Luca Toni (born 26 May 1977) is an
Italian World Cup-winning
footballer who currently plays for
Serie A club
Juventus. He has had successful spells at top clubs such as
Palermo,
Fiorentina,
Bayern Munich, and
Roma. Toni is highly regarded for his goal scoring ability as can be seen by his prolific goals to games ratio at many of his clubs.
His style is at times seen as being unorthodox. His strength, however, and power have seen him become one of
Serie A's most lethal finishers of the past decade. As well as the medals he has collected, he has also won several individual honours, including the
Capocannonieri for the 2005–06 season in which he scored 31 goals.
Club career
Early career
Toni started his professional career at
Modena. This was followed by a number of seasons spent around
Serie B and
Serie C1 with teams such as
Empoli,
Fiorenzuola, and
Lodigiani. After a Serie B season with
Treviso in 1999, he moved to
Vicenza, playing in
Serie A for the first time. He then moved to
Brescia, playing for two seasons alongside
Roberto Baggio.
Palermo
In 2003, he agreed to join ambitious Serie B club
Palermo, being one of the main factors behind the winning team campaign that brought the
Rosanero back to Serie A after over 30 years, thanks to a record 30 goals scored during the season. He consequently gained his first
cap for the
Italian national team in a friendly match 18 August 2004 lost 2–0 to
Iceland in
Reykjavík, which also marked
Marcello......
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