Italian footballer
Daniele Adani
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Date of birth
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(
1974-07-10
)
10 July 1974
(age 49)
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Place of birth
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Correggio
, Italy
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Height
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1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
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Position(s)
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Centre-back
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Modena
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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1991?1994
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Modena
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48
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(1)
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1994
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Lazio
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0
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(0)
|
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1994?1999
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Brescia
|
159
|
(8)
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1999?2002
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Fiorentina
|
75
|
(4)
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2002?2004
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Inter Milan
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30
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(2)
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2004?2005
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Brescia
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13
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(0)
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2005?2006
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Ascoli
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3
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(0)
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2006?2008
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Empoli
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21
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(0)
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Total
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379
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(13)
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2000?2004
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Italy
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5
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(0)
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2011?2012
|
Vicenza
(assistant)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Daniele Adani
(
Italian pronunciation:
[da?nj?ːle
a?daːni]
; born 10 July 1974) is an Italian
football pundit
and former professional
footballer
who played as a
central defender
.
Club career
[
edit
]
Adani started his career in
Serie B
with
Modena
, making his first team debuts at the age of 18. In 1994, he transferred to
top level
's
Lazio
but, after two gameless months, moved to
Brescia
in November; subsequently, he followed the club's promotion and relegation between the first and second divisions, appearing in nearly 200 official matches.
In 1999, Adani transferred to
Fiorentina
for 7 billion
lire
(€3.615 million),
[1]
winning the
Italian Cup
in
his second season
.
[2]
In 2002, the club faced
bankruptcy
, and the player signed for
Inter Milan
on a
free transfer
.
[3]
[4]
Though he was not regarded as member of the starting lineup,
[
according to whom?
]
he would be in the starting lineup more times than expected, managing to score two goals during his two-season stint (in away wins against
Empoli
and
Ancona
); he also broke his nose while playing for the
Nerazzurri
and decided to play with a titanium mask, as
Paolo Maldini
had done previously. Adani also wore a similar non-metallic mask after he recovered, but dropped it shortly after.
[5]
In 2004, Adani returned to Brescia, but left the club in March of the following year, along with
Roberto Guana
.
[6]
He joined
Ascoli
shortly after, appearing in only three games as the Marche side managed to
retain its top flight status
.
Before retiring from professional football at the age of 34, Adani played two years with Empoli, both in the first division, being regularly used in
his first year
, as the club
qualified
to the
UEFA Cup
, but only in six games in
his second
, as the club were relegated.
[
citation needed
]
In 2009, Adani returned to football with amateurs Sammartinese, in
Seconda Categoria
(ninth level).
[7]
International career
[
edit
]
Adani received five
caps
for
Italy
in four years.
[8]
His debut came on 15 November 2000, in a 1?0
friendly
win with
England
.
[9]
On 27 March 2002, against the same opponent, in another exhibition match, Adani made his second appearance, in a 2?1 win at
Elland Road
, again as a second-half
substitute
.
[10]
Style of play
[
edit
]
Regarded as a promising defender in his youth, Adani was known for his composure on the ball and versatility; although he was usually deployed as a man marking centre-back, he was capable of playing anywhere along the back line.
[9]
[11]
Coaching career
[
edit
]
He obtained
UEFA B
coaching license in 2008. (third category of the license)
[12]
In 2010, he got the A license, made him eligible to coach
Serie C
team or as an assistant head coach in higher divisions. On 19 July 2011, it was announced that he would be the assistant head coach of
Serie B
team
Vicenza
,
[13]
under
Silvio Baldini
.
In 2010, he started working as a color commentator for
Sportitalia
. In 2012, he joined
Sky Sport (Italy)
.
After joining
RAI
as a commentator, during
2022 World Cup
quarter finals, Adani compared
Lionel Messi
with
Jesus
, saying that the Argentinian is capable of making wine from water.
[14]
Honours
[
edit
]
Fiorentina
[15]
References
[
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]
External links
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]