Moreno Torricelli

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Moreno Torricelli
Full name	Moreno Torricelli
Date of birth	January 23, 1970 (age 37)
Place of birth	Erba, Italy
Height	184cm
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990-1992 1992-1998 1998-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005	Caratese Juventus Fiorentina Espanyol Arezzo	57 (3) 152 (1) 99 (2) 32 (0) 25 (1)
National team²
1996-	Italy	10 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24/11/2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 24/11/2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Moreno Torricelli was born in Erba, Italy on the 23rd January 1970. He made his debut in Serie A on 13th September 1992 in a 4-1 win for Juventus against Atalanta.

Moreno's tale is a true rags to riches story. He was a factory worker who played for a hobby for Caratese (an amateur soccer team) and his luck would change thanks to a friendly match played against Juventus. In July 1992 he was called up in the preseason training squad and then coach Giovanni Trapattoni was impressed by Moreno's determination and character on the field that resulted in him being purchased by Juventus for a few million lira.

He then quickly became a permanet starter in his first season and went onto play in the Uefa Cup winning side that beat Borussia Dortmund. A player with a lot of heart and determination, he was able to command all the roles in the Juventus defence but his favorite role was on the right flank.

He was a member of Italy's World Cup 1998 squad, but he did not play in any matches. He had 10 caps for the Italy national football team.

1 Career
2 Achievements
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Career

Season	Team	Division	Appearances	Goals
1990-91	Caratese	D	27	2
1991-92	Caratese	E	30	1
1992-93	Juventus	A	30	0
1993-94	Juventus	A	32	0
1994-95	Juventus	A	26	0
1995-96	Juventus	A	28	1
1996-97	Juventus	A	17	0
1997-98	Juventus	A	20	0
1998-99	Fiorentina	A	31	-
1999-00	Fiorentina	A	-	-
2000-01	Fiorentina	A	-	-
2001-02	Fiorentina	A	-	-
2002-03	Espanyol	Liga	-	-
2003-04	Espanyol	Liga	-	-
2004-05	Arezzo	B	-	-

[edit] Achievements

1993 UEFA Cup (Juventus)

1995 Scudetto (Juventus)

1995 Coppa Italia (Juventus)

1995 Italian Supercup (Juventus)

1996 Champions' League (Juventus)

1996 European Supercup (Juventus)

1996 Intercontinental Supercup (Juventus)

1997 Scudetto (Juventus)

1997 Italian Supercup (Juventus)

1998 Scudetto (Juventus)

[edit] Trivia

He is 1.83m and weighs 78 kilos.

[edit] External links

Torricelli in Juventus strip

	Italy squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Toldo \| 2 Bergomi \| 3 P. Maldini \| 4 Cannavaro \| 5 Costacurta \| 6 Nesta \| 7 Pessotto \| 8 Torricelli \| 9 Albertini \| 10 Del Piero \| 11 D. Baggio \| 12 Pagliuca \| 13 Cois \| 14 Di Biagio \| 15 Di Livio \| 16 Di Matteo \| 17 Moriero \| 18 R. Baggio \| 19 Inzaghi \| 20 Chiesa \| 21 Vieri \| 22 Buffon \| Coach: C. Maldini