Biography of Andrea Barzagli

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May 8, 1981 Andrea Barzagli is the 8 May 1981 in Fiesole. After pulling the first kick a ball around in Florentine society of Catholic Virtus, switch to Swallow, team with which he made his debut in the amateurs at seventeen: it's 1998, and Barzagli won promotion to serie C2, which gives him a chance to make his debut the following year in the pros. In 2000 Andrew goes in serie B, to Pistoiese, but after only five games decided to return to C2 to Swallow. From that moment begins a whirlwind of teams: first at Ascoli (it remains there for two seasons, contributing to the promotion of the marches in serie B), then to Piacenza, which leaves him on loan to Juventus for another season. Finally, in 2003 it was bought in co-ownership from Chievo Verona, which he does start in serie A on 31 August 2003, against Brescia. The 2003/2004 season ends with twenty-nine appearances and three goals in the League, which won him the attention of Palermo. The rosanero buy Tuscan Defender for two and a half million euros, and the line up immediately as a stationary holder. Become a pivot of the Sicilian defence, stays in Palermo until 2008, making 142 appearances and three goals in serie A, and becoming captain during the last season. In the summer of 2008, then, Andrea Barzagli moved to Germany because the Wolfsburg buys it for just under 12 million. The German experience, alongside teammate Cristian Zaccardo, is exceptional, in part because the Wolfsburg won the Bundesliga and Barzagli played all 34 Championship matches without being replaced. The experience in Germany lasts until January of 2011, and allows him to debut in Champions League (September 15, 2009, against CSKA Moscow). Then, in the winter of 2010/2011 season, Central Italy, bought by the Florentine returns to Juventus. Juventus debut dates back to February 2, 2011, but it's not the happiest: Juve, in fact, lose two to one against Palermo. The 2011/2012 season, though, is the law of consecration and the triumph: the League title back to Turin to nine years after the last time, and the defense of Antonio Conte is the less traveled in the tournament, with only twenty goals conceded in 38 games, thanks to physical force and class of Andrea. At the last championship challenge against Atalanta, Barzagli scored his first goal from Juventus on penalties. After that, is summoned by Cesare Prandelli for Europeans to Poland and Ukraine. The relationship with the blue shirt, in fact, has always been a bit opposed to Babs: after winning the Under-21 and the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics, the greater the National Central of Fiesole 17 begins in November of the same year, marshalled by coach Marcello Lippi during a friendly match with Finland. Entered on a permanent basis in the Blue Group, is one of the heroes of Germany 2006, where he played against Australia in the round of 16--and against Ukraine-in the quarterfinals. Become a fixed point of Roberto Donadoni's Squad, it calls for Europeans to Austria and Switzerland 2008, but during a workout breaks the meniscus in his left knee, making it useless for tournament matches. Was excluded from the giro azzurro for more than three years, back to be a part of in the fall of 2011, called by Cesare Prandelli, who then also wants Europeans to 2012. Honorary citizen of Pollina, a town located in the province of Palermo, Barzagli is, among other things, Knight of the order of merit of the Italian Republic and officer of the order of merit of the Italian Republic. He has two sons: Matthew, born in 2008, and Camilla, born in 2011, had by the model Magdalene null.
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