Christian Vieri
Vieri at Torino in the 1991–92 season
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christian Vieri | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Bologna, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Marconi Stallions | ||
| 1989–1990 | Santa Lucia | ||
| 1989–1990 | Prato | ||
| 1990–1991 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Torino | 7 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Pisa | 18 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | Ravenna | 32 | (12) |
| 1994–1995 | Venezia | 29 | (11) |
| 1995–1996 | Atalanta | 21 | (9) |
| 1996–1997 | Juventus | 23 | (8) |
| 1997–1998 | Atlético Madrid | 24 | (24) |
| 1998–1999 | Lazio | 22 | (12) |
| 1999–2005 | Internazionale | 143 | (103) |
| 2005–2006 | Milan | 8 | (1) |
| 2006 | Monaco | 7 | (3) |
| 2006 | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Atalanta | 7 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Fiorentina | 26 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Atalanta | 9 | (2) |
| Total | 374 | (194) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1996 | Italy U21 | 22 | (11) |
| 1997–2006 | Italy | 49 | (23) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Christian Vieri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkristjaɱ ˈvjɛːri]; born 12 July 1973) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
Vieri was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. For a number of years, he was regarded as one of the finest strikers in Europe, leading to him becoming the world's most expensive player in 1999 when Internazionale paid Lazio £32 million (€43 million) for his services. Something of a footballing nomad, Vieri played for no fewer than 12 clubs throughout his career, mainly in Italy, but also in Spain and France. He started his career with Torino in 1991, but his most notable and successful spells were those at Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Lazio and Inter, clubs with which he won several honours.
As well as picking up several winners medals during his career, Vieri also claimed many individual awards including the Pichichi Trophy and Capocannoniere awards for league top scorer in Spain and Italy and Serie A Italian Footballer of the Year twice. He is Italy's highest ever goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup, along with Roberto Baggio and Paolo Rossi, with a combined nine goals from nine matches at the 1998 and 2002 tournaments.
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