GATTUSO





Full name: Gennaro Ivan Gattuso
Date of birth: January 09, 1978
Birthplace: Corigliano Schiavonea, Italy
Nationality: Italian
EU passport: Yes
Height: 177 cms
Weight: 77 kgs

Club: Milan
Position: Defensive Midfielder [R, C]
Squad Number: 8
Contract expires: Juni 2012
Previous clubs: Perugia > Rangers > Salernitana > Milan

International debut: February 2000, v Sweden
International Caps: 69
International Goals: 1
World Cups: Korea/Japan 2002, Germany 2006 (1st)
FIFA World Cup (2006)

UEFA Champions League (2003, 2007)
UEFA Super Cup (2003, 2007)
FIFA Club World Cup (2007)

Italian Cup (2003)
Italian Serie A (2004)
Italian Super Cup (2004)



SeasonClubCountryLevelGPGS
2008-09 Milan ITA A 12 0
2007-08 Milan ITA A 31 0
2006-07 Milan ITA A 30 1
2005-06 Milan ITA A 35 3
2004-05 Milan ITA A 32 0
2003-04 Milan ITA A 33 1
2002-03 Milan ITA A 25 0
2001-02 Milan ITA A 32 0
2000-01 Milan ITA A 24 0
1999-00 Milan ITA A 22 1
1998-99 Salernitana - - 25 0
1998-99 Rangers SCO A 4 0
1997-98 Rangers SCO A 36 7
1996-97 Perugia ITA A 8 0
1995-96 Perugia - - 2 0
1994-95 Perugia ITA B 0 0
Career Totals:35113


UEFA European Football Championship Austria-Switzerland 2008

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
17/06 Letzigrund, Zürich FRA 0:2 ITA 82 0 1 2 0 1 0
09/06 Stade de Suisse, Bern NED 3:0 ITA 90 0 0 3 1 1 0
Competition Totals:172015120
Competition Average:8600.52.50.510

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards


UEFA Champions League 2006-07

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
23/05 Olympic Stadium, Athens Milan 2:1 Liverpool 90 0 0 4 3 1 0
02/05 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 3:0 Man. United 84 0 0 4 1 1 0
24/04 Old Trafford, Manchester Man. United 3:2 Milan 53 0 0 1 3 0 0
11/04 Allianz Arena, Munich Bayern 0:2 Milan 87 0 0 1 1 0 0
03/04 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 2:2 Bayern 90 0 0 1 1 0 0
07/03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 1:0 Celtic
aet		 79 0 0 1 4 0 0
20/02 Celtic Park, Glasgow Celtic 0:0 Milan 90 0 0 2 1 0 0
01/11 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 4:1 Anderlecht 24 0 0 3 0 1 0
17/10 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Anderlecht 0:1 Milan 90 0 0 1 2 0 0
26/09 Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens Lille 0:0 Milan 90 0 0 4 3 0 0
13/09 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 3:0 AEK 90 0 0 4 4 0 0
Competition Totals:86700262330
Competition Average:78.82002.362.090.270

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards


FIFA World Cup Germany 2006

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
09/07 Olympiastadion, Berlin ITA 1:1 FRA
aet (5:3 PSO)		 120 0 0 4 1 0 0
04/07 Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund GER 0:2 ITA
aet		 120 0 0 2 2 0 0
30/06 AOL Arena, Hamburg ITA 3:0 UKR 76 0 0 2 3 0 0
26/06 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern ITA 1:0 AUS 90 0 0 4 2 1 0
22/06 AOL Arena, Hamburg CZE 0:2 ITA 90 0 0 2 5 1 0
17/06 Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern ITA 1:1 USA 56 0 0 0 5 0 0
Competition Totals:55200141820
Competition Average:92002.3330.330

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards


UEFA Champions League 2005-06

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
26/04 Camp Nou, Barcelona Barcelona 0:0 Milan 68 0 0 2 0 0 0
18/04 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 0:1 Barcelona 74 0 0 2 2 0 0
04/04 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 3:1 Lyon 78 0 0 3 2 1 0
29/03 Stade de Gerland, Lyon Lyon 0:0 Milan 90 0 0 2 1 0 0
21/02 Allianz Arena, Munich Bayern 1:1 Milan 85 0 0 2 2 1 0
06/12 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 3:2 Schalke 90 0 0 3 2 1 0
23/11 Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, Istanbul Fenerbahce 0:4 Milan 80 0 0 4 2 0 0
01/11 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven PSV 1:0 Milan 45 0 0 3 2 1 0
19/10 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 0:0 PSV 90 0 0 3 5 0 0
28/09 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Schalke 2:2 Milan 90 0 0 7 5 0 0
13/09 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 3:1 Fenerbahce 71 0 0 3 3 0 0
Competition Totals:86100342640
Competition Average:78.27003.092.360.360

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards


UEFA Champions League 2004-05

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
25/05 Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadyumu, Istanbul Milan 3:3 Liverpool
aet (2:3 PSO)		 112 0 0 4 0 0 0
04/05 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven PSV 3:1 Milan 90 0 0 2 1 0 0
27/04 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 2:0 PSV 90 0 0 3 4 0 0
06/04 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 2:0 Internazionale 90 0 0 3 5 1 0
08/03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 1:0 Man. United 88 0 0 6 1 0 0
23/02 Old Trafford, Manchester Man. United 0:1 Milan 90 0 0 1 1 0 0
24/11 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 4:0 Shakhtar 84 0 0 6 4 1 0
02/11 Camp Nou, Barcelona Barcelona 2:1 Milan 90 0 0 4 2 1 0
20/10 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 1:0 Barcelona 90 0 0 5 2 0 0
29/09 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 3:1 Celtic 87 0 0 2 4 0 0
14/09 Olimpiysky Sport Complex, Kiev Shakhtar 0:1 Milan 71 0 0 1 1 0 0
Competition Totals:98200372530
Competition Average:89.27003.362.270.270

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards


UEFA European Championship Portugal 2004

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
18/06 Estadio do Dragao, Porto ITA 1:1 SWE 76 0 0 2 2 1 0
14/06 Estadio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimaraes DEN 0:0 ITA 33 0 0 1 3 1 0
Competition Totals:109003520
Competition Average:54.5001.52.510

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards


FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan 2002

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
18/06 Purple Arena, Daejeon KOR 2:1 ITA
aet		 57 0 0 4 0 0 0
03/06 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo ITA 2:0 ECU 22 0 0 2 0 0 0
Competition Totals:79006000
Competition Average:39.5003000

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards



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1978
Born January 9 in Corigliano Schiavonea, Italy.
2000
June 4: Member of the Italy squad that won the Under-21 European Championship.
2006
April: Member of the AC Milan team that reached the UEFA Champions League semifinals, losing against FC Barcelona.
June 30: Gennaro Gattuso was a dependable source of strength and determination in the Italian midfield during their quarter-final clash against Ukraine. Repeatedly taking heavy knocks and getting up to battle again, Gattuso was the heart and soul of an Italian team that strode confidently to a 3-0 victory to book a semi-final date with Germany.
July 9: Member of the Italian side that defeated France on penalty kicks to win its fourth FIFA World Cup at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
October 12: Included among the 30 nominees for the FIFA World Player of the Year Award.
October 17: Included among the 50 nominees for the European Footballer of the Year Award.
2007
May 23: Won the UEFA Champions League with AC Milan after a 2-1 victory over Liverpool FC at the OACA Spyro Louis in Athens, Greece.
August 31: Member of the AC Milan squad that came from behind to defeat Sevilla FC 3-1 in Monaco and claim the UEFA Super Cup for a record fifth time on a night which served as a fitting tribute to the memory of Antonio Puerta.
December 16: Part of the AC Milan squad that was crowned FIFA Club World Cup champions after they defeated Argentinian side CA Boca Juniors 4-2 in Yokohama, Japan.
2008
May 19: Scotched any rumours about his quitting AC Milan when he extended his contract with the Serie A giants by three years, until 2011.
December 9: Ruled out for at least six months after damaging knee ligaments against Catania in a Serie A match.
Gennaro Gattuso · Italy

FIFA World Cup™ Germany 2006 player's profile

Gattuso started his career at Perugia but the midfielder made his breakthrough at Rangers in Scotland, winning a league title and a Scottish Cup.
In later years, Gattuso developed into a battling midfielder, whose aggression on the pitch earned him the nickname ‘Ringhio’ (growl). After returning to Italy he earned a transfer to AC Milan, where he matured into an industrious force in the Rossoneri midfield, equally comfortable in a central role or on the right wing.

With Milan, he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League as well as the 2004 Serie A title. Gattuso played at the 2000 Olympic Football Tournament and in the successful UEFA European U-21 Championship-winning side in 2000 before starring for the Azzurri at the 2002 FIFA World Cup™ and UEFA EURO 2004.

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UEFA Champions League 2005-06 player's profile

Italian international midfield player who made his professional breakthrough with Scottish club Rangers FC.

National team
Gennaro Gattuso made his senior bow against Sweden in February 2000 and subsequently played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals, where he made two appearances. He was also a member of the victorious Italian team at the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and represented his country at the Sydney Olympics. By UEFA EURO 2004™, however, his starting place was slipping, and in Portugal he started just one game, also coming off the bench against Denmark. Under new coach Marcello Lippi, however, Gattuso returned to the starting lineup for the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Club
Gattuso was a cause célèbre in Italian football when he signed for Rangers on a Bosman free transfer after only ten appearances for AC Perugia.

1997: Moved to Glasgow and played 40 Scottish Premier League games before returning home to join newly promoted Salernitana Sport ahead of the 1998/99 campaign. His form with the southern club then earned him a move to Italian champions AC Milan.

1999: 'Rino' made 22 appearances in his first term at the San Siro and later developed into a mainstay of the Milan midfield. A ball-winner whose aggressive qualities recall his British footballing education, Gattuso was soon revered by the San Siro faithful. In 2002/03 he played a key role in the club's double success when the Rossoneri were crowned European champions and Italian Cup winners and missed just one league game the following term as Milan raced to their 17th Serie A title.

2004/05: Gattuso was a familiar driving force in midfield, playing 45 games in all competitions. He appeared eleven times in the Champions League, including the final defeat against Liverpool FC.

Did you know?
Gattuso names the former Rangers manager Walter Smith as the biggest influence on his career.

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UEFA EURO 2004™ player's profile

Italian international midfield player who made his professional breakthrough with Scottish club Rangers FC.

National team
Gennaro Gattuso made his senior bow against Sweden in February 2000 and subsequently played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals, where he made two appearances. He was also a member of the victorious Italian team at the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and represented his country at the Sydney Olympics. By UEFA EURO 2004™, however, his starting place was slipping, and in Portugal he started just one game, also coming off the bench against Denmark.

Club
Gattuso was a cause célèbre in Italian football when he signed for Rangers on a Bosman free transfer after only ten appearances for AC Perugia.

1997: Moved to Glasgow and played 40 Scottish Premier League games alongside Paul Gascoigne before returning home to join newly promoted Salernitana Sport ahead of the 1998/99 campaign. His form with the southern club then earned him a move to Italian champions AC Milan.

1999: 'Rino' made 22 appearances in his first term at the San Siro and later developed into a mainstay of the Milan midfield. A ball-winner whose aggressive qualities recall his British footballing education, Gattuso was soon revered by the San Siro faithful. In 2002/03 he played a key role in the club's double success when the Rossoneri were crowned European champions and Italian Cup winners. His performance in the UEFA Champions League final victory against Juventus FC was sensational.

2003/04: The driving force in the Milan midfield, Gattuso was one of the main factors behind the Rossoneri's run to their 17th Scudetto. He missed just one league game, and that was after the title had already been secured.

Did you know?
Gattuso names the former Rangers manager Walter Smith as the biggest influence on his career.

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Italy squad for the UEFA European Football Championship 2008

Italy squad for the FIFA World Cup 2006

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