Fabiano Santacroce
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Fabiano Santacroce is an Italian Brazilian
central or left defender who currently plays for Serie A
club Parma
, on loan from Napoli
. He was born in Brazil to an Italian father and a Afro-Brazilian
mother, then spending his childhood in the Lombard
town of Casatenovo
, in Northern Italy.
and played for their Primavera team before making his first team debut for the rondinelle in a Serie B
game on 23 April 2006, against Cesena
. He played at Brescia from 2005 to 2007, also ensuring a place in the Italian U-21 team
due to his impressive performances with the Lombardian side.
club Napoli
completed the signing of Santacroce in a permanent move, becoming the third Brescia player to join the azzurri that year, the other two being Marek Hamšík
and Daniele Mannini
. He quickly established himself into Napoli's regular lineup, forming a valid defense duo with team captain Paolo Cannavaro
, and playing very well throughout the remainder of the season. Santacroce has been described by a number of people in Italy, including Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis, as the "new Alessandro Nesta
"
from 2007 to 2009.
In 2008–09, Santacroce was confirmed as a Napoli regular, and his performances were quickly noted by new Italy
head coach Marcello Lippi
, who on 5 October 2008 called him to join the azzurri squad for the FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification
matches against Bulgaria
and Montenegro
. However, he was an unused substitute during these matches, and is yet to make his senior international debut. Santacroce dedicated his first senior call-up to his former Como youth team coach Stefano Borgonovo
, who is battling Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
.
Italian Brazilian
-Italian immigration to Brazil:The Italian government claims there are 25 million Brazilians of Italian descent, which would be the largest population of Italian background outside of Italy itself. There are no actual surveys, or even verifiable calculations supporting such claims. According to...
central or left defender who currently 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 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...
, on loan from Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
. He was born in Brazil to an Italian father and a Afro-Brazilian
Afro-Brazilian
In Brazil, the term "preto" is one of the five categories used by the Brazilian Census, along with "branco" , "pardo" , "amarelo" and "indígena"...
mother, then spending his childhood in the Lombard
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
town of Casatenovo
Casatenovo
Casatenovo is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km southwest of Lecco. , it had a population of c...
, in Northern Italy.
Brescia
Santacroce moved to BresciaBrescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...
and played for their Primavera team before making his first team debut for the rondinelle in a 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...
game on 23 April 2006, against Cesena
A.C. Cesena
Associazione Calcio Cesena is an Italian football club based in Cesena, Romagna. The club was formed in 1940 and won the first promotion to Serie A in 1973. Since then, the club have been in the Italian Premier League for a total of in 11 seasons, reaching the best achievement in 1976 with the 6th...
. He played at Brescia from 2005 to 2007, also ensuring a place in the Italian U-21 team
Italy national under-21 football team
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
due to his impressive performances with the Lombardian side.
Napoli
During the January 2008 transfer window, Serie ASerie 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 Napoli
S.S.C. Napoli
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season....
completed the signing of Santacroce in a permanent move, becoming the third Brescia player to join the azzurri that year, the other two being Marek Hamšík
Marek Hamšík
Marek Hamšík is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for Serie A club S.S.C. Napoli and captains the Slovakia national team.-Early career:...
and Daniele Mannini
Daniele Mannini
Daniele Mannini is an Italian footballer. He plays for Serie A side A.C. Siena.-Career:Son of former ACF Fiorentina goalkeeper Alessandro Mannini, Daniele started his professional career at hometown club Viareggio, playing with them in the Italian Serie C2 and Serie D tiers.In summer 2003, he...
. He quickly established himself into Napoli's regular lineup, forming a valid defense duo with team captain Paolo Cannavaro
Paolo Cannavaro
Paolo Cannavaro is an Italian football defender who currently plays for Serie A club Napoli. He is the younger brother of Fabio Cannavaro.-Club career:...
, and playing very well throughout the remainder of the season. Santacroce has been described by a number of people in Italy, including Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis, as the "new Alessandro Nesta
Alessandro Nesta
Alessandro Nesta, Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Milan. Considered by many as one of the best centre backs to have ever played the game, he is a four-time member of the annual UEFA Team of the Year.-Early life:Nesta was raised in...
"
Games and Goals per club
Statistics accurate up until 19 September 2009| Season | Team | League | Domestic cup | European | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Games | Goals | Competition | Games | Goals | Competition | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| 2004/05 | Como | C1 Serie C1 2004-05 -Serie C1/A:It was performed in 19 teams, and U.S. Cremonese won the championship. It was decided that U.S. Cremonese, A.C. Mantova was promoted to Serie B, and A.S. Andria BAT, F.C. Vittoria, Calcio Como, A.C. Prato was demoted in Serie C2.-Serie C1/B:... |
13 | 0 | CIC Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Lega Pro , formerly named Coppa Italia Serie C, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Lega Pro in Italian football. All games, including the final, are on a home/away basis.... |
0 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Total Como | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2005/06 | Brescia Brescia Calcio Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence... |
B Serie B 2005-06 This article contains information on the 2005-2006 season of Serie B, the second highest football league in Italy.-Final classification:-Results:... |
2 | 0 | CI Coppa Italia 2005-06 The 2005–06 Coppa Italia was the 58th edition of the tournament. For the second consecutive season, Roma and Internazionale were the finalists. Inter won the tournament by a score of 4–1 agreggate in the final... |
0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | B Serie B 2006-07 The 2006-07 Serie B season started on September 9, 2006 and ended on June 10, 2007. The 22 clubs in Serie B each played 42 matches during the regular season.... |
25 | 2 | CI Coppa Italia 2006-07 The 2006/2007 Coppa Italia final was played, like the two previous editions, between Internazionale and Roma. The first match was played in Rome on May 9th 2007, and the second leg in Milan on May 17th 2007... |
1 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 2 | |
| 2007/08 | B Serie B 2007-08 The 2007-08 Serie B regular season is the seventy-sixth since its establishment. It started on August 25, 2007, and ended with the promotion playoff final on June 15, 2008.... |
16 | 1 | CI Coppa Italia 2007-08 The 2007–08 Coppa Italia was the 60th edition of the tournament. Fixtures were announced at 16:00 CET, July 25, 2007. The tournament began on August 14, 2007, and ended on May 24, 2008 with a single-match final to be played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. For the fourth consecutive season, Roma... |
1 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | |
| Total Brescia | 43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 45 | 3 | ||||
| 2007/08 | Napoli | A | 13 | 0 | CI Coppa Italia 2007-08 The 2007–08 Coppa Italia was the 60th edition of the tournament. Fixtures were announced at 16:00 CET, July 25, 2007. The tournament began on August 14, 2007, and ended on May 24, 2008 with a single-match final to be played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. For the fourth consecutive season, Roma... |
0 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| 2008/09 | A Serie A 2008-09 The 2008–09 Serie A was the seventy-seventh season since its establishment. It began on 30 August 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009, with the announcement of the list of fixtures made on 25 July 2008... |
27 | 0 | CI Coppa Italia 2008-09 The 2008–09 Coppa Italia was the sixty-first season of the tournament. The competition started on 9 August 2008 and ended on 13 May 2009. The radically different format used in the 2007–08 Coppa was abandoned, with the new format more closely resembling earlier editions of the tournament.The final... |
1 | 0 | CU | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2009/10 S.S.C. Napoli season 2009–10 S.S.C. Napoli's 2009-10 season was its 67th in Serie A, third consecutive, and its 83rd season overall.-Squad:-In:-Out:-Loan out:-Pre-season:-Serie A:... |
A | 1 | 0 | CI | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Total Napoli | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 97 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 3 | ||||
International career
Santacroce has been a member of the Italy U-21 national teamItaly national under-21 football team
The Italy national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...
from 2007 to 2009.
In 2008–09, Santacroce was confirmed as a Napoli regular, and his performances were quickly noted by new Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
head coach Marcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI is a former Italian World Cup-winning football manager and former player. He served as Italian national team head coach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was re-appointed as Italian head coach in the summer of 2008...
, who on 5 October 2008 called him to join the azzurri squad for the FIFA World Cup 2010 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...
matches against Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
and Montenegro
Montenegro national football team
The Montenegro national football team represents Montenegro in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Montenegro, the governing body for football in Montenegro...
. However, he was an unused substitute during these matches, and is yet to make his senior international debut. Santacroce dedicated his first senior call-up to his former Como youth team coach Stefano Borgonovo
Stefano Borgonovo
Stefano Borgonovo is a retired Italian footballer who played as a striker.-Football career:Born in Giussano, Province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Borgonovo began his professional career with Como Calcio, making his debuts at 17 in a Serie A match against Ascoli Calcio. After a loan spell at S.S...
, who is battling Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a form of motor neuron disease caused by the degeneration of upper and lower neurons, located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and the cortical neurons that provide their efferent input...
.
External links
- Player profile on Napoli's official website