Michele Canini

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Michele Canini
Personal information
Full name	Michele Canini
Date of birth	June 5, 1985 (1985-06-05) (age 23)
Place of birth	Brescia, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Cagliari Calcio
Number	21
Youth clubs
	Atalanta
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2005 2005-	→ Sambenedettese (loan) Cagliari Calcio	33 (0) 54 (0)
National team2
2005-2007	Italy U-21	9 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 18, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Michele Canini (born June 5, 1985 in Brescia) is an Italian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for Cagliari Calcio in Serie A league.

After a loan spell in Serie C1 team Sambenedettese, his first club Atalanta sold him to Cagliari Calcio in co-ownership deal.

He earned a permanent move to Cagliari on summer 2006.

He played in 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, and 2006 and 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

[edit] External links

• cagliaricalcio.net (Italian)
• FIGC (Italian)

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