Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro and coach

Fabio Cannavaro - the legendary Italian footballer who plays most of his career for "Parma". Now he is 43 years old, he finished playing five years ago and now trains the Chinese club "Tianjin Songjiang." Fabio Cannavaro played as a central defender, but also could go and as the right stopper.

Early career

Fabio Cannavaro was born on September 13, 1973 in the Italian city of Naples. He started playing football at the academy tiny local team, while in 1988 it did not see the representatives of "Napoli", the biggest club in the city and one of the strongest in the country. Cannavaro was in the "Napoli", where he spent three years in the youth academy and signed a professional contract with the team in 1991. He became not immediately get match practice - the athlete was able to make his debut only in 1993, after playing three games of the season. But even then it was clear that this is a tremendous talent, so in season 93/94 Fabio Cannavaro has been the club's player base. Total of "Napoli", he spent 68 games, but the summer of 1995 he had to change residence club - he moved to "Parma" with which both tied impressive part of his career.

The game of "Parma"

Fabio Cannavaro, whose height is only 175 cm, which is very small for a center-back, seemed rather ridiculous in his youth all. Nobody thought that he grow up one of the strongest defenders in the history of football. However, thanks to the "Parma" Fabio was able to open, as from the early days was the player base, and soon one of the key players on the field. For this club, he played seven seasons in 289 matches, scoring six goals. Twice he managed to win the Italian Cup and one time - even the UEFA Cup, that "Parma" was a huge success. However, in 2002, Fabio Cannavaro, photos of which were already on the covers of the world's media is not the first year, made a step forward, moving to Milan "Inter", who paid him 23 million euros, which at the time was just exorbitant amount, particularly for the defender.

Switch to "Inter"

However, in the "Inter" Cannavaro he spent only two seasons, playing 74 matches and scoring three goals. This period is called the worst football of his career, comparing it very negatively to the way he played in other clubs. As a result of transfer to the "Juventus" in summer 2004 has surprised many people, however, became a breath of fresh air for the most Fabio - exactly what he needed.

career peak in the "Juventus"

In the "Juventus" Cannavaro spent two incredible season, playing 94 matches and scoring seven goals. These two, the "Old Lady" has won the Italian Championship, and the credit for this protector was very great. Moreover, in 2006, the Italians won the World Cup, Cannavaro and for their performances in the club and the national team won the "Golden Ball" - it was the last (and one of the few in the entire history), a defender of modernity, have received this award. Naturally it into their ranks immediately wanted to see the best clubs in Europe, and in the summer of 2006, he moved to Madrid "Real".

Interview for the "Real"

In Madrid "Real" Cannavaro spent three seasons and, despite his age, all three of the season remained the player base. In total, he played 116 matches and helped the club win two championships in Spain. In 2009, the player with the club contract expired, and 36-year-old Cannavaro has decided to return to his homeland, where he was waiting for "Juventus", who signed a contract with the athlete for one year.

In recent years,

Back at the "Juventus' Fabio has played 33 matches, and then accepted an offer from the club from the UAE," Al-Ahly, "which played one more season. He spent 16 matches and scored two goals, and announced the end of his playing career.

coaching

However, in this connection Cannavaro and football did not end. He was appointed as a representative of the Management Board of "Al-Ahly" and a year later was already a more serious position of sporting director. In the summer of 2013 he was promoted to assistant coach, and when he left - he decided to become a head coach. He was offered the position of the Chinese club "Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club", where he spent one season, then moved to the Arabian club "Al-Nasr". There he remained at the helm for only six months, then took a break for the remaining half of the season to the summer of 2016 to take on command of a Chinese club - "Tianjin Songjiang." His steering Cannavaro held today 21 games, 15 of which team won, drew one and lost only five.

Life

What is the personal life of Fabio Cannavaro? Photos from the footballer's wife can be seen everywhere, as they are familiar for twenty-five years. The couple have two sons and one daughter.