Max Tonetto

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Personal information
Max Tonetto
Date of birth	18 November 1974 (1974-11-18) (age 33)
Place of birth	Trieste, Italy
Height	1.80 m
Playing position	Left Winger / Left Back
Club information
Current club	A.S. Roma
Number	22
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990-92 1992-97 1993-94 1994-95 1997-99 1999 2000 2000-04 2004-06 2006-	San Giovanni Reggiana → Fano (loan) → Ravenna (loan) Empoli Milan Bologna Lecce Sampdoria Roma	13 (1) 28 (2) 30 (2) 38 (0) 61 (4) 0 (0) 12 (0) 131 (2) 66 (8) 30 (0)
National team²
2007-	Italy	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ² National team caps and goals correct as of June 2, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Max Tonetto (born 18 November 1974 in Trieste) is an Italian football midfielder. Naturally left footed, his preferred position is the left wing position. He has often been used at left-back however.

[edit] Club career

In 2000, Tonetto's career came to a shift when he moved to U.S. Lecce, where he where he became team captain in 2003.

From 2004 to 2006, he enjoyed great success at Serie A side U.C. Sampdoria, where he got his first taste of European football in the UEFA Cup. After the end of his contract with Sampdoria, he signed a two-year deal with A.S. Roma and is set to get his first experience of Champion's League football. He has played over 300 Serie A games.Max Tonetto scored his first goal for A.S Roma during a match against Empoli in 2007-2008 season, by completing Totti's pass and scoring a wonderful goal.

In his first season with AS Roma, he showed good performances as a left-back.

[edit] International career

Tonetto was capped for his first international game against the Faroe Islands in a Euro 2008 qualifier on June 2, 2007, he was the oldest ever Italian player to be capped on his debut at the age of 32.

v • d • e A.S. Roma – current squad

1 Curci • 2 Panucci • 3 Cicinho • 4 Juan • 5 Mexès • 7 Pizarro • 8 Aquilani • 9 Vučinić • 10 Totti • 11 Taddei • 13 Andreolli • 14 Giuly • 15 Antunes • 16 De Rossi • 18 Esposito • 20 Perrotta • 21 Ferrari • 22 Tonetto • 25 Zotti • 26 Piţ • 27 Júlio Sérgio • 29 Barusso • 30 Mancini • 32 Doni • 33 Brighi • 77 Cassetti • Coach: Spalletti