Cristian Zaccardo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Zaccardo | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
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Current team | Palermo | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 12, 2006 | |||
Cristian Zaccardo (born December 21, 1981 in Formigine, Modena) is a world cup-winning Italian footballer who plays for Serie A team US Palermo and the Italy national football team.
One of the best products of the Bologna youth system, Zaccardo debuted in the first team in 2001, under the direction of coach Francesco Guidolin, immediately becoming a regular for the rossoblu and Italy's "Under 21" national team. He left Bologna in 2004 to join his former coach Guidolin in Palermo.
In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he was the second player in the tournament to score an own goal, while playing against the USA on June 17, 2006. The match eventually resulted in a 1-1 draw.
External links
- Template:It icon Zaccardo's profile (from US Palermo official website)
- FootballDatabase.com provides Zaccardo's profile and stats
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