Marco Materazzi born 19 August 1973, is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale. In 2006 he won the World Cup with Italy national team.
At the beginning of his career, Materazzi played with various Italian teams in Serie B and Serie C, and with Premier League side Everton. He spent two periods with Perugia (1995–98 and 1999–2001) and signed for his current club, Inter, in 2001 for €10 million. He is renowned as a prolific goal-scorer for a defender, breaking the Serie A record for most goals scored by a defender in a season in the 2000–01 season. With Inter he has won a number of major honours including five Serie A titles, one Champions League, three Coppa Italia, and the Supercoppa Italiana three times.
Early life
Marco Materazzi was born in Lecce, where his father Giuseppe was a player for U.S. Lecce. Giuseppe was also a former football coach and manager of teams such as Pisa, Lazio, Sporting CP and Tianjin Teda.
Personal information
Full name: Marco Materazzi
Date of birth: 19 August 1973 (1973-08-19) (age 37)
Place of birth: Lecce, Italy
Height: 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position: Centre back
Club information
Current club: Internazionale
Number: 23
Youth career
1990–1991 Messino Peloro
1991–1993 Tori de Quinto
Senior career*
1993–1994 Marsala 25 (4 GOL)
1994–1995 Trapani 13 (2)
1995–1998 Perugia 47 (7)
1996-1997 → Carpi (loan) 18 (7)
1998–1999 Everton 25 (2)
1999–2001 Perugia 51 (15)
2001– Internazionale 180 (18)
National team‡
2001–2008 Italy 41 (2)
