Emiliano Moretti
Moretti with the Italy national team in 2015
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| Date of birth | 11 June 1981 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back | |||||||||||
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Current team
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Torino | |||||||||||
| Number | 24 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 1991–1998 | Lodigiani | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Lodigiani | 5 | (0) | |||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Fiorentina | 36 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Juventus | 8 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2003 | → Modena (loan) | 9 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Parma | 0 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2003–2004 | → Bologna (loan) | 32 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2004–2009 | Valencia | 135 | (4) | |||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Genoa | 107 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2013– | Torino | 126 | (5) | |||||||||
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| 1997–1998 | Italy U16 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Italy U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Italy U21 / Olympic | 24 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Italy | 2 | (0) | |||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:12, 24 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015 |
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Emiliano Moretti (born 11 June 1981) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Torino.
He began his career at Lodigiani and was signed by Fiorentina in 1998. In March 2001 he made his debut in Serie A under Roberto Mancini, before spending periods at Juventus, Modena, Parma and Bologna. In 2004, he was signed by Spaniards Valencia, where he won the Copa del Rey in 2007–08. In 2009, he returned to Italy where he spent four seasons with Genoa. In August 2013, he was signed by Torino.
Internationally, Moretti represented Italy at under-16 and under-20 youth levels. He was also part of the under-21 team that won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On 18 November 2014, he became the oldest player to debut for the Italy national football team, playing as a starter in a friendly against Albania.
Moretti started his career with local club Lodigiani, and in 2000 transferred to AC Fiorentina. He made his Serie A debut in March 2001, and was a member of the team that won the 2001 Coppa Italia. In the 2001–02 season, he played in 27 matches. Right before the Fiorentina bankruptcy, Moretti moved to Juventus in June 2002, and was loaned to Modena F.C. to help them avoid relegation. In 2003, Parma signed Moretti for €1.8M (part of Stephen Appiah's €2M loan), loaning him to Serie A team Bologna. In 2004, with Parma facing financial problems and Claudio Ranieri becoming head coach of Valencia CF, the left defender was traded to Valencia CF.
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