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Gennaro Gattuso
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'''Gennaro Ivan Gattuso''' (born
January 9 1978 in
Corigliano Calabro) is an
Italy Italian Football (soccer) footballer. His position is in the midfield. He currently plays for
A.C. Milan, with whom he won the
UEFA Champions League in the season 2002/2003 and "Lo Scudetto" in the 2003/04 season. He is frequently nicknamed ''Rino'' and ''Ringhio''.
Gattuso started his career at the Italian side
A.C. Perugia Perugia, but transferred in July
1997 at the age of 19 to the Scottish team
Rangers F.C. Rangers. Gattuso won the admiration of Rangers fans while in
Glasgow, and his 'ultra-aggressive' playing technique has been put down to the training he received there. He also credits the one-time Rangers manager
Walter Smith as a great influence, and describes him as a 'second father'.
Smith's successor as Rangers' manager,
Dick Advocaat, did not prefer Gattuso in the team. After playing him 'out-of-position' as a right-back, Gattuso was sold in October 1998 to
Salernitana Sport Salernitana for £3m.
Milan spent £8m on Gattuso ten months later. His footballing ability has since improved since moving to a more pass-orientated Milan side. The current high profile Gattuso now enjoys is due to his time at Milan and his participation as part of the
Italy national football team Italian national squad. He has been capped over twenty times for his country and played in the
2000 Summer Olympics, the
Football World Cup 2002 2002 World Cup and
2004 European Football Championship Euro 2004.
In December 2005, at the final whistle of Milan's 3-2 defeat of
Schalke 04 in the
UEFA Champions League, Gattuso was seen seeking out and taunting Schalke's midifelder
Christian Poulsen[{{da icon}} [http://www.dr.dk/Sporten/Fodbold/Champions+League/2005/12/06/232955.htm Poulsen: Gattuso opførte sig som et barn], published by Danmarks Radio, December 6, 2005].
Gattuso still has links to Glasgow after marrying long-time girlfriend Paula Romano whom he met while in the city.{{citeneeded}}
Gattuso has recently expressed a desire to move to English Premier League giants, Manchester United. The club are currently in pursuit of an aggressive midfielder following the departure of trademark hardman and club legend, Roy Keane.
References
External links
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(Glasgow) Herald article on Gattuso
Category:1978 births Gattuso, Gennaro
Category:Living people Gattuso, Gennaro
Category:Natives of Calabria Gattuso, Gennaro
Category:Italian footballers Gattuso, Gennaro
Category:Olympic competitors for Italy Gattuso, Gennaro
Category:Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Gattuso, Gennaro
Category:UEFA Euro 2004 players Gattuso, Gennaro
Category:Rangers F.C. footballers Gattuso, Gennaro
Category:A.C. Milan players Gattuso, Gennaro
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