Gennaro Gattuso
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Gennaro Ivan Gattuso | |
| Date of birth | January 9, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Corigliano Calabro, Calabria, Italy | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | A.C. Milan | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999– |
Perugia Rangers Salernitana A.C. Milan |
10 (0) 40 (7) 25 (0) 264 (7) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1997–2000 2000– |
Italy U-21 Italy |
21 (1) 59 (1) |
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Gennaro Ivan "Rino" Gattuso, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,[1][2] (born January 9, 1978 in Corigliano Calabro) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. His main position is defensive midfielder; however, he sometimes plays on the right side of midfield. He currently plays for Italian club A.C. Milan, with whom he has twice won the UEFA Champions League, in 2002-03 and 2006-07, and also the Serie A title in 2003-04.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Early career
Gattuso started his career at the Italian side Perugia, but transferred in July 1997, at the age of 19, to the Scottish team Rangers. Walter Smith, who brought Gattuso to Glasgow, left the club in 1998. Smith's successor, Dick Advocaat, did not favour Gattuso and, after being played out-of-position as a right-back, the Italian was sold in October 1998 to then recently promoted to Serie A Salernitana for £4m. Despite his good performances, it was not enough to prevent the relegation of his side.
[edit] AC Milan
Milan spent £8m on Gattuso in 1999. His style allowed Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti to place the midfielder Andrea Pirlo to adopt an attacking approach. Gattuso, who sometimes is listed as a winger, does not deliver many crosses in a way the more conventional winger would normally do. Instead, he plays deeper moving up to central midfield in defence. He will often move forward to win the ball for the forward players and then return to his defensive position. His style of play is characterised by fierce tackling and hard work - a style which has earned him the nickname of Ringhio ("Growl" or "the Snarler").
In December 2005, at the final whistle of Milan's 3-2 defeat of Schalke 04 in the UEFA Champions League, Gattuso was seen seeking out and taunting Schalke's midfielder Christian Poulsen[3] as a reaction to Poulsen's fierce marking of Kakà in the first leg. Gattuso insisted though that the press exaggerated the significance of the incident. However, his temper has caused him problems in the past. In a Champions League group stage match against AFC Ajax in September 2003, he was sent off during second-half injury time after slapping Ajax striker Zlatan Ibrahimović in the face with the back of his hand. He signed a contract extension in June 2003[4] and in October 2004.[5]
He played his 300th game for the club in a goalless Champions League draw against Lille on September 26, 2006, and he extended his current deal with Milan until 2011 on February 1, 2007.[6]
On May 23, 2007, Gattuso won the Champions League for the second time in his career when AC Milan beat Liverpool 2-1 in the final.
On the 27 December 2007, Gattuso trained with his former club Rangers F.C to regain fitness during the Serie A winter break whilst he was visiting his wife's family in Scotland over Christmas. [7]
On May 19, 2008 it was announced, that after transfer speculation, Gattuso would remain at AC Milan following talks with chief executive Adriano Galliani over his future at the club.[8]
[edit] International
The current high profile Gattuso now enjoys is due to his time at Milan and his participation as part of the Italian national squad. He has been capped over fifty times for his country and played in the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2002 World Cup, the Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup, being one of the key players for the Italian team, winning the Man of the Match award in the 2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage match against Ukraine. Gattuso achieved a measure of notoriety for his postmatch celebration after Italy won the World Cup, during which he removed his shorts and ran around the pitch pantless, until FIFA officials forced him to cover up.
[edit] Personal life
Gattuso is married to Monica, whom he met while playing for Rangers at an exhibition game in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The couple dated for a long while before marrying. They have a daughter, Gabriella, and also a new-born son Francesco. Monica is the sister of GMTV's Los Angeles correspondent Carla Romano.
Gattuso and several of his teammates shaved their heads during a post-match celebration after winning the 2006 World Cup. He kept his hair cropped for a season in honour of the occasion but has since grown his hair back.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Serie A: 2003-04
- Coppa Italia: 2002-03
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2004
- UEFA Champions League: 2002-03, 2006-07
- UEFA Super Cup: 2003, 2007
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2007
[edit] Country
- FIFA World Cup: 2006 Winner
[edit] Club statistics
[edit] Club
Updated to games played May 11, 2008.[9]
| Team | Season | Domestic League |
Domestic Cup |
European Competition1 |
Other Tournaments2 |
Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Perugia | 1994-95 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 1996-97 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | |
| Rangers | 1997-98 | 36 | 7 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 38 | 8 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 7 | - | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | 47 | 9 | |
| Salernitana | 1998-99 | 25 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 0 | |
| A.C. Milan | 1999-00 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 1 |
| 2000-01 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | - | 47 | 0 | |
| 2002-03 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| 2004-05 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | - | - | 49 | 3 | |
| 2006-07 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | - | - | 47 | 1 | |
| 2007-08 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
| Total | 264 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 91 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 304 | 8 | |
| Career Total | 339 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 98 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 465 | 34 | |
1European competitions include the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, and UEFA Super Cup
2Other tournaments include the Supercoppa Italiana, Intercontinental Cup and FIFA Club World Cup
[edit] International goal
Updated to games played November 17, 2007.[10]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | November 15, 2000 | Turin, Italy |  England |
1–0 | Win | Friendly |
[edit] References
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ AscotSportal.com
- ^ (Danish) Poulsen: Gattuso opførte sig som et barn, published by Danmarks Radio, December 6, 2005
- ^ "Inzaghi staying at San Siro", UEFA.com, 2003-07-21. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Gattuso makes Milan commitment", UEFA.com, 2004-10-28. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Gattuso prolongs San Siro stay", UEFA.com, 2007-02-01. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ Rino's Return | Rangers | News | News | News
- ^ "Gattuso backtracks on decision to leave Milan", FourFourTwo, 2008-05-19. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ AC Milan profile
- ^ FIGC data
[edit] External links
- Gennaro Gattuso FIFA competition record
- Official website
- Footballdatabase profile and stats
- Eccezzziunale... veramente 2 - The Internet Movie Database
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