Cristiano Doni
Doni in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Modena | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Rimini | 31 | (6) |
| 1993–1994 | Pistoiese | 31 | (3) |
| 1994–1996 | Bologna | 54 | (11) |
| 1996–1998 | Brescia | 51 | (8) |
| 1998–2003 | Atalanta | 145 | (55) |
| 2003–2005 | Sampdoria | 44 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | Mallorca | 24 | (2) |
| 2006–2011 | Atalanta | 151 | (48) |
| Total | 531 | (140) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2002 | Italy | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Cristiano Doni (born 1 April 1973) is an Italian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, on either flank or in the middle.
Most of his professional career (which spanned two decades) was associated with Atalanta, as he played in more than 300 official games for the club and scored more than 100 goals. He amassed Serie A totals of 266 matches and 77 goals over the course of ten seasons, also representing in the competition Brescia and Sampdoria.
Doni appeared for Italy at the 2002 World Cup.
Born in Rome, Doni started playing professionally for Modena F.C. at age 18, subsequently moving on to A.C. Rimini 1912, A.C. Pistoiese and Bologna F.C. 1909.
He made his Serie A debut in 1997–98 for Brescia Calcio against Inter Milan, moving after two years to Bergamo with Atalanta BC. He quickly made a name for himself at the club with his hard-working style, combined with scoring ability, and netted in double digits in three out of five seasons.
After two seasons at U.C. Sampdoria, Doni had his first experience abroad aged 32, sigining with Spain's RCD Mallorca. After just one season, he returned to his main team even though he had another year running at the Balearic Islands side, asking to be released so he could accept Atalanta's offer although he took a pay cut in the process.
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