Simone Del Nero

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Simone Del Nero
Personal information
Full name	Simone Del Nero
Date of birth	August 4, 1981 (1981-08-04) (age 26)
Place of birth	Ortonovo, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Lazio
Number	81
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2000 2000-2007 2001-2002 2007-present	Empoli F.C. Brescia Calcio Livingston F.C. (on loan) S.S. Lazio	4 (0) 82 (6) 1 (0) 4 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 29, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Italy
Men's Football
Bronze	2004 Athens	Team Competition

Simone Del Nero, (born August 4, 1981 in Ortonovo, La Spezia) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays in Serie A with S.S. Lazio after joining on a free five-year deal from Serie B club Brescia .

In his career he has also played for Empoli F.C.. With the Italy national under-21 football team he won the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and a bronze medal at 2004 Summer Olympics.

Not much was expected from Del Nero when he first arrived at Lazio, but he proved that he is no Serie B player in the match against Dinamo Bucureşti, the second leg of the qualifier for Champion's League. He earned a penalty and did well passes. He is mainly used as an attacking midfielder, rather than striker at the moment.

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• Official Lazio profile (Italian)

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