Emiliano Moretti

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Personal information
Emiliano Moretti
Date of birth	June 11, 1981 (1981-06-11) (age 26)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	185 cm
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Valencia CF
Number	24
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
?-2000 2000-2002 2002-2003 2003 2003-2004 2003-2004 2004-present	Lodigiani Fiorentina Juventus → Modena (loan) Parma → Bologna (loan) Valencia	37 (0) 8 (0) 9 (0) 0 (0) 32 (0) 101 (2)
National team
1997-1998 2001 2001-2004	Italy U-16 Italy U-20 Italy U-21 / Olympic	4 (0) 1 (0) 24 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Emiliano Moretti (born 11 June 1981 in Rome) is an Italian football defender, who currently plays for Valencia CF.

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. After the Fiorentina bankruptcy in 2002, Moretti moved to Juventus, and was loaned to Modena F.C. to help them avoid relegation. [1] In 2003, Parma signed Moretti, 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.

Internationally, Moretti was part of the Italy U-21 team that won the 2004 European Under-21 Football Championship and the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics football tournament. He was also in Italy's squad in the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship, (now U-17 event) which the azzurri lost to Republic of Ireland in the final.