Paolo Di Canio
Paolo Di Canio (born 9 July 1968) is a former Italian football player. [1][2] Di Canio is also famous for his fascist tattoo, for example his Mussolini back tattoo. His tattoos even got him suspended during a Sky Sports live tv show in September 2016, because people were complaining about it. [3]
 Di Canio in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paolo Di Canio | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985-1990 1986-1987 1990-1993 1993-1994 1994-1996 1996-1997 1997-1999 1999-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-2008 | Lazio →Ternana (loan) Juventus Napoli Milan Celtic Sheffield Wednesday West Ham United Charlton Athletic Lazio Cisco Roma | ||
| National team | |||
| 1988-1990 | Italy U-21 | 9 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Di Canio was appointed manager of Swindon Town in July 2011. His first match was a 3-0 win against Crewe Alexandra.
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1985/86 | Lazio | Serie B | 0 | 0 |
| 1986/87 | Ternana | Serie C2 | 27 | 2 |
| 1987/88 | Lazio | Serie B | 0 | 0 |
| 1988/89 | Serie A | 30 | 1 | |
| 1989/90 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 1990/91 | Juventus | Serie A | 23 | 3 |
| 1991/92 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1992/93 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 1993/94 | Napoli | Serie A | 26 | 5 |
| 1994/95 | Milan | Serie A | 15 | 1 |
| 1995/96 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Scotland | League | |||
| 1996/97 | Celtic | Premier Division | 26 | 12 |
| England | League | |||
| 1997/98 | Sheffield Wednesday | Premier League | 35 | 12 |
| 1998/99 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 1998/99 | West Ham United | Premier League | 13 | 5 |
| 1999/00 | 30 | 16 | ||
| 2000/01 | 31 | 10 | ||
| 2001/02 | 26 | 9 | ||
| 2002/03 | 17 | 8 | ||
| 2003/04 | Charlton Athletic | Premier League | 31 | 4 |
| Italy | League | |||
| 2004/05 | Lazio | Serie A | 23 | 6 |
| 2005/06 | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2006/07 | Cisco Roma | Serie C2 | 28 | 7 |
| 2007/08 | 18 | 7 | ||
| Country | Italy | 318 | 48 | |
| Scotland | 26 | 12 | ||
| England | 189 | 67 | ||
| Total | 515 | 120 | ||
Paolo Di Canio Media
Di Canio playing in Tony Carr's testimonial match in 2010
Di Canio at the Boleyn Ground, Upton Park in 2010
References
- ↑ "Paolo Di Canio - Manager profile". www.transfermarkt.us. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ↑ "Paolo Di Canio Manager Profile | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ↑ Dobson, Mark (14 September 2016). "Sky Sport Italia suspends Paolo Di Canio after showing 'dux' tattoo" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/14/sky-sport-italia-suspends-paolo-di-canio-after-showing-dux-tattoo. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
Other websites
Media related to Paolo Di Canio at Wikimedia Commons
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