Sal Zizzo

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Sal Zizzo
Personal information
Full name Salvatore Zizzo
Date of birth April 3, 1987 (1987-04-03) (age 21)
Place of birth    San Diego, CA, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Hannover 96
Number 15
Youth clubs
2002-2005
2005
2005
2005-2006		 Olympic Development Programs South
Patrick Henry High School
Hotspurs USA
UCLA
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2006-2007
2007-		 Orange County Blue Star
Hannover 96		 13 (5)
1 (0)   
National team2
2007- United States 01 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 9 July, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 22 August, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Salvatore (Sal) Zizzo (born April 3, 1987 in San Diego, California) is an American soccer midfielder/striker, who plays for German side Hannover 96 along with fellow San Diego high school alumnus Steve Cherundolo.[1]

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[edit] Playing career

He played for the United States U-20 team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and was a regular starter, helping the team make it to the quarterfinal round. After the tournament concluded, on July 25, 2007 he was signed to German Bundesliga club Hannover 96, for a three-year contract. This was his first professional contract, after having played for UCLA, and simultaneously to that and U-20 duty, a USL Premier Development team. He made his debut for the senior national team in a friendly against Sweden on August 22.

[edit] Personal

Sal holds both American and Italian citizenship,[2] a fact that facilitated negotiating a contract in Europe with Hannover 96.[3] He attended Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, California, and was prolific at both soccer and baseball there. As a baseball centerfielder, he was a four-year letterman and voted first team All-CIF his Junior year, [4] and for soccer was voted All-CIF honors three years straight (2003-05). He became a member of the USA under-18 national team, and also in 2005 was voted an NCSAA/adidas All-American.[5]

[edit] See also

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup Squads

[edit] References

  1. ^ Teams USA: Sal Zizzo
  2. ^ Meet Your United States U-20 Team - New York Times
  3. ^ German club Hannover signs U.S. U-20 Zizzo - Soccer America
  4. ^ Player Bio: Sal Zizzo - Men's Soccer
  5. ^ zizzo2007

[edit] External links

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