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian First League.-History:...
, a squad who has survived since the first qualifying round, earning them World's Club Team of the Month for July 2011.
Lazio won 9–1 on aggregate.
Group stage
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sporting CP |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | |
 Romania VasluiFC Vaslui FC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club plays in Liga I and was founded in 2002. The best league finishes were achieved in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, when they managed to end up third. Since foundation, they finished each season in a higher rank than in the... |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 |
| Lazio S.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football... |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Zürich |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 |
On the next matchday, 14 December, Lazio advance to the round of 32 if they defeat Sporting and Vaslui do not defeat Zürich. If Vaslui lose to Zürich, Lazio can draw to Sporting and still advance. Lazio cannot advance if they lose to Sporting.
Notes
- Note 3: VasluiFC VasluiFC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club plays in Liga I and was founded in 2002. The best league finishes were achieved in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, when they managed to end up third. Since foundation, they finished each season in a higher rank than in the...
will play their home matches at Stadionul CeahlăulStadionul CeahlaulCeahlăul Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Piatra Neamţ, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ. The stadium, as well as the local football club takes its name from the Mount Ceahlău, located in the region. The stadium holds...
, Piatra NeamţPiatra NeamtPiatra Neamț , , ; is the capital city of Neamţ County, in the historical region of Moldavia, eastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania...
as their own Stadionul MunicipalStadionul Municipal (Vaslui)Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Vaslui, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Vaslui. The stadium has 18,000 seats, and it is covered by natural grass. The floodlighting system, with a density of 2000 lux, has been inaugurated in...
did not meet UEFA criteria.
Standing
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos. | Name | League 2011–12 Serie A The 2011–12 Serie A is the eightieth season since its establishment, and the second under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 9 September 2011 and will end on 13 May 2012. The league was originally scheduled to start on 27 August, but this was delayed due to a strike by the players... |
Coppa Italia 2011–12 Coppa Italia -=First round:=-----=Second round:=-----=Third round:=-----=Fourth round:=-Section 2:-=First round:=---------=Second round:=---------=Third round:=-----=Fourth round:=-Section 3:-=First round:=... |
Europe 2011–12 UEFA Europa League The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania... |
Total | Discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
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| 1 | GK | Albano Bizzarri |
1 | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Guglielmo Stendardo Guglielmo Stendardo Guglielmo "Willy" Stendardo is an Italian football defender currently playing for Lazio.His brother, Mariano, is also a footballer, currently playing for Grosseto.... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  André DiasAndré Dias For Al Ain's Brazilian striker André Dias, see André Felippe Seixas Dias.André Gonçalves Dias, or simply André Dias , is a Brazilian football central defender. He currently plays for Lazio.-Club:... |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Lionel Scaloni Lionel Scaloni Lionel Sebastián Scaloni is an Argentine footballer who plays for S.S. Lazio in the Italian first division. A player of wide range, he can appear as both a right defender or midfielder.... |
2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Stefano Mauri Stefano Mauri Stefano Mauri is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lazio. An attacking midfielder/winger, his key attributes are dribbling and passing. He is predominantly left-footed but is also skilled with his right.-Club career:Mauri started his career at 16 years of age with... |
2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Giuseppe Sculli Giuseppe Sculli Giuseppe Sculli is an Italian footballer who plays for Lazio.-Juventus:Sculli made his Serie A debut on 14 September 2002 for Modena against A.C... |
9(6) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5(2) | 2 | 14(8) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Hernanes Hernanes Anderson Hernanes de Carvalho Andrade Lima , commonly known as Hernanes is a Brazilian midfielder who currently plays for Lazio.Hernanes can be used as a playmaker in the centre attacking midfield role... |
12(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6(2) | 2 | 18(3) | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Tommaso Rocchi Tommaso Rocchi Tommaso Rocchi is an Italian footballer who is the current captain of Serie A club Lazio. Rocchi has also been capped for the Italian national team.-Early years:... (c) |
2(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7(4) | 3 | 9(5) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Matuzalém |
8(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 11(6) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF |  Javier Garrido |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Álvaro González |
7(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | Alessandro Berardi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW |  Libor KozákLibor Kozák Libor Kozák is a Czech professional football player, who is a forward who plays for Italian Serie A club Lazio... |
2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(3) | 0 | 6(5) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  Senad LulićSenad Lulic Senad Lulić is a Bosnian footballer. He plays for Lazio in the Serie A.Lulić was born in Mostar, but he spent most of his childhood in Jablanica.... |
12(4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7(1) | 0 | 19(5) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Giuseppe Biava Giuseppe Biava Giuseppe Biava is an Italian footballer, who currently plays as a centre back for Serie A side Lazio.-AlbinoLeffe:A centre back, Biava started his career with the Leffe youth team, before moving to newly-promoted Serie D team Albinese in 1995... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 8(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Mobido Diakité |
8(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Federico Marchetti Federico Marchetti Federico Marchetti is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Lazio. He has also represented the Italian national team, most notably making three appearances after Gianluigi Buffon's injury at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.-Torino:A Torino youth system trainee,... |
11 | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 17 | ||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 24 | MF | Cristian Ledesma Cristian Daniel Ledesma Cristian Daniel Ledesma is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lazio. A dual citizen of Argentina and Italy, he represents the latter at international level since November 2010.... |
12(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(2) | 0 | 17(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Miroslav Klose Miroslav Klose Miroslav Josef Klose is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Lazio in the Serie A. Since bursting onto the international stage at the 2002 World Cup, he has become well known for his knack of scoring headers, front-flip goal celebrations, and decisive short passing.Klose holds German... |
11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Ştefan Radu Stefan Radu Ştefan Daniel Radu is a Romanian football player who plays for Lazio, as a full back.-Dinamo Bucharest:Radu began his career with major Romanian club side Dinamo Bucureşti. Radu played four seasons of first team football with Dinamo, gaining a reputation as one of his country's brightest talents... |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 12(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Lorik Cana Lorik Cana Lorik Cana is an Albanian footballer, who plays for Lazio as a defensive midfielder and the Albania national football team. He is the captain for Albania at international level... |
4(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | FW |  Stephen MakinwaStephen Makinwa Stephen Ayodele Makinwa is a Nigerian football striker, who is currently playing for Lazio. Makinwa also plays for the Nigerian national team... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Abdoulay Konko Abdoulay Konko Abdoulaye Konko Faye is a French footballer of Senegalese and Moroccan descent, who currently plays for Lazio in Serie A as a right back. He favours dribbling and can play anywhere on either wing.-Club career:... |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 16(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Cristian Brocchi Cristian Brocchi Cristian Brocchi is an Italian footballer, who currently plays for Lazio.-Career:Early careerStarting his career at his native club A.C. Milan youth system, he was loaned to Pro Sesto and Lumezzane in early years.Hellas Verona... |
11(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 14(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Marius Stankevičius Marius Stankevicius Marius "StankyLeg" Stankevičius is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays for the Serie A club S.S. Lazio, as a defender . He was the Lithuanian player of the year in 2008 and 2009.-International career:... |
6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF |  Luis CavandaLuis Pedro Cavanda Luis Pedro Cavanda is an Angolan-born Belgian footballer, who currently plays for Lazio.-Youth:Cavanda moved to Belgium at a young age and began playing for Belgian club Standard Liège. In January 2007, Italian side Lazio borrowed him to Rome... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | Ivan Artipoli Ivan Artipoli Ivan Artipoli is an Italian football defender who currently plays for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Foggia.-Career:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | DF | Luciano Zauri Luciano Zauri Luciano Zauri is an Italian footballer who plays for Lazio.-Atalanta:Zauri made his debut in Serie A in the 1996–97 season with Atalanta in a 4–0 loss at home to Roma.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 81 | MF | Simone Del Nero Simone Del Nero Simone Del Nero, is an Italian footballer who plays as a left midfielder. He currently plays in Serie A with Lazio, after joining on a free five-year deal from Serie B club Brescia.-Club career:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | DF | Federico Chirico Federico Chirico Federico Chirico is an Italian football Defender who currently plays for S.S. Lazio.-External links:*... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | FW | Tommaso Ceccarelli |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Djibril Cissé Djibril Cissé Djibril Aruun Cissé is a French international footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Lazio as a striker. He is noted particularly for his speed and acceleration. Since 2005, he has held the title of Lord of the Manor of Frodsham.... |
12(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6(2) | 3 | 18(3) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 1 December 2011