Vincenzo Iaquinta

Vincenzo Iaquinta, Italian orders of merit, (born November 21, 1979 in Cutro, Province of Crotone) is an Italy FIFA World Cup-winning Football (soccer).

As many Calabrians in the 1980s his parents emigrated to Emilia-Romagna, in Northern Italy, because of better job opportunities. Prior to joining Udinese Calcio in 2000, Iaquinta played with his brother in the lower divisions for Reggiolo (1996-97), Calcio Padova (1998), and Castel di Sangro Calcio (1998-2000). In 2005, for the first time he was called up for the Italy national football team. In his, and Udinese's first ever UEFA Champions League game, he scored 3 goals, which was quite a start to his European season. Iaquinta also clashed with Udinese management over his salary and him moving to another club. However, he remained in Udinese for 2006-2007 season.

Juventus F.C] signed Iaquinta on a five-year contract in the summer of 2007 for a fee reported to be €11.3 million.

He was a member of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored Italy's second goal in their opening match against Ghana national football team. He played in 5 out of 7 of Italy's matches including the semi-final and final.