Fabio Grosso, <small>
Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI</small> (born 28 November 1977 in Rome, Italy) is an
Italian World Cup-winning
footballer who currently plays for
Serie A club
Juventus. Grosso is primarily a
left wingback, but can also play as
left back. He is also a free kick, penalty kick and corner kick specialist. He scored the decisive late first goal against
Germany in the
2006 World Cup semi-final and also scored the winning penalty in the
penalty shootout against
France in the final that won the trophy for the
Azzurri.
Club career
Renato Curi
Grosso was born in Rome, but hails from
Chieti in
Abruzzo, where his family soon returned. Grosso joined
Renato Curi Angolana in 1994, and played in the club's youth system until 1995. He was promoted to the senior squad for the 1995–1996 season, and soon became a key part of the first team. Following the 1997–1998 season, he left the
Eccellenza club, to join
Calcio Chieti for an undisclosed transfer fee. Grosso made 108 official appearances for
Renato Curi, scoring a very impressive 47 goals as an
attacking midfielder and
left winger.
Chieti
Grosso transferred to
Calcio Chieti of
Serie C2 in the summer of 1998. An
attacking midfielder at the time, he again impressed in his three season spell with Chieti. He scored 17 goals in 68 league appearances. Following several impressive...
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