Fabio Cannavaro

Fabio Cannavaro (born 13 September 1973) is an Italian retired football player. He was the captain of Italy's winning FIFA World Cup squad in 2006. He is considered one of the best defenders in history.

Fabio Cannavaro

Personal information
Full name	Fabio Cannavaro
Date of birth	(1973-09-13) 13 September 1973
Place of birth	Naples, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992-1995 1995-2002 2002-2004 2004-2006 2006-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011	Napoli Parma Internazionale Milano Juventus Real Madrid Juventus Al Ahli
National team
1997-2010	Italy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Cannavaro had originally played several famous football club in Italy, such as Napoli, Parma, Internazionale Milano and Juventus. He won several champions of Italian Serie A in the past, and a UEFA Cup in 1999. In 2006, he turned to Spain to join the Spanish giant Real Madrid, as a defender of the team.

Cannavaro is a famous defender who represent Italy national team for over 100 times, joining three times of FIFA World Cup. In 2006 he led the national team to win the champion of World Cup, and then won the World Footballer of 2006. As few defenders can be very popular, some people comment that Cannavaro has excellent talent, just like German legend Franz Beckenbauer.