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Doni (footballer)

Doni
Doni 2011.jpg
Doni as a Liverpool player in 2011
Personal information
Full name Doniéber Alexander Marangon
Date of birth (1979-10-22) 22 October 1979 (age 37)
Place of birth Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1999–2001 Botafogo-SP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Botafogo-SP 0 (0)
2001–2003 Corinthians 59 (0)
2004 Santos 0 (0)
2004–2005 Cruzeiro 6 (0)
2005 Juventude 20 (0)
2005–2011 Roma 147 (0)
2011–2013 Liverpool 4 (0)
2013 Botafogo-SP 0 (0)
Total 236 (0)
National team
2007–2010 Brazil 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:19, 1 May 2012 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:46, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Doniéber Alexander Marangon (born 22 October 1979), known as Doni, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was born in Jundiaí, São Paulo.

He is the elder brother of João Paulo Fernando Marangon. Doni also holds an Italian passport. His parental family came from Veneto and his grandmother came from Mantua.

Doni joined Italian Serie A club Roma on 30 August 2005 from Juventude, after Roma paid his buy-out clause of approximately US$18,000. He signed a 1+3 year contract worth 300,000 in gross in the first year.

With Roma, Doni at first was blocked from first team action by Italian u-21 international Gianluca Curci and was restricted to UEFA Cup games. After impressing in Coppa Italia competition, however, he eventually replaced Curci in goal for Serie A games.

His contract was renewed on 13 April 2006, now worth €1.25 million a season (in gross). In his second season with Roma, he became one of the best goalkeepers of the Serie A. He won the Coppa Italia twice in 2007 and 2008, and also finished as the runner-up of Serie A in 2007 and 2008.

On 11 April 2007, Doni conceded seven goals in a UEFA Champions League tie against Manchester United, with the game ending 7–1. The following season the two teams met again, but Doni was injured.


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