Marco Materazzi

Marco Materazzi , born the August 19th 1973 with Lecce, is a Football or Italy N evolving/moving at the station of central defender.

Course in clubs

Beginnings of Materazzi

It evolves/moves in Serie C1 in the club of Trapani Calcio when it is recruited by Perugia in 1995. After a loan carried out with the Carpi FC 1909 it disputes the season 1997-1998 in Serie B with Perugia before briefly joining the championship of England and the club of Everton FC. It will spend only one season under the colors of Toffees, punctuated by two goals and three expulsions in thirty-three matches.

Its third expulsion intervenes the April 11th 1999 at the time of a meeting between Everton and Coventry City during which Materazzi bails out of a second yellow paperboard to the 85e minute for a fault on Darren Huckerby qualified even imaginary not very obvious according to account-returned British press. The player will declare on this subject: The English have a very nationalist side, I was excluded on several occasions only because I am Italian, I am persuaded of it. I remember, vis-a-vis Coventry, I was expelled for nothing, I do not have made fault on Huckerby.

Esseulé in Great Britain with his Daniela wife and her young person wire, Marco Materazzi seizes the occasion to return to Italy. At the time of the summer 1999 its old club of Perugia finds an agreement with Everton in order to obtain its return. Everton will claim thereafter an allegedly unpaid sum of 500.000 books on this transfer, and will call upon FIFA to regulate the conflict. Appointed captain of the team of Perugia, Materazzi registers twelve goals whose eight penalties in Serie has at the time of the season 2000-2001, new record for a defender in the Italian championship, thus beating the preceding record of 11 goals of Argentinian the Daniel Passarella, season 1984 - 1985. He is elected player of the year by the supporters club.

Under the colors of Inter Milan

The Inter Milan recruits it at the beginning of the season 2001-2002 to face the departure of French Laurent Blanc with Manchester United.

Materazzi disputes its first matches of Coupe of Europe with Inter, in March 2002 in particular it registers a goal on a corner of Clarence Seedorf at the time it quarterfinal be opposing it Inter to the Spanish club of Valence. The Italian selector Giovanni Trapattoni confirms that the defender crossed a stage by retaining it in his list of 23 players drawn up for the World cup 2002.

Materazzi in November 2002 leaves the ground at the end of fifteen minutes of play at the time of a meeting of Ligue of the Champions vis-a-vis Newcastle after being wounded by Welsh Craig Bellamy, who is excluded for his gesture. In March 2003 it contracts a wound vis-a-vis Bologna which moves away it from the grounds during one month.

It is again inalienable, this time during several months, after a match of League of the Champions vis-a-vis Arsenal disputed in November 2003. Restored and after having purged suspension a two month old Materazzi carries out its re-entry with Inter and the in April 2004 national team.

Dissatisfied with the time of play which is allotted to him by the new trainer Roberto Mancini, who generally prefers to align the Serb defender Siniša Mihajlović, Materazzi requires at the beginning of 2005 to be placed on the list of the transfers. After having had contacts with Bologna FC, then pulled by its old coach of Perugia Carlo Mazzone, it prolongs finally its contract with Inter until 2009.

Less ensured of a place of holder in his club, and whereas the World cup is profiled, Materazzi knows tops and the bottoms, symbolized by its two goals registered on behalf of Inter in the month of March 2006. The first, once again obtained head, makes it possible its club to equalize vis-a-vis the ACE Rome, which had just gained eleven consecutive victories in Calcio; but it marks then against its camp in the stops of play of the meeting vis-a-vis Empoli, while wanting to carry out a long air master key bound for its guard Julio César since the center of the ground.

Year 2006/2007 is the Materazzi year, after having gained the World cup while being the Man of the Finale of Berlin, it carries out one splendid season with its club, it marked 10 goals in championship of which one sublimates turned over lifting against Messine and it is one of the best defenders of Series A. His performances of high flights will help it Inter taking down so much awaited Scudetto, it offers the title to Inter on April 22nd to His while marking twice at the time of this meeting.

Course in national selection

Late integration within Squadra

Materazzi is almost 28 years old when it is called for the first time in national team by the selector Giovanni Trapattoni, at the time of a friendly match against the South Africa disputed in April 2001 in Perugia. Retained because of the unavailability of Alessandro Nesta, Materazzi is accompanied in selection by his/her comrade by club Fabio Liverani and is distinguished from entry by its play from head vis-a-vis the South-African ones.

The central defense of the Squadra Azzurra built by Trapattoni resting on pillars like Paolo Maldini, Nesta or Fabio Cannavaro, Materazzi had to be satisfied with the statute of substitute lasting the World cup 2002 and the Euro 2004, then at the time of the qualifications for the World cup 2006 under the direction of a new selector, Marcello Lippi.

World cup 2006

Materazzi carries out four appearances at the time of World German. Replacing at the time of the first two matches disputed by Squadra, it comes into play on June 22nd at the time of the meeting Italy Czech Republic (2-0) following the wound of Nesta and opens the mark of the head on a corner of Francesco Totti. He is elected man of the match. The 26 it is excluded severely at the fiftieth minute from the meeting vis-a-vis the Australia by the Spanish referee Luis Medina Cantalejo for an irregular tacle on Marco Bresciano. Suspended for Italy Ukraine, it carries out its return at the time of the match of semi-final of July 4th opposing Italy to the Germany. At the time of the finale, on July 9th, Materazzi equalizes of a powerful head during the first half and mark again at the time of the meeting of Tirs to the goal which allows Squadra will azzurra to be crowned world champion for the fourth time of its history.

The dispute with Zinedine Zidane

July 9th, 2006, during the prolongations of the finale of the World cup, Marco Materazzi has a dispute with Zinedine Zidane. The leader of team game of France strikes a to him blow of head to the thorax and scoop of a red Carton.

Following this business, the FIFA has, in its judgment returned on July 20th, 2006, condemned Marco Materazzi to two matches of suspension and 5.000 Swiss francs of fine (Zinedine Zidane bails out as for him of three matches of suspension and 7.500 Swiss francs of fine).

A few weeks later, Materazzi concluded a contract with the equipment supplier Nike, for the appearance in a publicity during which it stops with his bust (reference to the blow of head of Zidane) various obstacles like a balloon of foot, football players American, a ball of bowling, a metal ram, a 4x4 or a ball of demolition suspended with a crane.

He acknowledges on August 20th, 2007, in an interview in the transalpine magazine Sorrisi E Canzoni , to have said in answer to Zidane, which had ironically proposed to him to give him its shirt at the end of the match, “I prefer your whore of sister”. In spite of its consents, Materazzi continues has to declare that it always awaits excuses of the old number 10 French. In the Gazzetta dello Sport, as of November 2006, he announced that he always awaited a gesture of Zinedine Zidane.

The dispute with Gennaro Delvecchio

Six months after the final of the World cup, Marco Materazzi was again found on the ground on a football field, struck at the chin, this time by the medium ground of the Sampdoria of Genoa, Gennaro Delvecchio. Gennaro Delvecchio was expelled and Marco Materazzi bailed out of a warning.

Delvecchio affirms to be caused by Marco Materazzi, which denied any indecent word in its opposition, explaining quite simply to have tried to defend its guard Julio Cesar.

“He affirmed that I wanted to wound Adriano and Julio Cesar, but they is false. Of course, I badly behaved, but read-therefore on his lips what he said. ” (Gennaro Delvecchio)

“I did not say anything of such, I only asked him to stop. Before that it had already hard attacked Adriano, before trying to make in the same way on our guard. I like football hung, but when you see that the guard recovered the ball, you must stop. Delvecchio struck me head and burst me the lip. ” (Marco Materazzi)

Prize list

Victorious of the World cup 2006 (Italy);
Victorious of the Cut of Italy: 2005 and 2006 (Inter Milan);
Victorious of the Supercoupe of Italy: 2005 and 2006 (Inter Milan);
Champion of Italy in 2006 and 2007 (Inter Milan).
International Italian (39 selections, 2 goals) since the April 25th 2001: Italy 1 - 1 South Africa.

Sources

Card of Marco Materazzi on lequipe.fr

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