Fabio Firmani
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Lazio player (2009) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
|
Lodigiani | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 |
Lodigiani | 20 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 |
Vicenza | 70 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 |
→ Reggina (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 |
Chievo | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 |
→ Bologna (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 |
→ Venezia (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 |
Catania | 39 | (0) |
| 2005–2011 |
Lazio | 36 | (3) |
| 2009 |
→ Al Wasl (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 |
Shaanxi Renhe | 18 | (2) |
| Total | 238 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Italy U21 | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fabio Firmani (born 26 May 1978) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
He amassed
Club career
Born in
During his time in
The following year, Firmani signed with hometown's
On 25 November 2007, Firmani scored his first goal for the Biancocelesti against
Firmani's streak with injuries continued throughout the following campaign and, due to several physical problems, he did not feature whatsoever for his team. He did however, receive a red card during the 1–4 home loss to Cagliari Calcio, when he reacted to an incident involving opponent Daniele Conti and Goran Pandev.[3] He received adulation and support from the Lazio fans following the incident, due to the insipid nature of the team's performance – a popular message was then adopted by the side's faithful, Noi vogliamo undici Firmani (We want eleven Firmanis).
Shortly after the incident, Firmani was requested by Lazio to accept a loan move that would help him regain match fitness. The club suggested some
Firmani returned to Lazio in July 2009, starting preseason training in the northern town of
International career
Firmani was never called up to the Italy national team, but collected ten caps for the under-21 side, scoring once.
He was a member of the side which won the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and also played Olympic football in the same year, in Sydney.
References
- ^ "Vicenza 5–0 Roda". UEFA.com. 19 March 1998. Archived from the original on 7 April 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Firmani thrilled to end Lazio drought; UEFA.com, 26 November 2007
- ^ "Il Cagliari gioca la partita perfetta 4–1 in casa di un'incredibile Lazio" [Cagliari plays perfect match, 4–1 in home of incredible Lazio] (in Italian). La Repubblica. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ^ "Firmani, la Lazio: "Rispettata la sua volontá"" [Firmani, Lazio: "His wish has been granted"] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Italian player to move to the UAE League" (in Arabic). Al Saha. 5 February 2009. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ China/Shaanxi, Firmani is coming[usurped]; Football Press, 13 February 2011
External links
- Fabio Firmani at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- "National team data" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- 2007–08 profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian) [dead link]
- Profile at Rai (in Italian)
- Fabio Firmani at ESPN FC
