Paolo Di Canio

Paolo Di Canio (born 9 July 1968) is a former Italian football player. [1][2] Di Canio is also famous for his fascist tattoo, for example his Mussolini back tattoo. His tattoos even got him suspended during a Sky Sports live tv show in September 2016, because people were complaining about it. [3]

Paolo Di Canio
Di Canio in 2010
Personal information
Full name Paolo Di Canio
Date of birth (1968-07-09) 9 July 1968
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985-1990
1986-1987
1990-1993
1993-1994
1994-1996
1996-1997
1997-1999
1999-2003
2003-2004
2004-2006
2006-2008
Lazio
Ternana (loan)
Juventus
Napoli
Milan
Celtic
Sheffield Wednesday
West Ham United
Charlton Athletic
Lazio
Cisco Roma
National team
1988-1990 Italy U-21 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Di Canio was appointed manager of Swindon Town in July 2011. His first match was a 3-0 win against Crewe Alexandra.

Club career statistics

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
JapanLeague
1985/86LazioSerie B00
1986/87TernanaSerie C2272
1987/88LazioSerie B00
1988/89Serie A301
1989/90243
1990/91JuventusSerie A233
1991/92240
1992/93313
1993/94NapoliSerie A265
1994/95MilanSerie A151
1995/96225
ScotlandLeague
1996/97CelticPremier Division2612
EnglandLeague
1997/98Sheffield WednesdayPremier League3512
1998/9963
1998/99West Ham UnitedPremier League135
1999/003016
2000/013110
2001/02269
2002/03178
2003/04Charlton AthleticPremier League314
ItalyLeague
2004/05LazioSerie A236
2005/06275
2006/07Cisco RomaSerie C2287
2007/08187
CountryItaly 31848
Scotland 2612
England 18967
Total 515120

References

  1. "Paolo Di Canio - Manager profile". www.transfermarkt.us. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. "Paolo Di Canio Manager Profile | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. Dobson, Mark (14 September 2016). "Sky Sport Italia suspends Paolo Di Canio after showing 'dux' tattoo". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-01.

Other websites

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