Cristiano Zanetti

Cristiano Zanetti (born April 14, 1977 in Carrara) is an Italians Association football who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus F.C.. Cristiano Zanetti is a tough tackling defensive midfielder with good vision and accurate passing.

Club career

Zanetti moved to Juventus in 2006 on a free transfer, despite the match-fixing controversy surrounding the Turin giants and their subsequent relegation. Zanetti was Luciano Moggi's final signing as the Juventus transfer director before Cristiano Zanetti five year ban due to Cristiano Zanetti role in the Calciopoli scandal. This ended Zanetti's second spell with Internazionale, having previously played for them in 1998. Cristiano Zanetti also played for ACF Fiorentina (1993-96), Venezia A.C. (1996-97), Reggina Calcio (1997-98), Cagliari Calcio (1998-99) and A.S. Roma (1999-2001). Cristiano Zanetti won one scudetto with Roma.

International career

Zanetti played for the Italy national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 UEFA European Football Championship. However, Cristiano Zanetti has not been called up to the Italian national team since Euro 2004. Currently Cristiano Zanetti has 16 international caps and 1 international goal.