Friday, September 21, 2007

Fabio Cannavaro


Fabio Cannavaro, (born September 13, 1973, Naples, Italy, is an Italian footballer and captain of Italy who currently plays for Real Madrid. He is strong in the air, despite his lack of height, and possesses excellent timing, speed and anticipation, Cannavaro is rated as one of the world's best defenders. He was selected for the FIFPro World XI 2006 team, and is also the current European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year.

Cannavaro has played for his hometown club S.S.C. Napoli (1992-95), Parma F.C. (1995-2002), F.C. Internazionale Milano (2002-04) and Juventus FC (2004-2006) during his career in Serie A, before moving to Real Madrid in the Spanish Primera DivisiĆ²n.

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