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Andrea Barzagli

Andrea Barzagli
Real Madrid vs Juventus, 24 October 2013, Champions League - Andrea Barzagli (1).jpg
Barzagli playing for Juventus in 2013
Personal information
Full name Andrea Barzagli
Date of birth (1981-05-08) 8 May 1981 (age 35)
Place of birth Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Juventus
Number 15
Youth career
Rondinella
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Rondinella 51 (3)
2000 Pistoiese 5 (0)
2001 Rondinella 13 (1)
2001–2003 Piacenza 0 (0)
2001–2003 Ascoli (loan) 46 (3)
2003–2004 Chievo 29 (3)
2004–2008 Palermo 142 (4)
2008–2011 VfL Wolfsburg 75 (1)
2011– Juventus 166 (2)
National team
2003–2004 Italy U21 15 (0)
2004– Italy 65 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2016

Andrea Barzagli, Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛa barˈdzaʎʎi]; born 8 May 1981) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian club Juventus and the Italian national team.

A four-time member of the Serie A Team of the Year, Barzagli is regarded as one of the best and most consistent defenders of his generation. After playing for several smaller Italian clubs in his early career, he eventually came to prominence while playing for Palermo, and later won five consecutive Serie A titles with Juventus between 2012 and 2016, as well as a Bundesliga title in 2009, during his time with German club VfL Wolfsburg.

At international level, he represented the Italian national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal, two FIFA World Cups (2006 and 2014), three UEFA European Championships (2008, 2012 and 2016), and at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, where he also won a bronze medal. He was a member of the Italian 2006 World Cup winning squad, as well as a starting member of the Italian squad that reached the UEFA Euro 2012 final.


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