Paolo Cannavaro

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Paolo Cannavaro
Personal information
Full name	Paolo Cannavaro
Date of birth	June 29, 1981 (1981-06-29) (age 26)
Place of birth	Naples, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	S.S.C. Napoli
Number	28
Youth clubs
1996-98	Napoli
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-1999 1999-2006 2001-2002 2006-Present	Napoli Parma → Verona (loan) Napoli	2 (0) 92 (4) 25 (1) 32 (2)[1]
National team2
2002-2004	Italy U-21	18 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Paolo Cannavaro (born 26 June 1981 in Naples) is an Italian footballer. He plays in defence and is the younger brother of Fabio Cannavaro. He currently plays for S.S.C. Napoli in Serie A.

[edit] Club career

Cannavaro made his professional debut for his hometown side S.S.C. Napoli during the 1998/99 season in Serie A, while he was 17 years old.

The following season he was signed by Parma, playing alongside his older brother Fabio Cannavaro in his first season at the club. In fact Paolo's debut for Parma came when he replaced his brother as a substitute in Parma's 4-1 victory against U.S. Lecce.

Verona loaned the player during the 2001/02 season, Cannavaro turned out 25 times for the club, scoring his first professional goal. The successive year he returned to Parma where he spent much of the time as a substitute for the following two seasons (2002/2003, 2003/2004). During the 2004/2005 season, Paolo became more active in the first team at Parma, making 24 appearances scoring 4 goals from defence.

As S.S.C. Napoli were promoted back into Serie B, and were building a squad with potential, Cannavaro was brought back to his first club, where he currently remains.

[edit] International career

As a youngster, Cannavaro played for Italy under-21 national football team. He is yet to follow in the steps of his brother by earning a call up for the Italian national senior team.^[2]

[edit] References

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