Simone Inzaghi
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Simone Inzaghi is a retired Italian
professional footballer who played as a striker.
During his professional career, he played for a host of clubs, namely Lazio
, where he remained for more than one decade, being used irregularly.
, although he did not get to play a first team game in that season. The next season he was loaned out to third division side Carpi F.C. 1909
, where he played nine games. His first goal arrived in 1995–96, playing for Novara Calcio
in level four.
After two more loan stints, at lowly A.C. Lumezzane
and U.S. Brescello, Inzaghi returned to Piacenza, and played his first game for the team (also his first top flight
match) during 1998–99, finishing the campaign with 15 goals in 30 matches.
The next season, he was signed by S.S. Lazio
, and had a productive first season with the Roman
club, scoring seven in 22 league games, and nine in just 11 UEFA Champions League
matches (including four in a single game against Olympique de Marseille
, on 14 March 2000, with which he equaled the competition record held by Marco van Basten since 1992). Inzaghi also made his debut for the Italian national team
, two weeks later, against Spain
. Lazio went on to win both the Scudetto
and the Italian Cup that season, with Inzaghi helping the side win the latter competition again in 2003–04. At the end of this season, he extended his link until June 2009.
In 2004–05, Inzaghi was involved in a six-month player exchange with Fabio Bazzani
, going to U.C. Sampdoria
, in January 2005. He returned to Lazio in 2005–06 and stayed for the following season, with only twelve appearances in two seasons combined.
The following season, Inzaghi joined Atalanta B.C.
on loan. Although he struggled to find his form early in the season, he managed to play in 19 league contests, mostly as a second-half substitute, but did not find the net.
Inzaghi returned to Lazio for 2008–09, despite not being in the plans of manager Delio Rossi
. A move away did not materialize and, despite few pre-season trainings with the squad, he remained on payroll, making his comeback in a 2–0 cup win over former side Atalanta. Just three days later, he made his first league appearance of the season, coming on as a substitute and scoring an equaliser two minutes from time to rescue a point against U.S. Lecce
, in a 1–1 home draw. It was his first Serie A goal since September 2004, but he would only collect 12 league appearances in two seasons combined, choosing to retire in the 2010 summer, aged 34.
|1993/94||Piacenza
||Serie A
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|1994/95||Carpi
||Serie C1||9||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||9||0
|-
|1995/96||Novara
||Serie C2||23||4||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||23||4
|-
|1996/97||Lumezzane
||Serie C2||23||6||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||23||6
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|1997/98||Piacenza
||Serie A
||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0
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|1997/98||Brescello||Serie C1||21||10||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||21||10
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|1998/99||Piacenza
||Serie A
||30||15||0||0||colspan="2"|-||30||15
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|1999/00||rowspan="6"|Lazio
||rowspan="6"|Serie A
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|2000/01||13||4||1||0||9||3||23||7
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|2001/02||20||5||2||1||6||0||28||6
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|2002/03||18||4||3||1||8||4||29||9
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|2003/04||23||6||4||1||5||3||32||10
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|2004/05||12||1||1||0||3||1||16||2
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|2004/05||Sampdoria
||Serie A
||5||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||7||0
|-
|2005/06||rowspan="2"|Lazio
||rowspan="2"|Serie A
||7||0||2||1||0||0||9||1
|-
|2006/07||5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||5||0
|-
|2007/08||Atalanta
||Serie A
||19||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||19||0
|-
|2008/09||rowspan="2"|Lazio
||rowspan="2"|Serie A
||9||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||10||1
|-
|2009/10||3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
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262||63||23||7||42||20||327||90
|}
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, is also a footballer (and a striker). Also having started with Piacenza, he played for more than a decade with A.C. Milan
, appearing more than 50 times for Italy, and helping the national team win the 2006 FIFA World Cup
.
He has one son, Tommaso (born 29 April 2001), with model
/actress Alessia Marcuzzi
.
Italy
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...
professional footballer who played as a striker.
During his professional career, he played for a host of clubs, namely 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...
, where he remained for more than one decade, being used irregularly.
Football career
Inzaghi started playing professional football in 1993, with hometown team Piacenza CalcioPiacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , and...
, although he did not get to play a first team game in that season. The next season he was loaned out to third division side Carpi F.C. 1909
Carpi F.C. 1909
Carpi Football Club 1909 is an Italian football club located in Carpi, Emilia-Romagna.The club currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.- A.C. Carpi :...
, where he played nine games. His first goal arrived in 1995–96, playing for Novara Calcio
Novara Calcio
Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont.-History:In December 1908 the F.A.S. was created by eight students of Liceo Carlo Alberto, aged between 15–16 years; among them an engineer, Gianni Canestrini, and a lawyer, Piero Omodei Zorini...
in level four.
After two more loan stints, at lowly A.C. 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....
and U.S. Brescello, Inzaghi returned to Piacenza, and played his first game for the team (also his first top flight
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...
match) during 1998–99, finishing the campaign with 15 goals in 30 matches.
The next season, he was signed by S.S. 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...
, and had a productive first season with the Roman
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
club, scoring seven in 22 league games, and nine in just 11 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...
matches (including four in a single game against Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
, on 14 March 2000, with which he equaled the competition record held by Marco van Basten since 1992). Inzaghi also made his debut for the Italian national team
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...
, two weeks later, against Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
. Lazio went on to win both the Scudetto
Italian football champions
The Italian football champions are the annual winners of Serie A, Italy's premier annual football league competition. The title has been contested since 1898 in varying forms of competition. While Milan are the current champions, Juventus have won a record 27 championship titles...
and the Italian Cup that season, with Inzaghi helping the side win the latter competition again in 2003–04. At the end of this season, he extended his link until June 2009.
In 2004–05, Inzaghi was involved in a six-month player exchange with Fabio Bazzani
Fabio Bazzani
Fabio Bazzani is an Italian association football striker, who currently plays for A.S.D. Mezzolara.He is a striker, notable for his headers, as well as his shooting and strength.-Career:...
, going to U.C. 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...
, in January 2005. He returned to Lazio in 2005–06 and stayed for the following season, with only twelve appearances in two seasons combined.
The following season, Inzaghi joined Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
on loan. Although he struggled to find his form early in the season, he managed to play in 19 league contests, mostly as a second-half substitute, but did not find the net.
Inzaghi returned to Lazio for 2008–09, despite not being in the plans of manager Delio Rossi
Delio Rossi
Delio Rossi is an Italian association football manager, currently managing Fiorentina.-Playing career:Rossi's playing career was not a bright one, as he reached his personal top from 1981 to 1983, playing Serie B with U.S. Foggia, where he spent most of his footballing time...
. A move away did not materialize and, despite few pre-season trainings with the squad, he remained on payroll, making his comeback in a 2–0 cup win over former side Atalanta. Just three days later, he made his first league appearance of the season, coming on as a substitute and scoring an equaliser two minutes from time to rescue a point against U.S. Lecce
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....
, in a 1–1 home draw. It was his first Serie A goal since September 2004, but he would only collect 12 league appearances in two seasons combined, choosing to retire in the 2010 summer, aged 34.
Club
|-|1993/94||Piacenza
Piacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , 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...
||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||0||0
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|1994/95||Carpi
Carpi F.C. 1909
Carpi Football Club 1909 is an Italian football club located in Carpi, Emilia-Romagna.The club currently plays in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.- A.C. Carpi :...
||Serie C1||9||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||9||0
|-
|1995/96||Novara
Novara Calcio
Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont.-History:In December 1908 the F.A.S. was created by eight students of Liceo Carlo Alberto, aged between 15–16 years; among them an engineer, Gianni Canestrini, and a lawyer, Piero Omodei Zorini...
||Serie C2||23||4||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||23||4
|-
|1996/97||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....
||Serie C2||23||6||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||23||6
|-
|1997/98||Piacenza
Piacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , 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...
||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0
|-
|1997/98||Brescello||Serie C1||21||10||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||21||10
|-
|1998/99||Piacenza
Piacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio is an Italian association football club based in Piacenza. The club was formed in 1919 and currently plays in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione B. The team's colors are red and white, prompting one of the team's nicknames, the Biancorossi. They are also known as the Papaveri , 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...
||30||15||0||0||colspan="2"|-||30||15
|-
|1999/00||rowspan="6"|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...
||rowspan="6"|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||7||6||3||11||9||39||19
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|2000/01||13||4||1||0||9||3||23||7
|-
|2001/02||20||5||2||1||6||0||28||6
|-
|2002/03||18||4||3||1||8||4||29||9
|-
|2003/04||23||6||4||1||5||3||32||10
|-
|2004/05||12||1||1||0||3||1||16||2
|-
|2004/05||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...
||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...
||5||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||7||0
|-
|2005/06||rowspan="2"|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...
||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...
||7||0||2||1||0||0||9||1
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|2006/07||5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||5||0
|-
|2007/08||Atalanta
Atalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
||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...
||19||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||19||0
|-
|2008/09||rowspan="2"|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...
||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...
||9||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||10||1
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|2009/10||3||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
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International
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Personal life
Inzaghi's older brother, FilippoFilippo Inzaghi
Filippo Inzaghi, Ufficiale OMRI commonly known as Pippo, is a World Cup and UEFA Champions League-winning Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Milan....
, is also a footballer (and a striker). Also having started with Piacenza, he played for more than a decade with A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
, appearing more than 50 times for Italy, and helping the national team win 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 one son, Tommaso (born 29 April 2001), with model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
/actress Alessia Marcuzzi
Alessia Marcuzzi
Alessia Marcuzzi is an Italian television host and actress.-Biography:Born in Rome, she has debuted in Telemontecarlo hosting Attenti al dettaglio and then Qui si gioca, with Josè Altafini, in the 1991/1992 season. In march 1992 also presented the kids show Amici mostri...
.