Vincenzo Iaquinta
Italian footballer (born 1979)
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- Vincenzo Iaquinta ( Italian pronunciation: [vinˈtʃɛntso jaˈkwinta] ; born 21 November 1979) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
- Iaquinta played 40 matches for the Italy national football team between 2005 and 2010, scoring six goals.
- Club career Reggiolo Iaquinta was born in Cutro, in the province of Crotone.
- Iaquinta played with his brother in the lower divisions for Reggiolo for the 1996–1997 season, before transferring to Serie B club Padova in January 1998, after 33 appearances and six goals in his first professional season and a half.
Vincenzo Iaquinta (Italian pronunciation: [vinˈtʃɛntso jaˈkwinta]; born 21 November 1979) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Prior to joining Juventus in 2007, he initially played for several smaller Italian clubs, and subsequently moved to Udinese in 2000, where he spent seven seasons, representing the club in the UEFA Champions League. After failing to make an appearance under new manager Antonio Conte during the first half of the 2011–12 season, in January 2012, he was sent on a half-season loan to Cesena; he returned to Juventus the following season, but once again made no appearances due to injury as the club won the league title; he subsequently retired from football in 2013.
Iaquinta played 40 matches for the Italy national football team between 2005 and 2010, scoring six goals. He was included in their squad which won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, as well as the team for the 2010 edition of the tournament, scoring a goal on each occasion; he also took part at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup with Italy.
Club career
Reggiolo
Iaquinta was born in Cutro, in the province of Crotone. Like many Calabrians in the 1980s, his parents migrated to Emilia-Romagna in Northern Italy for better job opportunities. Iaquinta played with his brother in the lower divisions for Reggiolo for the 1996–1997 season, before transferring to Serie B club Padova in January 1998, after 33 appearances and six goals in his first professional season and a half.
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