| Enzo Maresca | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 February 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Olympiacos | |
| Number | 25 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1991–1994 1994–1998 |
A.C. Milan Cagliari |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–2000 2000–2002 2000–2001 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2009 2009- |
West Bromwich Albion Juventus → Bologna FC (loan) Piacenza Juventus Fiorentina Sevilla FC Olympiacos |
47 (5) 17 (1) 23 (0) 31 (9) 20 (3) 25 (5) 96 (13) 5 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1995 1995 1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2002 |
Italy U15 Italy U16 Italy U17 Italy U18 Italy U20 Italy U21 |
5 (0) 1 (0) 1 (1) 12 (4) 11 (6) 15 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Enzo Maresca (born 10 February 1980) is an Italian professional footballer, who currently plays for Greek champions Olympiacos FC.
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Club career
Youth career
Maresca started playing youth football at A.C. Milan, before joining Cagliari Calcio. He got his senior debut with English club West Bromwich Albion in 1998, where he played for two seasons.
Juventus
He moved back to Italy and joined Juventus FC in January 2000, at the age of 19, in a transfer deal worth 4.3 million Pound sterling, a club record sale for Albion.[1]
Despite showcasing a high level of promise in his Juventus career, he was, along with fellow young teammates, loaned out to various clubs. He was loaned to Bologna FC in October 2000, where he spent the remaining part of the 2000-01 season.
Maresca joined Piacenza in summer 2002, who bought joint ownership of Maresca. As Piacenza were relegated, Juventus acquired the full ownership of Maresca from Piacenza for € 2.6 million.[2]
As a Juventus player, he never really got a chance. He is remembered for the time he scored a goal against Juve's intercity rivals Torino Calcio, and celebrated by imitating a bull, the Torino symbol.
Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina signed Maresca along with Miccoli and Chiellini for €13M, which Juventus still holds half of registration rights. Maresca himself was tagged for €2.5M for joint-ownership.
At the end of season, Fiorentina only able to finish on top of relegated team, and Juventus bought back all three for €6.7M in blind auction between the clubs.[3]
Sevilla
In August 2005, he moved from Juventus to join Sevilla FC in Spain, for a transfer fee of € 2.5 million.[4] At Sevilla, he quickly emerged as a key player in midfield, crowning his debut season by capturing the UEFA Cup 2005-06 trophy, scoring two goals and being named Man of the Match in the final as Sevilla swept aside Middlesbrough 4-0 . He was also influential in their successful defence of their title in 2007 when they beat Catalan side Espanyol.[5] Maresca donated the €10.000 Man of the Match prize money to the San Juan de Dios hospital in Seville.[6]
Olympiacos
On the July 13, 2009, Maresca transferred to Olympiacos FC in 3-year deal.[7] He made his first Official Debut for Olympiacos against Slovan Bratislava and scored a close header in the second leg at home. Maresca scored again for Olympiacos FC in his first League match against AEL 1964 FC. Enzo has been linked with a return to Italy as it is his wish to regain his place in La Nazionale. He is coveted by Atalanta.
International career
Since 1995, Maresca has represented various youth national teams.[8] He was selected for the Italy national under-20 football team in the 2000 Toulon Tournament. He also finished runner-up with Italy U18 at 1999 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship. He missed the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final due to injury.[9]
Honors
- UEFA Cup: 2006, 2007
- UEFA Super Cup: 2006
- Copa del Rey : 2007
- Supercopa de España: 2007
- Serie A: 2002
References
- ^ "Albion's timeline". West Bromwich Albion F.C.. 2007-07-19. http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10366~1018329,00.html. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2003
- ^ Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2005
- ^ UEFA.com news 16 July 2005
- ^ '05/'06 UEFA Cup Final Report
- ^ (Spanish) Enzo Maresca fue elegido mejor jugador de la final
- ^ "ANNOUNCEMENT". Olympiacos. 2009-07-13. http://www.olympiacos.org/index.html?lang=en#/Article/26080/. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ^ FIGC.com- official stactics
- ^ "Holders' high expectations". UEFA.com. 2002-05-14. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/news/kind=1/newsid=23680.html. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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