Vincenzo Iaquinta
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Vincenzo Iaquinta, Ufficiale OMRI
(vinˈtʃɛntso jaˈkwinta; born 21 November 1979) is an Italian
World Cup
-winning footballer who plays for Serie A
club Juventus
. He is a strong striker who can also play on the wing.
, in the province of Crotone
. Like many Calabrians in the 1980s, his parents immigrated to Emilia-Romagna
in Northern Italy for better job opportunities. Iaquinta played with his brother in the lower divisions for Reggiolo for the 1996–1997 season, before transferring to Serie B
club Calcio Padova
in January 1998, after 33 appearances and 6 goals in his first professional season and a half.
in January 1998, a club where future team-mate and Italian legend Alessandro Del Piero thrived, but his spell with Padova was short-lived as after only 6 months, just 13 appearances and 3 goals, Iaquinta was surprisingly sold to Serie C
club, Castel di Sangro Calcio
.
, Iaquinta went on to spend two seasons in the Italian Serie C
, with Castel di Sangro Calcio
from 1998 and 2000. It was with his new club where Iaquinta established himself, making 52 appearances as he became a key part of the starting line-up, and netting 8 goals. Following several impressive performances, Iaquinta was snatched up by Serie A
club, Udinese Calcio
.
completed the signing of the young prospect and in his first season with the club, Iaquinta made 16 appearances with 2 goals. The following season, he made 26 appearances with 3 goals, before breaking into the starting eleven in his third season. He scored 8 goals in 28 appearances and the following season, his club qualified for Europe
an competitions. He made 32 appearances with 11 goals during the 2003–2004 season, and 39 appearances with a more impressive 15 goals in the following season. In his sixth season in Udine
, Iaquinta made 34 appearances with 17 goals, including a hat-trick on his first UEFA Champions League
group stage match during the 2005–06 season. Although he refused to sign a contract extension at the start of season, on 30 September he agreed terms for a further 3 years.
During the 2006–2007 season, the Italy international scored 14 goals for his club in 30 appearances, and formed a formidable partnership with Antonio Di Natale
during his time with the Friuli
based club. Following a string of impressive seasons with the northeastern Italian club, he was signed by European giants and fellow Serie A
club, Juventus.
signed Iaquinta on a five-year contract on 19 June 2007 for a fee of €11.3 million. (cash plus Michele Paolucci
), to become the Turin
giant's first signing for the new campaign. Udinese also bought back Fabio Quagliarella
from Sampdoria on 21 June; Sampodira then bought Andrea Caracciolo
from Palermo on 22 June and Palermo bought Fabrizio Miccoli
from Juventus on 5 July.
During the 2007–2008 season, Iaquinta made only a handful of starts for Juventus, mostly being used as backup to experienced strikers and long-term bianconeri Alessandro Del Piero
and David Trezeguet
, who combined to score 41 goals between them in the Serie A
alone. He did however still manage 29 appearances with 9 often crucial goals, such as his last minute winner versus SSC Napoli in April 2008. It appeared that he might be surplus to requirements after the signing of Brazilian striker Amauri
, leading to rumours about a possible move out of Juventus. However, nothing materialised, and Iaquinta remained for the 2008–09 season.
Iaquinta started the season as fourth-choice striker, but enjoyed a particularly impressive string of performances when both Amauri and Trezeguet were injured, gaining a more regular place under Claudio Ranieri
. Most notably, he scored the first goal against Chelsea F.C.
in the second leg of the first knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League
, which was also Juventus' 600th goal in European competition. Despite this, Juve could only draw the match 2–2, dumping the bianconeri out of Europe
an football for the season in controversial fashion, with Juventus blaming the result on poor refereeing, including the sending off of star defender Giorgio Chiellini
when Juventus were controlling the game. After that, Iaquinta also played regularly in Serie A
games, his situation helped by a falling-out between Trezeguet and head coach Claudio Ranieri
. In his second season in Piedmont, the striker managed 38 appearances with 16 goals. Following the sacking of Ranieri, and the appointment of Ciro Ferrara
for the 2009–2010 season, Iaquinta became an undisputed starter, before a major injury side-lined him for 6 months between October 2009 and March 2010.
. He scored Italy's second goal in their opening match against Ghana
. He played in 5 out of 7 of Italy's matches including the semi-final and final. Iaquinta missed out on Euro 2008 due to injury. He also played for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
in which he scored one goal on penalty during the group stages.
| 1. || June 12, 2006 || FIFA WM Stadion Hannover
, Hanover
, Germany || || 2–0 || 2-0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup
|-
| 2. || April 1, 2009 || Stadio San Nicola
, Bari
, Italy || || 1-0 || 1-1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 3. || June 10, 2009 || Atteridgeville Super Stadium, Pretoria
, South Africa || || 3-3 || 4-3 || Friendly
|-
| 4. || June 10, 2009 || Atteridgeville Super Stadium, Pretoria
, South Africa || || 4-3 || 4-3 || Friendly
|-
| 5. || September 9, 2009 || Stadio Olimpico, Turin
, Italy || || 2-0 || 2-0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 6. || June 20, 2010 || Mbombela Stadium
, Nelspruit
, South Africa || || 1-1 || 1-1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup
|-
|}
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic was founded as the senior order of knighthood by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi in 1951...
(vinˈtʃɛntso jaˈkwinta; born 21 November 1979) is an Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
-winning footballer who plays for 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...
club 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...
. He is a strong striker who can also play on the wing.
Reggiolo
Iaquinta was born in CutroCutro
Cutro is a town and comune in the province of Crotone, Calabria region, Italy. It is the place of birth of Vincenzo Iaquinta, World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus.-History:...
, in the province of Crotone
Province of Crotone
The Province of Crotone is a province in the Calabria region of Italy. It was created in 1996 out of part of the Province of Catanzaro. The capital is the city of Crotone.It has an area of 1,717 km², and a total population of 172,970...
. Like many Calabrians in the 1980s, his parents immigrated to Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
in Northern Italy for better job opportunities. Iaquinta played with his brother in the lower divisions for Reggiolo for the 1996–1997 season, before transferring to Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
club Calcio Padova
Calcio Padova
Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996...
in January 1998, after 33 appearances and 6 goals in his first professional season and a half.
Padova
Iaquinta moved to Calcio PadovaCalcio Padova
Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996...
in January 1998, a club where future team-mate and Italian legend Alessandro Del Piero thrived, but his spell with Padova was short-lived as after only 6 months, just 13 appearances and 3 goals, Iaquinta was surprisingly sold to Serie C
Serie C
The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
club, Castel di Sangro Calcio
Castel di Sangro Calcio
Castel di Sangro Calcio is an Italian association football club from Castel di Sangro in the Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo. Their moment of greatness came in 1996, when they were promoted to Serie B, a noteworthy accomplishment for a team coming from a town of only 5,500 residents. Even greater,...
.
Castel di Sangro
Following his short spell in the Serie BSerie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
, Iaquinta went on to spend two seasons in the Italian Serie C
Serie C
The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
, with Castel di Sangro Calcio
Castel di Sangro Calcio
Castel di Sangro Calcio is an Italian association football club from Castel di Sangro in the Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo. Their moment of greatness came in 1996, when they were promoted to Serie B, a noteworthy accomplishment for a team coming from a town of only 5,500 residents. Even greater,...
from 1998 and 2000. It was with his new club where Iaquinta established himself, making 52 appearances as he became a key part of the starting line-up, and netting 8 goals. Following several impressive performances, Iaquinta was snatched up by 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...
club, Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....
.
Udinese
In June 2000, Udinese CalcioUdinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....
completed the signing of the young prospect and in his first season with the club, Iaquinta made 16 appearances with 2 goals. The following season, he made 26 appearances with 3 goals, before breaking into the starting eleven in his third season. He scored 8 goals in 28 appearances and the following season, his club qualified for Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an competitions. He made 32 appearances with 11 goals during the 2003–2004 season, and 39 appearances with a more impressive 15 goals in the following season. In his sixth season in Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
, Iaquinta made 34 appearances with 17 goals, including a hat-trick on his first UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
group stage match during the 2005–06 season. Although he refused to sign a contract extension at the start of season, on 30 September he agreed terms for a further 3 years.
During the 2006–2007 season, the Italy international scored 14 goals for his club in 30 appearances, and formed a formidable partnership with Antonio Di Natale
Antonio di Natale
Antonio Di Natale is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Udinese.A versatile striker with a lethal eye for goal, Di Natale can play anywhere in the front line, as a lone striker or out wide in an attacking trident. He is notable for his dribbling skills, pace and for his ability to...
during his time with the Friuli
Friuli
Friuli is an area of northeastern Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e. the province of Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia, excluding Trieste...
based club. Following a string of impressive seasons with the northeastern Italian club, he was signed by European giants and fellow 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...
club, Juventus.
Juventus
Juventus F.C.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...
signed Iaquinta on a five-year contract on 19 June 2007 for a fee of €11.3 million. (cash plus Michele Paolucci
Michele Paolucci
Michele Paolucci is an Italian footballer who plays for Vicenza on loan from Siena.-Juventus and loans:Paolucci came through the ranks at Juventus where he played alongside Claudio Marchisio and Paolo De Ceglie....
), to become the Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
giant's first signing for the new campaign. Udinese also bought back Fabio Quagliarella
Fabio Quagliarella
Fabio Quagliarella is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus and internationally for the Italian national team. He is known for scoring incredible goals from unconventional angles that often catch the goalkeeper by surprise.-Early career:Quagliarella began his...
from Sampdoria on 21 June; Sampodira then bought Andrea Caracciolo
Andrea Caracciolo
Andrea Caracciolo , is an Italian footballer who plays for Genoa.-Career:His first football appearances were for Sancolombano of Italian Serie D ; later playing for Como and Pro Vercelli, both in professional leagues, before being signed by Brescia, the team in which he made his Serie A debut on 6...
from Palermo on 22 June and Palermo bought Fabrizio Miccoli
Fabrizio Miccoli
Fabrizio Miccoli is an Italian football striker who currently is playing for Serie A team Palermo.-Early years:After playing at youth level with Milan, he returned to his native Apulia in 1995 to join Serie C1 team Casarano, where he made his professional debut at the age of 17...
from Juventus on 5 July.
During the 2007–2008 season, Iaquinta made only a handful of starts for Juventus, mostly being used as backup to experienced strikers and long-term bianconeri Alessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, of which he is also club captain....
and David Trezeguet
David Trézéguet
David Sergio Trezeguet is a World Cup winning French international footballer who currently is a free agent after being released by Baniyas SC on 21 Nov 2011....
, who combined to score 41 goals between them in the 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...
alone. He did however still manage 29 appearances with 9 often crucial goals, such as his last minute winner versus SSC Napoli in April 2008. It appeared that he might be surplus to requirements after the signing of Brazilian striker Amauri
Amauri
Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira , better known as Amauri, is a Brazilian-born Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Juventus.-Early career:...
, leading to rumours about a possible move out of Juventus. However, nothing materialised, and Iaquinta remained for the 2008–09 season.
Iaquinta started the season as fourth-choice striker, but enjoyed a particularly impressive string of performances when both Amauri and Trezeguet were injured, gaining a more regular place under Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri, is an Italian football manager, currently in charge as head coach of Internazionale.He has also managed many other well-known clubs in Europe, including Cagliari, Napoli, Fiorentina, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Parma, Juventus and Roma.-Early life:Ranieri attended St...
. Most notably, he scored the first goal against Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
in the second leg of the first knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, which was also Juventus' 600th goal in European competition. Despite this, Juve could only draw the match 2–2, dumping the bianconeri out of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an football for the season in controversial fashion, with Juventus blaming the result on poor refereeing, including the sending off of star defender Giorgio Chiellini
Giorgio Chiellini
Giorgio Chiellini is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. He is a centre back, who started his career playing as a left back.-Livorno:...
when Juventus were controlling the game. After that, Iaquinta also played regularly 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...
games, his situation helped by a falling-out between Trezeguet and head coach Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri
Claudio Ranieri, is an Italian football manager, currently in charge as head coach of Internazionale.He has also managed many other well-known clubs in Europe, including Cagliari, Napoli, Fiorentina, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Parma, Juventus and Roma.-Early life:Ranieri attended St...
. In his second season in Piedmont, the striker managed 38 appearances with 16 goals. Following the sacking of Ranieri, and the appointment of Ciro Ferrara
Ciro Ferrara
Ciro Ferrara is a former Italian footballer and current head coach of the Italy U-21 team. He spent his playing career as a defender initially at Napoli and later on at Juventus. He is also a former manager of Juventus.-Napoli:...
for the 2009–2010 season, Iaquinta became an undisputed starter, before a major injury side-lined him for 6 months between October 2009 and March 2010.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reggiolo Reggiolo Reggiolo is a town in the province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. As of 2007 Reggiolo had an estimated population of 9,185. Carlo Ancelotti is a native of the town, and Formula One racer Lorenzo Bandini is buried there.... |
1996–97 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 1997–98 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
| Total | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | |
| Padova Calcio Padova Calcio Padova is an Italian football club, based in Padua, Veneto. The club was founded in 1910. Padova is playing in Serie B, having last been in Serie A in 1996... |
1997-98 Serie B 1997-98 This article contains information on the 1997-1998 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.-Final classification:-Results:... |
13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| Castel di Sangro Castel di Sangro Calcio Castel di Sangro Calcio is an Italian association football club from Castel di Sangro in the Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo. Their moment of greatness came in 1996, when they were promoted to Serie B, a noteworthy accomplishment for a team coming from a town of only 5,500 residents. Even greater,... |
1998-99 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| 1999-00 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
| Total | 52 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 8 | |
| Udinese Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa.... |
2000-01 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2001-02 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| 2002-03 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | |
| 2003-04 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 11 | |
| 2004-05 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | |
| 2005-06 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 17 | |
| 2006-07 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 17 | |
| Total | 176 | 58 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 207 | 73 | |
| 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... |
2007-08 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 |
| 2008-09 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 15 | |
| 2009-10 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | |
| 2010-11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 6 | |
| Total | 88 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 109 | 40 | |
| Career total | 361 | 104 | 31 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 418 | 127 | |
International career
He was a member of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
. He scored Italy's second goal in their opening match against Ghana
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
. He played in 5 out of 7 of Italy's matches including the semi-final and final. Iaquinta missed out on Euro 2008 due to injury. He also played for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
in which he scored one goal on penalty during the group stages.
International goals
|-| 1. || June 12, 2006 || FIFA WM Stadion Hannover
AWD-Arena
The AWD-Arena is a football stadium in the district Calenberger Neustadt in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, and competition venue of the German Bundesliga football club Hannover 96....
, Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, Germany || || 2–0 || 2-0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
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| 2. || April 1, 2009 || Stadio San Nicola
Stadio San Nicola
The Stadio San Nicola is a multi-use all-seater stadium designed by Renzo Piano in Bari, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Associazione Sportiva Bari. It hosted the 1991 European Cup Final, won by Red Star Belgrade. The stadium itself resembles a...
, Bari
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
, Italy || || 1-0 || 1-1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008, and ended on 18 November 2009. The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of...
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| 3. || June 10, 2009 || Atteridgeville Super Stadium, Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
, South Africa || || 3-3 || 4-3 || Friendly
|-
| 4. || June 10, 2009 || Atteridgeville Super Stadium, Pretoria
Pretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
, South Africa || || 4-3 || 4-3 || Friendly
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| 5. || September 9, 2009 || Stadio Olimpico, Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy || || 2-0 || 2-0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The European zone of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup saw 53 teams competing for 13 places at the finals. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008, and ended on 18 November 2009. The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of...
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| 6. || June 20, 2010 || Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela Stadium is a newly built, all-seater, 40,929-seat stadium and was one of the ten venues for the FIFA World Cup 2010. It is located on open land six kilometres west of Nelspruit, South Africa, the capital of the Mpumalanga province....
, Nelspruit
Nelspruit
Nelspruit is a city of more than 500,000 people situated in northeastern South Africa. It is the capital of the Mpumalanga province . Located on the Crocodile River, Nelspruit lies about west of the Mozambique border and east of Johannesburg. The towns of Nelspruit are Kanyamazane and Pienaar...
, South Africa || || 1-1 || 1-1 || 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
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