Mauro Camoranesi
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Mauro Camoranesi, Ufficiale OMRI
(born 4 October 1976 in Tandil
, Argentina
) is an Italian Argentine
World Cup
-winning footballer who plays for Lanús
in the Argentine Primera División. He is a midfielder
, usually on the right wing. His pin-point passing ability is known to be one of the best in the game and he is widely considered by critics, fans and players alike to be one of the best wingers of his generation.
Camoranesi was part of Italy's winning squad at the 2006 World Cup
.
growing up, but as a youngster, he played in the squad of Club Atlético Aldosivi
. Aldosivi is situated in Mar del Plata
just 100 miles away from Camoranesi's birthplace of Tandil
. However, he moved to Mexico
to begin his professional playing career at Santos Laguna
. The club won the Primera División de México
during the Invierno 1996 season and Camoranesi scored one goal in 13 games for the team; this was the club's first ever championship success. Santos Laguna fans nicknamed him "El Cholo".
an club Montevideo Wanderers briefly, before returning to his homeland to play for Banfield
, solidifying himself as an impressive attacking right midfielder, while playing 38 games with 16 goals.
Serie A
side Verona
by scoring 21 goals in 79 games with Cruz Azul, an impressive achievement for a midfielder. He moved to Italy in 2000, signing with Verona where he played for two years.
; initially Juventus paid Verona €4.8 million (reportedly £3 million) and gave them co-ownership of Max Vieri
. On 26 June 2003, he was signed outright by the Bianconeri on a permanent basis for an additional fee of €
5 million; this was the same day Juventus signed Marco Di Vaio
and Enzo Maresca
in similar deals.
Camoranesi won Serie A in 2002–03, and Italian Super Cups in 2002 and 2003. Camoranesi was also a Serie A champion with the GVH in 2004–05 and 2005–06, but Juventus were stripped of both of those titles as another result of the 2006 Italian football scandal.
Despite his agent Sergio Fortunato linking the player to clubs such as Lyon
, Valencia
, and Liverpool
over the summer of 2006, following Juventus's relegation, Camoranesi made an announcement himself in September, pledging loyalty to Juventus "In January, I will not ask to be sold; I'm happy to stay here.", he stated.
Camoranesi contributed to a number of notable goals when Juventus played in Serie B
after the relegation. Against Lecce in April 2007, he performed an impressive piece of skill similar to a Cruyff turn, turning the ball through a defender's legs on the wing, before retrieving it to help set up Juventus's first goal of the match. Later in the match, he scored his side's third; Camoranesi took the ball past three Lecce defenders, before hitting the ball from the edge of the box, with his left foot into the top corner. Just days before he had scored a header in the 2–0 victory against close title contenders Napoli
. His original shirt number was 16, but was changed to 8 for the 2007–08 season. He changed back to number 16 from 8 after just one season. Despite suffering several injuries during the 2007–08 season, he was a very important and influential player in Juventus' return season. He also won the award Guerin d'Oro
in this Season.
Camoranesi had an impressive pre-season before the up and coming 2008–09 Serie A
season. After struggling in the first few games in the start of Serie A season 2009–10, Camoranesi came back strongly and proved to be one of Juventus' most important players. He managed to get his name on ths scoresheet too, scoring the solitary goal against Maccabi Haifa
in the Champions League, as well as a brace in a 5–2 win over Atalanta.
as a free agent. His contract with Juventus was mutually terminated on the same day. On 26 January 2011, his contract with Stuttgart was mutually terminated, with Camoranesi admitting that he "just didn't fit in the club sporting wise, although he liked the team, the people and the city." He wants to continue his career in Argentina.
with the option to coach youth players if he decides to retire.. In October 2011, Camoranesi made headlines for kicking an opponent in the head. Camoranesi fouled Patricio Toranzo and was shown a red card by the referee. Instead of walking off, Camoranesi ran back and kicked Toranzo in the head while Toranzo was still lying on the ground. Toranzo later commented that Camoranesi is "not much of a man, just a coward" and suggested Camoranesi would need to see a psychiatrist for his violent behaviour. Camoranesi faces a long ban from football after kicking an opponent in the head.
; his dual citizenship
made him eligible to play for either Argentina or Italy, but the Azzurri showed interest in him first and, on 12 February 2003, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Portugal
, which Italy won 1–0, under former coach Giovanni Trapattoni
. Camoranesi played for Italy at UEFA Euro 2004 and was also part of Marcello Lippi
's Italy team which won the 2006 FIFA World Cup
. He has been capped 55 times by Italy and has scored five goals, the first of which came in Italy's 2006 World Cup qualifier away to Belarus
on 7 September 2005, which the Italians won 4–1.
During the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany
, he admitted the reason for not singing Italy's national anthem
before their matches was because he did not know the words, although he could be seen singing (at least a part of) the anthem during the World Cup celebrations in Circus Maximus
on 10 July 2006. Camoranesi was not the first Juventus player born in Argentina to play for Italy; Omar Sivori
played for gli azzurri as well.
At the end of the final match in Germany
's World Cup, in which Italy defeated France
on penalties, Camoranesi had teammate Massimo Oddo
chop off a large chunk of his long hair as the rest of the squad danced around them in a circle. Camoranesi then went up to the camera and dedicated the triumph by saying in Spanish: "Para los pibes del barrio..."
Camoranesi commented in an interview in regards to the World Cup victory: "I feel Argentine but I have defended the colors of Italy, which is in my blood, with dignity. That is something nobody can take away."
He was successively called up to Italy's squads for UEFA Euro 2008 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
. Then he took part also at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
, his last experience with the Italian national team.
|1995–96||rowspan="2"|Santos Laguna||rowspan="2"|Primera División
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|1996–97||9||7||||||||||9||7
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|1997||Montevideo Wanderers
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|1997–98||Banfield||Primera B Nacional
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|1998–99||rowspan="2"|Cruz Azul||rowspan="2"|Primera División
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|1999–00||31||9||||||||||31||9
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|2000–01||rowspan="2"|Hellas Verona
||rowspan="2"|Serie A
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|2001–02||29||3||1||0||colspan="2"|-||30||3
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|2002–03||rowspan="8"|Juventus
||rowspan="4"|Serie A
||30||4||1||0||13||1||44||5
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|2003–04||26||3||5||1||4||0||35||4
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|2004–05||36||4||1||0||9||1||46||5
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|2005–06||34||3||0||0||9||0||43||3
|-
|2006–07||Serie B
||33||4||2||0||colspan="2"|-||35||4
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|2007–08||rowspan="3"|Serie A
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|2008–09||19||1||1||0||6||1||26||2
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|2009–10||24||3||0||0||9||1||33||4
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|2010–11||Stuttgart
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|2011||Lanús
||Primera División||23||1||||||||||23||1
86||28||||||||||86||28
6||1||||||||||6||1
50||16||||||||||39||16
275||34||13||1||50||4||338||39
7||0||0||0||6||0||13||0
436||80||13||1||50||4||497||85
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|2003||6||0
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|2004||5||0
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|2005||7||2
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|2006||11||1
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|2007||4||0
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|2008||9||1
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|2009||11||1
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|2010||2||0
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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...
(born 4 October 1976 in Tandil
Tandil
-Place name:The name of the city comes from the Mapuche words tan , and lil . It is probably a reference to the Piedra Movediza , a large boulder which stood seemingly miraculously balanced on the edge of a rocky foothill. The Moving Stone toppled on February 29, 1912, and split into two pieces at...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
) is an Italian Argentine
Italian Argentine
An Italian Argentine is a person born in Argentina of Italian ancestry. It is estimated up to 25 million Argentines have some degree of Italian descent...
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 Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
in the Argentine Primera División. He is a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
, usually on the right wing. His pin-point passing ability is known to be one of the best in the game and he is widely considered by critics, fans and players alike to be one of the best wingers of his generation.
Camoranesi was part of Italy's winning squad at the 2006 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...
.
Early career
Camoranesi had always been a big fan of the Argentinian club River PlateClub Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
growing up, but as a youngster, he played in the squad of Club Atlético Aldosivi
Club Atlético Aldosivi
Club Atlético Aldosivi is an Argentine football club based in the city of Mar del Plata. The institution was founded on March 29, 1913, and plays in the second division of the Argentine football league system, the Primera B Nacional...
. Aldosivi is situated in Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
just 100 miles away from Camoranesi's birthplace of Tandil
Tandil
-Place name:The name of the city comes from the Mapuche words tan , and lil . It is probably a reference to the Piedra Movediza , a large boulder which stood seemingly miraculously balanced on the edge of a rocky foothill. The Moving Stone toppled on February 29, 1912, and split into two pieces at...
. However, he moved to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to begin his professional playing career at Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna
Club Santos Laguna is a Mexican football club. They represent the urban area of Comarca Lagunera, which is made up of Torreón, Gomez Palacio, and Lerdo. Santos Laguna currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1982, and reached Mexico's top division after buying the franchise...
. The club won the Primera División de México
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
during the Invierno 1996 season and Camoranesi scored one goal in 13 games for the team; this was the club's first ever championship success. Santos Laguna fans nicknamed him "El Cholo".
Banfield
More travels came for the young Argentine the following year, as he moved to UruguayUruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an club Montevideo Wanderers briefly, before returning to his homeland to play for Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield
Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...
, solidifying himself as an impressive attacking right midfielder, while playing 38 games with 16 goals.
Cruz Azul
The following season, Camoranesi moved once again, this time back to Mexico and club Cruz Azul, where he played from 1998 to 2000, making over 60 appearances and scoring 20 goals.Verona
He caught the attention of ItalianItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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...
side Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
by scoring 21 goals in 79 games with Cruz Azul, an impressive achievement for a midfielder. He moved to Italy in 2000, signing with Verona where he played for two years.
Juventus
In 2002, Camoranesi was signed on a co-ownership dealCo-ownership (football)
Co-ownership is a system whereby two football clubs own the contract of a player jointly, although the player is only registered to play for one club...
; initially Juventus paid Verona €4.8 million (reportedly £3 million) and gave them co-ownership of Max Vieri
Max Vieri
Massimiliano "Max" Vieri is an Italian Australian football player. He is a striker, and currently plays for AC Prato of Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione....
. On 26 June 2003, he was signed outright by the Bianconeri on a permanent basis for an additional fee of €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
5 million; this was the same day Juventus signed Marco Di Vaio
Marco Di Vaio
Marco Di Vaio is an Italian football striker, who currently plays for Bologna FC. In his long career, Di Vaio has played for the likes of Lazio, Hellas Verona, Bari, Salernitana, Parma, Juventus, Valencia and Monaco...
and Enzo Maresca
Enzo Maresca
Enzo Maresca is an Italian footballer, who currently plays for Málaga CF in Spanish La Liga.-Youth career:Maresca started playing youth football at A.C. Milan, before joining Cagliari...
in similar deals.
Camoranesi won Serie A in 2002–03, and Italian Super Cups in 2002 and 2003. Camoranesi was also a Serie A champion with the GVH in 2004–05 and 2005–06, but Juventus were stripped of both of those titles as another result of the 2006 Italian football scandal.
Despite his agent Sergio Fortunato linking the player to clubs such as Lyon
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
, Valencia
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
, and Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
over the summer of 2006, following Juventus's relegation, Camoranesi made an announcement himself in September, pledging loyalty to Juventus "In January, I will not ask to be sold; I'm happy to stay here.", he stated.
Camoranesi contributed to a number of notable goals when Juventus played in 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...
after the relegation. Against Lecce in April 2007, he performed an impressive piece of skill similar to a Cruyff turn, turning the ball through a defender's legs on the wing, before retrieving it to help set up Juventus's first goal of the match. Later in the match, he scored his side's third; Camoranesi took the ball past three Lecce defenders, before hitting the ball from the edge of the box, with his left foot into the top corner. Just days before he had scored a header in the 2–0 victory against close title contenders 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....
. His original shirt number was 16, but was changed to 8 for the 2007–08 season. He changed back to number 16 from 8 after just one season. Despite suffering several injuries during the 2007–08 season, he was a very important and influential player in Juventus' return season. He also won the award Guerin d'Oro
Guerin d'Oro
The Guerin d'Oro is an annual prize instituted by the Italian weekly football magazine Guerin Sportivo, which, since 1976, is awarded to the player in Serie A with at least 19 games played, which has obtained the best average-media rating...
in this Season.
Camoranesi had an impressive pre-season before the up and coming 2008–09 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...
season. After struggling in the first few games in the start of Serie A season 2009–10, Camoranesi came back strongly and proved to be one of Juventus' most important players. He managed to get his name on ths scoresheet too, scoring the solitary goal against Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa F.C.
Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...
in the Champions League, as well as a brace in a 5–2 win over Atalanta.
Stuttgart
On 31 August 2010, Camoranesi signed a one-year contract with StuttgartVfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
as a free agent. His contract with Juventus was mutually terminated on the same day. On 26 January 2011, his contract with Stuttgart was mutually terminated, with Camoranesi admitting that he "just didn't fit in the club sporting wise, although he liked the team, the people and the city." He wants to continue his career in Argentina.
Lanús
On 2 February 2011, Camoranesi signed a two-year contract with LanúsClub Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
with the option to coach youth players if he decides to retire.. In October 2011, Camoranesi made headlines for kicking an opponent in the head. Camoranesi fouled Patricio Toranzo and was shown a red card by the referee. Instead of walking off, Camoranesi ran back and kicked Toranzo in the head while Toranzo was still lying on the ground. Toranzo later commented that Camoranesi is "not much of a man, just a coward" and suggested Camoranesi would need to see a psychiatrist for his violent behaviour. Camoranesi faces a long ban from football after kicking an opponent in the head.
International career
Camoranesi is an Italian ArgentineItalian Argentine
An Italian Argentine is a person born in Argentina of Italian ancestry. It is estimated up to 25 million Argentines have some degree of Italian descent...
; his dual citizenship
Multiple citizenship
Multiple citizenship is a status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a citizen under the laws of more than one state. Multiple citizenships exist because different countries use different, and not necessarily mutually exclusive, citizenship requirements...
made him eligible to play for either Argentina or Italy, but the Azzurri showed interest in him first and, on 12 February 2003, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
, which Italy won 1–0, under former coach Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni , sometimes known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football coach and former player, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he was part of Italy's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup....
. Camoranesi played for Italy at UEFA Euro 2004 and was also part of 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...
's Italy team which won the 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...
. He has been capped 55 times by Italy and has scored five goals, the first of which came in Italy's 2006 World Cup qualifier away to Belarus
Belarus national football team
The Belarus national football team represents Belarus in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus, the governing body for football in Belarus. Belarus' home ground is Dinamo Stadium in Minsk...
on 7 September 2005, which the Italians won 4–1.
During the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, he admitted the reason for not singing Italy's national anthem
National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
before their matches was because he did not know the words, although he could be seen singing (at least a part of) the anthem during the World Cup celebrations in Circus Maximus
Circus Maximus
The Circus Maximus is an ancient Roman chariot racing stadium and mass entertainment venue located in Rome, Italy. Situated in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills, it was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome and its later Empire...
on 10 July 2006. Camoranesi was not the first Juventus player born in Argentina to play for Italy; Omar Sivori
Omar Sivori
Enrique Omar Sívori was an Italian Argentine football striker and manager. He is known for his time with the successful Juventus side during the late 1950s and early 1960s. At club level he also played for River Plate and Napoli.On the international level, he first appeared for the Argentine...
played for gli azzurri as well.
At the end of the final match in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's World Cup, in which Italy defeated France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
on penalties, Camoranesi had teammate Massimo Oddo
Massimo Oddo
Massimo Oddo, Ufficiale OMRI, is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Lecce, on loan from Milan. He was part of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-Club career:...
chop off a large chunk of his long hair as the rest of the squad danced around them in a circle. Camoranesi then went up to the camera and dedicated the triumph by saying in Spanish: "Para los pibes del barrio..."
Camoranesi commented in an interview in regards to the World Cup victory: "I feel Argentine but I have defended the colors of Italy, which is in my blood, with dignity. That is something nobody can take away."
He was successively called up to Italy's squads for UEFA Euro 2008 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Ellis Park...
. Then he took part also at 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...
, his last experience with the Italian national team.
Club career statistics
|-|1995–96||rowspan="2"|Santos Laguna||rowspan="2"|Primera División
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
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|1997||Montevideo Wanderers
Montevideo Wanderers F.C.
Montevideo Wanderers Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Wanderers is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo. The club are currently members of the Primera División and play at the Estadio Viera...
||Primera División
Primera División Uruguaya
The Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...
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|1997–98||Banfield||Primera B Nacional
Primera B Nacional Argentina
Primera B Nacional is the second most important category of Argentine football organized by the Argentine Football Association.It is played by teams from all over the country...
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|1998–99||rowspan="2"|Cruz Azul||rowspan="2"|Primera División
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
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|1999–00||31||9||||||||||31||9
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|2000–01||rowspan="2"|Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona F.C.
Hellas Verona Football Club is a professional Italian association football team, based in Verona, Veneto. The team's colours are yellow and blue and gialloblu is the team's most widely used nickname...
||rowspan="2"|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...
||22||4||1||0||colspan="2"|-||23||4
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|2001–02||29||3||1||0||colspan="2"|-||30||3
|-
|2002–03||rowspan="8"|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...
||rowspan="4"|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...
||30||4||1||0||13||1||44||5
|-
|2003–04||26||3||5||1||4||0||35||4
|-
|2004–05||36||4||1||0||9||1||46||5
|-
|2005–06||34||3||0||0||9||0||43||3
|-
|2006–07||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...
||33||4||2||0||colspan="2"|-||35||4
|-
|2007–08||rowspan="3"|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...
||22||5||1||0||colspan="2"|-||23||2
|-
|2008–09||19||1||1||0||6||1||26||2
|-
|2009–10||24||3||0||0||9||1||33||4
|-
|2010–11||Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
||Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
||7||0||0||0||6||0||13||0
|-
|2011||Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús
Club Atlético Lanús is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Founded on 3 January 1915, the club's main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, Lanús plays in Argentina's top divisions: Primera División and Liga Nacional de Básquet...
||Primera División||23||1||||||||||23||1
86||28||||||||||86||28
6||1||||||||||6||1
50||16||||||||||39||16
275||34||13||1||50||4||338||39
7||0||0||0||6||0||13||0
436||80||13||1||50||4||497||85
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International career statistics
|-|2003||6||0
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|2004||5||0
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|2005||7||2
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|2006||11||1
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|2007||4||0
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|2008||9||1
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|2009||11||1
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|2010||2||0
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!Total||55||5
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Honours
- Primera División de MéxicoPrimera División de MéxicoThe Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
: - Winner: 1996 (Santos Laguna)
- Runner-up (1): 1999 (Cruz Azul)
Juventus
- Serie ASerie ASerie 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...
- Winner (1): 2002–03
- Coppa ItaliaCoppa ItaliaThe Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
- Runner-up (1): 2003–04
- Supercoppa ItalianaSupercoppa ItalianaThe Supercoppa Italiana is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year. It is contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season. It is usually played at the home of the Serie A...
- Winner (2): 20022002 Supercoppa ItalianaThe 2002 Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by Juventus, the Serie A 2001-02 winner, and Parma, the Coppa Italia 2001-02 winner.It was the fifth appearance for Juventus and the fourth for Parma...
, 20032003 Supercoppa ItalianaThe 2003 Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by Juventus, the Serie A 2002-03 winner, and Milan, the Coppa Italia 2002-03 winner.It was the sixth appearance for Juventus and the seventh for Milan .The match was played in New York, U.S.A..-Match details:-References:... - Runner-up (1): 20052005 Supercoppa ItalianaThe 2005 Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by 2004-05 Serie A champions Juventus and 2004-05 Coppa Italia winners Internazionale. The match took place on 20 August 2005, and resulted in a 1-0 win for Internazionale after extra time.-Match details:...
- Serie BSerie BSerie 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...
: 2006–07
- UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe 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...
- Runner-up (1): 2002–03