Paolo Cannavaro
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Paolo Cannavaro
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paolo Cannavaro | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Napoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Napoli | 2 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Parma | 92 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | → Verona (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2006–2014 | Napoli | 236 | (8) |
| 2014– | Sassuolo | 66 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996 | Italy U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 1996 | Italy U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Italy U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2001 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Italy U20 | 18 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:23, 19 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 April 2015 |
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Paolo Cannavaro (born 26 June 1981) is an Italian footballer who plays for Sassuolo as a defender. After beginning his career with Napoli, he moved to Parma in 1999, where he played alongside his older brother, 2006 FIFA World Cup and Ballon d'Or winner Fabio Cannavaro, who was also a defender, and who currently coaches Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian. Paolo remained with the club for seven seasons, aside from a loan spell with Verona during the 2001–02 season. In 2006, he returned to Napoli, where he was eventually named the club's captain, and helped the team win the Coppa Italia in 2012, the club's fist title in over 20 years. After eight seasons with Napoli, he moved to Sassuolo in 2014.
Cannavaro was born in Naples on 26 June 1981. He is the younger brother of the retired football defender Fabio Cannavaro. In February 2015, Paolo Cannavaro, his brother Fabio, and his sister-in-law Daniela, were respectively handed 6-month, 10-month, and 4-month prison sentences for breaching orders and entering Fabio's residence after it had been seized by authorities in 2009, amid an investigation into fraudulent activity and tax evasion; all three have appealed and will have their sentences suspended until the final judgement has been made.
Cannavaro made his professional debut for his hometown side S.S.C. Napoli during the 1998–99 season in Serie B, while he was 17 years old. The following season he was signed by Parma, playing alongside his older brother Fabio Cannavaro in his first season at the club. Paolo's debut for Parma came when he replaced his brother as a substitute in Parma's 4–1 victory against Lecce.
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