Fabio Grosso
Grosso with Italy in 2006
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| Date of birth | 28 November 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||
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| 1994–1995 | Renato Curi | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Renato Curi | 57 | (13) | ||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Chieti | 68 | (8) | ||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Perugia | 67 | (6) | ||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Palermo | 90 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Internazionale | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Lyon | 52 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Juventus | 47 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| Total | 404 | (35) | |||||||||||||
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| 2003–2009 | Italy | 48 | (4) | ||||||||||||
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| 2014– | Juventus Primavera | ||||||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2009 |
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Fabio Grosso, Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfaːbjo ˈɡrɔsso]; born 28 November 1977) is a former Italian professional footballer who played as left-back. A former attacking midfielder, Grosso was a physical, quick, and energetic player, who was sound both defensively and offensively, due to his work-rate, attacking prowess, and stamina. A versatile footballer, regarded as one of the top Italian full-backs of his generation, he was also adept with accurate crossing ability, which even allowed him to be deployed as a winger or as an attacking wing-back on either flank throughout his career, despite being naturally left-footed. Unusually for a defender, he was also a free kick, penalty and corner kick specialist, responsibilities usually held by a striker or midfielder.
After playing for several smaller Italian clubs, such as Renato Curi, Chieti, and Perugia, he made his break-through during his two seasons with Palermo, which earned him a move to defending Serie A champions Inter in 2006; during his only season with the club, he helped the team to defend the league title and win the Supercoppa Italiana. He later also won titles with French side Lyon, and Juventus. Grosso made 48 appearances for Italy and scored the decisive late first goal against Germany in the 2006 World Cup semi-final and also scored the winning penalty in the penalty shootout against France in the final that won the trophy for the Azzurri. He also represented Italy at UEFA Euro 2008, and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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