FALCAO PROFILE

Radamel Falcao Garcia Zarate born 10 February 1986, commonly known as just Falcao, is a Colombian football forward who currently plays for FC Porto of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. He is a natural goalscorer notable for his finishing and fantastic heading ability despite not being above average height.

Radamel prefers to be called by his middle name, Falcao, though he is sometimes referred to by the nickname El Tigre (The Tiger). Falcao is a dynamic striker noted for his ability to finish with both feet, a strong burst of pace, and his intensity of play. Falcao is a second generation footballer: his father, Radamel García, played professionally as a defender in Colombia. Falcao is named after the 1980s Brazilian and A.S. Roma legend Falcão. He is a devout Christian and leader of the Church youth groups "Locos por Jesús" and "Campeones para Cristo








PLAYERS DETAIL

Full name: Radamel Falcao García Zárate
Date of birth : February 10, 1986
Place of birth: Santa Marta, Colombia
Height: 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Striker

Club information
Current club: FC Porto
Number: 9

Youth career
2000 Millonarios
2001–2005 River Plate

Senior career
2005–2009 River Plate 88 (34)
2009– FC Porto 82 (69)

National team
2007– Colombia 28 (7)

SAMIR HANDANOVIC

BIOGRAPHY AND CAREER

Samir Handanovic, born 14 July 1984 is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Udinese and the Slovenian national team.

Handanović started his career at Slovan and was later transferred to Domžale where he spent two seasons. He was signed by Udinese in the summer of 2004 at the age of 20. He was on loan to Treviso in summer 2005, but in January 2006, he was exchanged with Matteo Sereni to Lazio.

In July 2006, he was loaned to Rimini, joining Rimini's other loaned players, Digão of AC Milan and Ahmed Barusso of A.S. Roma. The club finished 5th in the Serie B and conceded the 4th least number of goals in the league. He returned to Udinese in summer 2007, where he replaced Morgan De Sanctis, and signed a new and improved contract which will last until 30 June 2012. He signed the contract along teammates Asamoah Gyan and Fabio Quagliarella.


Handanović has been capped 42 times for Slovenia. He made his debut for national team on 17 November 2004, in a match against Slovakia. He also played for Slovenia in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

His parents are of Bosnian descent.His elder cousin, Jasmin Handanović plays for Empoli in Serie B. They both play as goalkeepers for the Slovenia national football team. Handanovič is in a long standing relationship with the former KK Olimpija cheerleader named Zoja with whom he has a son Alen, born on 19 January 2011

PLAYER DETAILS
Full name: Samir Handanovic
Date of birth: 14 July 1984
Place of birth: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height: 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Goalkeeper

Club information
Current club: Udinese
Number: 1,22

Youth career
0000–2002 ND Slovan
2002–2003 Domžale

Senior career
2003–2004 Domžale 7 (0)
2003–2004 → Zagorje (loan) 11 (0)
2004– Udinese 121 (0)
2005–2006 → Treviso (loan) 3 (0)
2006 → Lazio (loan) 1 (0)
2006–2007 → Rimini (loan) 39 (0)

National team
2004–2006 Slovenia U21 7 (0)
2004– Slovenia 48 (0)

CHRIS JOHN PROFILE

CHRIS JOHN BIOGRAPHY

Yohannes Christian John born September 14, 1979 in Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia) is an Indonesian professional boxer. He is the current WBA featherweight boxing super champion.

John is the fourth Indonesian to win a boxing world title, following Ellyas Pical, Nico Thomas, and Suwito Lagola.

John started boxing in his early childhood and was trained by his father Johan Tjahjadi (aka Thjia Foek Sem), a former amateur boxer.

John turned professional in 1997 and is known as "Thin Man" before he proclaimed his new nickname "The Dragon" that he uses until today.

In 2005 John split with trainer Sutan Rambing then joined Harry's Gym in Perth, Australia, where he is currently trained and managed by Craig Christian.

In the year 2008, Chris John was interviewed by ESPN and he stated that he will fight another 5 or 6 fights and will retire as the best featherweight that the world have ever seen.

On October 24, Chris reached and won his 10th milestone world title defense fight, which was also his 5th mandatory fight, against Japan boxer Hiroyuki Enoki in Tokyo, Japan.

On February 28, 2009, Chris John again staked his world title against Rocky Juarez in Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, which served as the main undercard for the Marquez-Diaz lightweight title bout. This was the first time he had fought on American soil. John seemed to take control of the fight in the middle rounds, but Juarez rallied to take the final two, resulting in a seemingly controversial draw. HBO's Harold Lederman and Max Kellerman both had the fight scored 8 rounds to 4 for Chris John. John had a rematch again Juarez on September 19 and the fight was won by the Indonesian via a 12 round unanimous decision.

John is scheduled to defend his WBA title on December 5, 2010, against David Saucedo of Argentina.

Trainers
* 2005–present: Craig Christian
* 1997 - 2004: Sutan Rambing
* 1984 - 1997: Johan Tjahjadi (John's father)

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CHRIS JOHN PROFILE

Full Name: Yohannes Christian John
Nickname(s): The Dragon,The Indonesian Thin Man
Rated at: Featherweight
Height: 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Reach: 65 in (170 cm)
Nationality: Indonesian
Birth date: September 14, 1979
Birth place: Banjarnegara, Indonesia (Resides in Semarang)
Stance: Orthodox

Boxing record
Total fights: 46
Wins: 44
Wins by KO: 22
Losses: 0
Draws: 2


source:wikipedia.org

JUAN MATA BIOGRAPHY

BIOGRAPHY

Born in Burgos, Castile and León (where his father played at the time), but raised in Oviedo, Asturias, Mata started his football career at Real Oviedo, where his father spent most of his career. He stayed there for three years before joining Real Madrid at age 15. After appearing for Cadete A, he swiftly progressed through the junior teams, Juvenil C and finally the Juvenil A. In his last campaign (2005–06) he scored 18 goals in the league and three more in the Copa de Campeones, including the winner in the final against Real Valladolid, adding another three in the Spanish Juvenil Cup.

Switching to Real Madrid Castilla in 2006–07, Mata was given the number 34 shirt in the first team, while wearing number 28 in Castilla. In spite of Castilla's final second division relegation, Mata finished the season as the side's second best scorer at nine, behind striker Álvaro Negredo (18).

Mata had a contractual clause at Real Madrid during his last season at the club, and eventually agreed to sign for Valencia CF on March 2007, starting in 2007–08.

Benefitting from constant injuries to Vicente and the ostracism to which then-manager Ronald Koeman condemned Miguel Ángel Angulo, Mata gradually carved a niche on Valencia's first eleven. On March 20, 2008, he scored twice in the Spanish Cup semifinal match against FC Barcelona to help Valencia reach the final against Getafe CF where, on April 16, he scored the opener in a 3–1 win. During that first season, Mata was voted the team's Best young player by fans and players alike.

In the Spanish Supercup, Mata scored against his former club Real Madrid in a 3–2 first leg victory, but Valencia lost 5–6 on aggregate as Real Madrid won 4–2 in the second leg. He started 2008–09 well, scoring in the opener against RCD Mallorca (3–0 win). He also netted the only goal of the game against CA Osasuna, latching on to a long ball from David Villa.

On 25 September 2008, Mata's understanding with Villa proved to be growing in efficiency, as he set up both of his teammate's goals in a 2–0 away win over Málaga CF. Three days later, Mata put in a superb performance against Deportivo de La Coruña, scoring one and creating the other three, in a 4–2 home victory.

Towards the end of the campaign, Mata managed to score two very important late goals for Valencia: the first, the 3–2 winner at Sporting de Gijón, and the second a penalty against Sevilla FC at home, to put Valencia 2–1 up (specialist Villa had already been replaced due to injury) in an eventual 3–1 success. He achieved impressive stats during the season, finishing with 11 successful strikes and 13 assists (in the latter category, league's second-best, behind FC Barcelona's Xavi).

Mata helped Spain win the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, where he was a key player. 'Juanín' finished the championship second to his teammate Alberto Bueno (five goals) as top goal scorer of the competition, with four in five matches.

On 1 February 2007, under-21 coach Iñaki Sáez included him on his squad for the friendly against England, alongside Roberto Soldado, José Manuel Jurado, Sergio Sánchez, Miguel Torres, Esteban Granero, and Antonio Adán, at just 18 years and 10 months.

On 14 November 2008, Vicente del Bosque called Mata for the senior team to play in a friendly against Chile. He did not leave the bench in a 3–0 home win. On 28 March 2009, he finally made his debut, in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Turkey, a 1–0 win in Madrid. He came on as a substitute for teammate Villa, in the 63rd minute.

In June 2009, del Bosque included Mata for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, the youngster's first senior tournament. He started in the second group match against Iraq, and came on as a substitute for Albert Riera in the semi-final loss to the United States.

On 9 September 2009, Mata scored his first goal for the senior team, as the 3–0 win against Estonia secured a place in the World Cup in South Africa. He followed this up with the winner against Armenia on 10 October, scoring a penalty to steal a 2–1 win. Picked for the final stages, he appeared once for the eventual champions, replacing Fernando Torres for the final 20 minutes of the 2–0 group stage win against Honduras.

PLAYER DETAILS
Full name: Juan Manuel Mata García
Date of birth: 28 April 1988
Place of birth: Burgos, Spain
Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position: Winger / Midfielder

Club information
Current club: Valencia

Youth career
2000–2003 Oviedo
2003–2006 Real Madrid

Senior career
2006–2007 Real Madrid B 39 (10)
2007– Valencia 118 (30)

National team
2004 Spain U16 3 (2)
2004 Spain U17 2 (1)
2006–2007 Spain U19 13 (12)
2007 Spain U20 5 (3)
2007– Spain U21 15 (3)
2009– Spain 11 (4)

source:wikipedia

LEANDRO DAMIAO PROFILE

Leandro Damiao born July 22, 1989 in Jardim Alegre, is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Internacional. He scored the second goal in the victory "colorada" over Chivas Guadalajara in the final of the 2010 Libertadores, which ended with a 3-2 victory for Inter.

Damião was called up for the Brazilian national squad friendly match against Scotland on March 27 2011 in London, England, during which he made his debut. His Football Icon is Ndifor Ayeah Clovis - Coachee
PLAYER DETAILS
Name: Leandro Damiao da Silva dos Santos
Date of birth: July 22, 1989
Place of birth: Jardim Alegre, Brazil
Height: 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Striker

Club information
Current club: Internacional

Youth career
2007–2009 Atlético Ibirama
2009–2010 Internacional

Senior career
2010– Internacional 24 (22)

National team
2011– Brazil 1 (0)

FERNANDO LLORENTE

Fernando Llorente Torres born February 26, 1985, nicknamed El Rey Leon (The Lion King in Spanish),is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao and the Spanish national team, as a striker.

Llorente started his career with Athletic Bilbao, swiftly working his way through the various youth ranks, and becoming one of the most important offensive players for the club in the following decade, since making his first team debuts in 2005.

A Spanish international since late 2008, he helped the national team win the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Llorente playing for Athletic Bilbao against Hércules, during which he scored the first goal of 2010–11.

Though born in Pamplona, Navarre, Llorente grew up in the municipality of Rincón de Soto in La Rioja. He joined Athletic de Bilbao's youth system in 1996, at the age of 11, being eligible through his Navarrese roots. He spent several seasons in the various junior levels of the club, moving in 2003 to CD Baskonia of the fourth category, effectively an Athletic youth team, and also a feeder club since 1997.

Llorente scored 12 goals in 33 appearances for Baskonia, paving way for his promotion to Bilbao Athletic, Athletic's reserve team, then in Segunda División B.

After featuring in 16 games and scoring four goals for the Bilbao Athletic in the first half of season, Llorente was awarded with a contract extension until June 2008. On January 16, 2005, he made his first-team debut in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Espanyol. Three days later, in a Spanish Cup match with UD Lanzarote, Llorente scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 victory, and would go on to feature in all but five of the 19 remaining league games while scoring three goals, and also featuring in four Cup matches and the UEFA Cup game against FK Austria Wien.

Before the 2005–06 season, Llorente's squad number was promoted from number 32 to 9.He scored in the opening day, a Basque derby 3–0 victory against Real Sociedad. Throughout the season, Llorente found goals hard to come by, which could be partly attributed to a series of injuries including a knee strain, gastroenteritis, and a muscle injury. He ended the season with just four goals, two in the league and as much in the Cup, against CE L'Hospitalet.

On July 13, 2006, Llorente signed a new contract with Athletic until June 2011, which included a buy-out clause of between €30 and 50 million. He started the season as arguably the club's fourth-choice striker, behind Aritz Aduriz, Joseba Etxeberria and veteran Ismael Urzaiz. Athletic's poor form and lack of goals led to then-coach Félix Sarriugarte into rotating the players, allowing Llorente to force his way back into the side. Llorente ended the season with only two goals in 23 matches, although he did score an important goal in the closing minutes of a 1–1 away draw with Valencia CF.

In preparation for the 2007–08 season, Llorente scored six goals in as many pre-season games, and another against CD Numancia in the Caja Duero Trophy. His form led to him becoming Athletic's first-choice forward, and although he started the season poorly, he ended it with a total of 11 league goals for a side that finished in mid-table. His tally included four goals in two games against Valencia, both impressive wins, and further strikes against FC Barcelona, Villarreal CF and Atlético de Madrid.

Prior to 2008–09, Llorente was confident of a successful season. "I know that I am capable of scoring goals and having a good year and I want to start this term in the same form that I ended the last one in" he said. Despite Athletic's modest start to the season, he netted 14 league goals - a career-best - with another four in the Cup, helping his team reach the final against Barcelona (1–4 loss).

In the 2009–10 season, Llorente again netted in double figures; additionally, he led all scorers in the Europa League for a lengthy period, with eight goals. He added 14 in the league as Athletic finished in eighth position.

On 28 August 2010, Llorente scored the first goal of 2010–11, in a 1–0 win at Hércules CF. His form continued in the next ten league fixtures, as he found the net seven times.

Llorente (right, with number 16, marked by Peter Crouch) moments before his first goal for the Spanish national team.

Llorente represented Spain at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. His five goals led him to win the silver boot as the competition's second highest scorer, and he was also capped at under-18 and u-19 levels.

On November 14, 2008, senior national team manager Vicente del Bosque called Llorente for a friendly against Chile. He was brought on as a substitute in the 72nd minute of a 3–0 win.] He scored his first goal in a 2–0 friendly win over England, on 11 February 2009, coming on from the bench to score in the 64th minute. After scoring 14 goals for Athletic in 2008–09, del Bosque named Llorente in his 23-man squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. He came from the bench against against hosts South Africa, and scored in a 2–0 victory.

During the 2009–10 season, Llorente was not called-up once, as del Bosque favoured Álvaro Negredo. However, he would be selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, also in South Africa, as third-choice striker, where he played in one match for the eventual champions: the last 30 minutes of the 1–0 round of 16 win against Portugal.

Additionally, Llorente was called several times by the Basque Country national football team. He scored one goal for the tricolor in a match against Catalonia at the Camp Nou, in 2006.

On 8 October 2010, benefiting from the injury of Fernando Torres, Llorente started in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Lithuania, in Salamanca. With two headers - his strongest asset - he contributed prominently in a 3–1 win; four days later, coming from the bench, he scored the winner against Scotland, for a 3–2 success at Hampden Park.

PLAYER DETAILS
Full name: Fernando Llorente Torres
Date of birth: February 26, 1985
Place of birth: Pamplona, Spain
Height: 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position: Striker

Club information

Current club: Athletic Bilbao

Youth career
1994–1995 FC Funes
1995–1996 River Ebro
1996–2003 Athletic Bilbao

Senior career
2003–2004 Baskonia 33 (12)
2004–2005 Bilbao Athletic 16 (4)
2005– Athletic Bilbao 195 (64)

National team
2003 Spain U17 3 (2)
2005 Spain U20 4 (5)
2005–2006 Spain U21 9 (5)
2008– Spain 13 (7)

GIORGIO CHIELLINI

Giorgio Chiellini born 14 August 1984 in Pisa is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. He is a centre back, who started his career playing as a left back.

Giorgio Chiellini started playing football at just 6 years of age for the youth squad of Livorno and at first was used as a central midfielder. As he matured, he switched to playing as a winger and finally he found his position as a left back. He played in the clubs' youth academy between 1990 and 2000, before earning first team call-ups for the 2000–2001 Serie C1 season. In his first season with the first team, Chiellini made 3 appearances and followed that up with 5 more appearances the following season. In the summer of 2002, he was signed by Roma in co-ownership deal, for €3.1M, (who also saw Marco Amelia , moved to opposite direction, for €2.8M) however, he was loaned back to Livorno for the 2002–2003 Serie B season, after Livorno had earned promotion. In his first Serie B season, Chiellini made 6 seasonal appearances, also making his Coppa Italia debut. In his second Serie B season, Chiellini broke into the starting line-up for the club, and would go on to make 42 official appearances, also scoring 4 goals from his left wing back position. In June 2004, A.S. Livorno Calcio officially bought back Chiellini for €3M. During his 4 season spell with the clubs' first team Chiellini made 57 total appearances, scoring 4 goals, before his high-profile transfer to European giants, and Scudetto holders Juventus F.C..

Chiellini was signed by Juventus FC in summer 2004, for €6.5 million, but was immediately sold in a co-ownership deal to ACF Fiorentina for €3.5 million, where he played during the 2004–2005 Serie A season. In his lone season with the Tuscan club, Chiellini was a regular in the clubs' starting XI, making 42 official appearances, also scoring 3 goals.

After an excellent first season in Serie A, Chiellini was recalled by Juventus for the 2005–06 season, where Juventus paid €4.3 million for full-ownership. He was used regularly by then coach Fabio Capello, as Chiellini would go on to make 23 appearances for Juventus in his first season with the club, also helping the club to their 29th Scudetto. Following Juventus' enforced relegation due to the Calciopoli scandals, Chiellini decided to remain in Turin despite the high-profile transfers of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Patrick Vieira, Ferreira Emerson, Gianluca Zambrotta, and Fabio Cannavaro. In the Serie B, he became an instrumental part of Didier Deschamps following injuries to Nicola Legrottaglie, Boumsong and Robert Kovac , he having played left back his whole career until this season, he was converted by coach Didier Deschamps into a center-back in a few games.

Juventus won promotion with the best goal difference, conceding only 30 goals and scoring over 80. He scored a rare double in a 5–1 thrashing away at Arezzo in May, a result that sealed promotion for the bianconeri mathematically.

WIth Juventus back in Serie A, Chiellini again was a starter for the club at left back, but following injuries to Jorge Andrade and Domenico Criscito, he was converted by coach Claudio Ranieri into a center-back. Chiellini had a tremendous season, named as the best centre-back in all of Serie A, and by many as one of the best in the world. Alongside his reborn central-defensive partner Nicola Legrottaglie, the duo led Juventus to the 2nd-least conceded goals for the season. The surprising aspect of this is that neither were considered remotely close to pinning down a center-back position in the summer before the season, with Domenico Criscito and Jorge Andrade preferred as the starting duo. He has been a regular fixture in the Bianconeri backline since their return to Serie A and was notably named "Man of the Match" in a game against Juventus' bitter rivals Internazionale when he won a physical and heated duel with former teammate Zlatan Ibrahimović, keeping the Swedish striker at bay. Chiellini extended his original contract from until 2009 to 2011 on 12 October 2006. On 27 April 2008, Chiellini scored twice for Juventus in 5–2 win over SS Lazio that confirms Bianconeri's place in Serie A top four. On 26 June 2008, Chiellini extended his contract with Juventus again until 2013.

During the 2008–09 season, Chiellini remained as first choice in central defense, and was again as solid as ever to help Juventus to a runner-up finish in Serie A, alongside Legrottaglie. Chiellini scored his first European goal of his career on 13 August 2008 as Juve beat Artmedia Petržalka 4–0 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round tie. Four days later he injured his left knee again during the Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi against Milan and missed the start of the Serie A season, returning to duty in September starting in each of Juve's first three UEFA Champions League group games. At the end of the year, he was named Serie A Defender of the Year for 2008 at the annual Oscar del Calcio awards ceremony. On 10 March 2009, Chiellini was sent off for a second bookable offense during the Champions League first knockout round second leg tie at home in a tightly-contested match against Chelsea but Juventus were eliminated 3–2 on aggregate after holding the former English champions to a 2–2 draw.

An injury sustained in the win over Fiorentina on 6 March 2010 sidelined him for several important games and, in his absence, Juventus embarked on a miserable run of form, conceding 9 goals in the 4 games he missed. He marked his return by scoring the opening goal away at Napoli but was unable to prevent Juventus from succumbing to a 3–1 defeat. On 23 November 2010, Chiellini extended his contract with Juventus again until 30 June 2015.

Chiellini made his debut for the Italian national team in November 2004 against Finland, and has since become a regular squad member. He won the European Under-19 Championship with Italy in 2003, and was also a member of the Italy team that won the bronze medals at the football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was named in the 'UEFA Team of the tournament' of the 2007 U-21 Championships held in the Netherlands where they qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Chiellini was called up to Italy's squad for Euro 2008, and injured captain Fabio Cannavaro in a collision during a training session, that resulted in Cannavaro missing out on the tournament. He was sidelined in the opening game against the Netherlands, which Italy went on to lose 3–0. He subsequently received the nod to partner Christian Panucci at center-back from the second game onwards, cementing his place in the Azzurri defence. While he featured in the group games against Romania and France, his most impressive display was arguably to come against Spain in the quarterfinals, where he famously neutralized the threat of the Spanish attacking duo of David Villa and Fernando Torres. The game ended 0–0, with Italy eventually losing out on penalty shootouts.

During 2010 World Cup qualifying, Chiellini cemented his place as undisputed first-choice in Marcello Lippi's squad. He played the full 90 minutes in all three group matches at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup but Italy were eliminated at the group stages on goal difference. He took part at the 2010 World Cup.



PLAYER DETAILS
Name: Giorgio Chiellini
Date of birth: 14 August 1984
Place of birth: Pisa, Italy
Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position: Centre back

Club information
Current club: Juventus

Youth career
1990–2000 Livorno

Senior career
2000–2004 Livorno 55 (4)
2004–2005 Fiorentina 37 (3)
2005– Juventus 166 (15)

National team
2001–2003 Italy U-19 18 (1)
2004–2007 Italy U-21 26 (6)
2004– Italy 40 (2)

MARCO STORARI PROFILE

Marco Storari born 7 January 1977 is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Juventus FC, as a goalkeeper.

After a lengthy spell in Italy's lower leagues, Storari arrived in Serie A aged 27. Steady performances for F.C. Messina prompted his signing by country giants A.C. Milan.

Born in Pisa, Storari finished his football formation at Perugia Calcio and Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902 (six months), making his professional debuts with A.C. Ancona, in the third division. With the latter, he helped to a promotion in 1999–2000.

After two seasons, Storari left for S.S.C. Napoli which was also then in level two, in a joint-ownership deal. He continued to play in that level, joining F.C. Messina Peloro on loan in January 2002, in exchange for Emanuele Manitta, with the deal being made permanent in the 2003 summer. Messina promoted in 2003–04, with Storari an undisputed starter.

He made his Serie A debut on 12 September 2004, against Parma FC, in a 0–0 away draw, as the newcomer club finished in 7th place. In the following seasons, he remained the starter, as Messina nearly relegated in 2005–06, being reinstated after the outcome of the 2006 Italian football scandal, eventually dropping down a level in the following season, as last.

On 17 January 2007, Storari was acquired by A.C. Milan, as an emergency signing, as both Dida and backup Željko Kalac were out of action due to injury; he signed a 2½ year contract (until summer 2010).In three league appearances, against A.S. Livorno Calcio, A.C. Siena and Udinese Calcio, he conceded seven goals. He did not appear in any cup matches since his debut for Milan commenced shortly after they were eliminated from the competition by A.S. Roma, on January 31.

On 3 July 2007, reports surfaced that Milan were close to sending Storari to La Liga side Real Betis, on a one-year loan. The deal was increased to two years, and the player, along with his manager, traveled to Seville. Although having stayed in the city for three days, Betis president Manuel Ruiz de Lopera failed to meet with the player and Storari returned to Italy as the deal failed to materialize. On August 12, Storari was eventually loaned to another club in Spain, Levante UD, on a two-year contract.

However, the loan deal ended after only six months, as the Valencian team was immerse in a deep financial crisis; on 5 January 2008, Storari returned to Italy, with Cagliari Calcio due to Levante's inability to pay his salary. "[The] club was in financial difficulty and couldn’t pay me...there are some wonderful people here who were honest with us, but working without pay is a difficult situation to be in.”

Storari signed a loan contract for ACF Fiorentina in July 2008. His output consisted of a cup match and another in the league, barred by longtime first-choice Sébastien Frey.

Due to injury to starter Christian Abbiati, Storari began 2009–10 as first-choice, over Dida; on 22 August 2009, two years and three months after his last official match for the club, he was between the posts for the 2–1 win at Siena. Additionally, in October, he signed a new contract, adding two extra years to his link, but soon got injured, losing his place to the Brazilian.

After the recovery of Abbiati, Storari faced additional competition for a regular starting berth; thus, on 15 January 2010, he went on loan to U.C. Sampdoria, replacing injured Luca Castellazzi. He played his first game two days later, in a 1–1 home draw against Calcio Catania.

After Sampdoria failed to agree a deal with Milan to sign him outright, after losing Castellazzi to F.C. Internazionale Milano on a free transfer, Storari was sold to Juventus F.C. for a fee of €4.5M on 23 June 2010, becoming the second signing of head coach Luigi Delneri and sports director Giuseppe Marotta, with whom Storari already had worked at Sampdoria. He signed a three-year contract effective on 1 July, providing cover for Gianluigi Buffon, who sustained a back injury at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and compete with Alex Manninger. Milan signed Marco Amelia on loan from Genoa C.F.C. on the same day to act as his replacement.

Storari was never capped for Italy, although he was chosen as third-choice by national boss Marcello Lippi, for a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification against Slovenia, in October 2005.


PLAYER DETAILS

Date of birth: 7 January 1977
Place of birth: Pisa, Italy
Height: 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Goalkeeper

Club information
Current club: Juventus

Youth career
1995–1998 Perugia
1998–1998 Montevarchi

Senior career
1998–2002 Ancona 91 (0)
2002–2003 Napoli 4 (0)
2002–2003 → Messina (loan) 16 (0)
2003–2007 Messina 127 (0)
2007–2010 Milan 10 (0)
2007–2008 → Levante (loan) 17 (0)
2008 → Cagliari (loan) 20 (0)
2008–2009 → Fiorentina (loan) 1 (0)
2010 → Sampdoria (loan) 19 (0)
2010– Juventus 12 (0)

source:wikipedia

KEVIN STROOTMAN

Kevin Strootman born 13 February 1990 is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Utrecht. He primarily plays as a left midfielder.

Strootman began his career with VV Rijsoord and signed a youth contract for RJO Sparta Rotterdam in 2007. He was promoted to the senior team in January 2008. His first full season proved to be very successful and he caught the eye of bigger clubs in the Eredivisie. He started well as playmaker of the side in the 2009/2010 season but after a disastrous second half of the season Sparta was relegated. Since Strootman, along with Erik Falkenburg and Nick Viergever, was regarded as one of Sparta's (and Holland's) big talents, signals that he would leave the club were getting stronger. In June 2010, champions FC Twente were expected to sign him but the deal did not materialise. In the January 2011 transferwindow Strootman signed a contract for FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Kevin Strootman made his international debut in the friendly against Austria on February 9, 2011, replacing Theo Janssen.



PLAYER DETAILS
Name: Kevin Strootman
Date of birth: 13 February 1990
Place of birth: Ridderkerk, Netherlands
Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position: Midfielder

Club information
Current club: Utrecht

Youth career
0000–2007 Rijsoord
2007–2008 Sparta Rotterdam

Senior career
2008–2010 Sparta Rotterdam 72 (8)
2011– Utrecht 4 (0)

National team
2007 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2008 Netherlands U19 4 (1)
2009– Netherlands U21 4 (0)
2011– Netherlands 1 (0)

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MILOS KRASIC

BIOGRAPHY

Milos Krasic born 1 November 1984 in Kosovska Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Juventus and the Serbian national team.

Krasic is a right-sided midfielder/winger, noted for his powerful dribbling technique and speed.

After starting out with the hometown side FK Rudar Kosovska Mitrovica, Krasić was noticed by FK Vojvodina in 1999 and he made a switch northwards at age 14. He spent the next 4 and a half seasons in Novi Sad where he further raised his level and became the team captain.

FK Vojvodina and CSKA Moscow were in negotiations over Krasić's transfer since January 2004, but the deal stalled. The player himself even made several unsuccessful trips to Moscow.Finally, during summer 2004 the deal got completed and the winger was on his way to Russia. He featured in three games during the club's UEFA Cup 2004–05 winning run, including a cameo appearance in the final. He also helped them win the Russian title in 2005 and 2006, the Russian Cup in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009, and the Russian Super Cup in 2006, 2007 and 2009.

After much speculation in the summer of 2010, Juventus and CSKA Moscow agreed on a fee for Krasić reported to be in the range of about €15 million. Krasić officially became a Juventus player on 21 August and was given shirt number 27. Krasić was instrumental in his home début against Sampdoria, assisting a goal and creating many chances. The game ended 3–3. In his second away game in the Serie A, against Udinese, Krasic proved once again instrumental in their 4–0 victory, assisting Quagliarella and Marchisio for a goal each. Krasić scored his first Juventus goals against Cagliari on 26 September 2010, hitting a hat-trick. He scored his first European goal for Juventus, helping his side salvage a point against Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg in the Group A tie of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, in a match which finished 1–1. On 26 October 2010, he was given a two-match ban after diving, although successfully winning a penalty (the penalty was then missed), during the league match against Bologna. Krasic scored a goal in a 0-2 away win over Genoa after Eduardo put a ball in his own net on 18th minute. On December 12th 2010, in the game against Lazio, Krasic scored a very late, match winning goal in which his attempted cross deflected off Lazio goalkeeper Fernando Muslera and into the net. The match ended immediately after the goal in a 2-1 victory for Juventus.He scored a screamer which guided the Bianconeri to a 2-1 victory against Brescia.

Krasic has been an important part of Serbia-Montenegro under-21 squad on the last two European U-21 championships, as well as at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

He was in the team that finished as runners-up in the 2004 European under-21 Championship in Germany, but did not play in any games. Two months later, he was part of the Serbia and Montenegro squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In May 2006, Krasić was playing a leading role for Serbia-Montenegro in the 2006 European under-21 Championship in 2007 against Kazakhstan. He also played in the match against Portugal on 28 March at the Red Star Stadium at Belgrade. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. He was an important player for the Serbia national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. He scored one goal in the match against Lithuania, another in the game against Austria and set up three in the game against Romania, which sealed qualification.

PLAYER DETAILS

Name: Milos Krasic
Date of birth: 1 November 1984
Place of birth: Kosovska Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position: Winger / Attacking midfielder

Club information
Current club: Juventus
Number: 27

Senior career
1999–2004 Vojvodina 77 (7)
2004–2010 CSKA Moscow 150 (26)
2010– Juventus 28 (8)

National team
2006– Serbia 37 (4)