Biography of Paolo Di Canio

Against the tide

July 9, 1968
Paolo Di Canio was born in Rome on July 9, 1968. He spent his childhood in Roman district of Quarticciolo, suburban, popolare di Roma, where most of the inhabitants are of faith romanista. Since I was Kid Of Canio is rebellious and nonconformist and proves it by choosing to root for the Lazio, despite family are almost all tiosi Romanists. After playing for smaller clubs in the capital, at the age of 14 years he joined the youth team of Lazio. It is one of the most promising players of Lazio but also very restless and difficult to manage in the field. On Saturday afternoon and play night starts with the "Diehards", one of the hardest of all the Lazio Ultras groups cheer, for travel in every corner of Italy. In the future even with fame, money and success don't repudiated her this experience.
In 1986 he won the campionato primavera with Lazio and the next season was loaned to Ternana in serie C2. He made 27 appearances and 2 goals. In the Umbrian city knows Elizabeth who married some years later. Upon return from Terni is ready to be part of the first team of Lazio but a tendon injury keeps him out for the entire season 1987/1988. Paolo Di Canio finished the diseases it relaunches becoming owner of newly promoted to Serie A Lazio. Debuts October 9, 1988 and entered the annals of history of Lazio thanks to decisive in derby with Roma of January 15, 1989. The good performances allow Di Canio to become part of the national Under 21. In the summer of 1990 the Lazio to make cash-against the will of the player-is forced to surrender To Canio. Switch to Juventus various Baggio, Hassler, Ravanelli and Vialli. There is little room for Di Canio and can't find a good feeling with coach Trapattoni. After winning the Uefa Cup (1993), argues the following summer with the coach of Cooraclare and is loaned to Napoli.
With the heirs of Maradona, Di Canio has a chance to play with continuity and vent his talent. He made 26 appearances and 5 networks that led him to be elected to the Serie A team of the year. Despite good season does not want to return to Juventus and he was transferred to AC Milan. They score 6 goals in 37 appearances for the Club and two seasons, Golden on a League title (1996) and a European Supercup. Di Canio arrives at the physical fight with Fabio Capello: in the summer of 1996 he emigrated to Great Britain in Scotland at Celtic Glasgow. In just one season becomes an idol of Scottish football until being voted player of the year. In the summer of 1997 as a result of disagreements with the leadership leaves Scotland to move to England at Sheffield Wednesday. Even in England was voted player of the year and along with Gianfranco Zola becomes Bishop of Italian football channel.
On September 26, 1998 an amazing episode. Di Canio protesting the referee Paul Alcock and push him to the ground. For this gesture makes up eleven-day disqualification and British media as well as public opinion are all against him. Sheffield download Di Canio for a few pounds at West Ham United in January 1999. Playing for the London team Paul lives a second life. He soon became an idol of "hammers" and won the title of top scorer in 1999/2000. Also in 2000 he receives from the Fifa Fair play award, for fairness and sportsmanship demonstrated on the field. There is a symbol of this episode happened: during an action to attack the opposing goalkeeper is injured and lying on the ground, Di Canio rather than take advantage of the situation prevents to score in the empty net and stops the game on his own drawing the attention of the referee.
In the fall of 2000 released his autobiography; in the book, which is now quite successful, Di Canio says without fears, strengths and weaknesses in Italian football, the difficult relationships with coaches, up to talk about politics and religion. In the summer of 2003 moves to Charlton with an annual contract. It is a prelude to a return to Lazio that came true in August 2004. The presentation there are 5,000 fans of Lazio. Di Canio has also problems with coach Case and the advent of Giuseppe Papadopulo is a panacea. The January 6, 2005 derby Di Canio scores a goal under the curve South as 16 years earlier, but is one of the few satisfactions in a problematic season for Lazio and striker romano often out for injuries and technical choices. A total of 24 appearances and 6 goals realized. In July 2005 he publishes his second book: ": the year of living dangerously", in which he tells the last season. At this time the figure of the "character" Di Canio is often in the limelight for the Roman salute that you wont make the curve.
The gesture sparked several controversies and did discuss for quite some time in squares, bars and television studios. Banned for a day and punished with a fine, for the sake of his team and society, Di Canio has pledged not to perform improper gestures, more considerati (by someone) from "demons". At the end of the season 2005-2006 the leadership of Lazio (despite the pressure of organized cheering), decides not to renew the contract of the player romano, who instead of hanging his boots, signing a one-year deal with the third team of the capital: the Cisco Lodigiani in serie C2.
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