Paolo Di Canio
Italian football player and manager
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]
![]() Di Canio in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paolo Di Canio | ||
Date of birth | 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
changeClub statistics | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | |||
1985/86 | Lazio | Serie B | 0 | 0 |
1986/87 | Ternana | Serie C2 | 27 | 2 |
1987/88 | Lazio | Serie B | 0 | 0 |
1988/89 | Serie A | 30 | 1 | |
1989/90 | 24 | 3 | ||
1990/91 | Juventus | Serie A | 23 | 3 |
1991/92 | 24 | 0 | ||
1992/93 | 31 | 3 | ||
1993/94 | Napoli | Serie A | 26 | 5 |
1994/95 | Milan | Serie A | 15 | 1 |
1995/96 | 22 | 5 | ||
Scotland | League | |||
1996/97 | Celtic | Premier Division | 26 | 12 |
England | League | |||
1997/98 | Sheffield Wednesday | Premier League | 35 | 12 |
1998/99 | 6 | 3 | ||
1998/99 | West Ham United | Premier League | 13 | 5 |
1999/00 | 30 | 16 | ||
2000/01 | 31 | 10 | ||
2001/02 | 26 | 9 | ||
2002/03 | 17 | 8 | ||
2003/04 | Charlton Athletic | Premier League | 31 | 4 |
Italy | League | |||
2004/05 | Lazio | Serie A | 23 | 6 |
2005/06 | 27 | 5 | ||
2006/07 | Cisco Roma | Serie C2 | 28 | 7 |
2007/08 | 18 | 7 | ||
Country | Italy | 318 | 48 | |
Scotland | 26 | 12 | ||
England | 189 | 67 | ||
Total | 515 | 120 |
References
change- ↑ "Paolo Di Canio - Manager profile". www.transfermarkt.us. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ↑ "Paolo Di Canio Manager Profile | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ↑ 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
changeMedia related to Paolo Di Canio at Wikimedia Commons