Matteo Ferrari facts for kids
Ferrari with the Montreal Impact in 2013
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| Full name | Matteo Ferrari | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1979 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aflou, Algeria | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88m | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||
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| 1995–1996 | SPAL | |||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Internazionale | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Genoa | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Lecce | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Internazionale | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | → Bari (loan) | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Parma | 81 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | Roma | 78 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | → Everton (loan) | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Genoa | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Beşiktaş | 46 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Montreal Impact | 81 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 388 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1999–2002 | Italy U21 | 28 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Italy Olympic (O.P.) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Italy | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
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Matteo Ferrari (born on December 5, 1979) is a former Italian footballer. He played as a defender, usually in the center of the defense. He played for many top clubs in Italy, England, Turkey, and Canada.
Ferrari also played for the Italian national team. He represented Italy at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004. In 2004, he helped his team win a Bronze medal. He also played 11 games for the main Italian team between 2002 and 2004. He was part of the Italian squad for the Euro 2004 tournament.
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About Matteo Ferrari
Matteo Ferrari was born in Aflou, Algeria. His father was an Italian engineer who worked in different countries in Africa. His mother was from Guinea. Matteo grew up in Ferrara, Italy. His father passed away when Matteo was 14 years old. Matteo has a brother who also played football. Matteo Ferrari has a son named Aron, who was born in 2008.
Playing for Clubs
Starting His Career
Matteo Ferrari began his football journey at SPAL in 1995. He could play as a left-back or a center-back. When he was younger, his coach even played him as a forward, and he scored many goals! Later, he moved back to defense.
He then joined the youth system of Internazionale. From there, he was loaned out to other teams like Genoa CFC, Lecce, and AS Bari. He made his first appearance in Italy's top league, Serie A, on August 29, 1999, playing for Bari.
In 2000, he returned to Inter Milan. He played 27 games for them before moving to Parma.
Time at Parma
Ferrari joined Parma in 2001. He played very well there, which led to him joining the club permanently in 2002. During his three seasons as a regular player for Parma, he played in 81 league matches and scored three goals. He helped Parma win the Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) in the 2001–02 season.
Playing for Roma
On July 31, 2004, Ferrari moved to Roma. He joined as a replacement for another defender, Walter Samuel. In his first season with Roma, he found it a bit difficult to play as well as he did at Parma.
He came back to Roma for the 2006–07 season. Roma had finished second in the league the year before. Ferrari became a key central defender for the team. He played 27 times in Serie A, helping Roma finish second again. He also helped them win the Coppa Italia that season.
Loan to Everton
In August 2005, Roma loaned Matteo Ferrari to Everton, a team in England's Premier League. It took him some time to get used to the English league. He showed good quality but then got injured, which kept him out of action for a while.
Everton's manager, David Moyes, decided not to extend Ferrari's loan. So, Matteo returned to Roma in May 2006.
Back to Genoa
After his contract with Roma ended in 2008, Ferrari decided to sign with Genoa CFC again. He joined them for free. He played his first game for Genoa on August 31, 2008. During his time at Genoa, he was a regular player in defense. He sometimes had issues with getting yellow or red cards.
Time in Turkey with Beşiktaş
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After one season at Genoa, Matteo Ferrari moved to Turkey. He joined the club Beşiktaş on July 8, 2009. He signed a four-year contract with them. He made his debut for Beşiktaş in August 2009.
In the 2010–11 season, Ferrari didn't play as much for the first team. He also suffered a serious injury that kept him out for two months. Later, there were disagreements between Ferrari and the club. Ferrari felt the club had broken his contract. The club also said he was absent from training. Both sides took legal action against each other. A sports court later ruled that Beşiktaş had to pay Ferrari money for his wages and medical costs.
Playing in Canada with Montreal Impact
After leaving Beşiktaş, Ferrari trained with a few clubs. Then, in February 2012, the Montreal Impact invited him to their training camp. The Montreal Impact is a team in MLS in North America.
On March 1, 2012, Ferrari officially signed with the Montreal Impact for their first MLS season. On May 11, 2013, in a game against Real Salt Lake, Ferrari accidentally scored an own goal. But he made up for it by scoring the winning goal for his team in the last minute of the game! This was the only goal he scored for the Impact. His contract with the Montreal Impact ended on October 31, 2014.
Playing for Italy
Youth Teams
Matteo Ferrari could have played for Algeria, but he chose to play for Italy. He played for many of Italy's youth teams, including the Under-15, Under-16, Under-17, Under-18, Under-20, and Under-21 teams. He won the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with the Italy Under-21 team.
Italy Olympic Team
Ferrari played for the Italy Under-23 team in two Olympic Games: in 2000 and 2004.
In the 2000 Olympics, he played in one game. In the 2004 Olympics, he was one of the older players allowed on the team. He played in all of Italy's matches. Italy lost in the semi-finals but then won the Bronze Medal game against Iraq.
Senior Team
Ferrari was first called up to the main Italian team in 2002. He made his full debut on November 20, 2002, in a friendly game against Turkey. He played his first official game for Italy in a Euro 2004 qualifying match. His last game for Italy was a friendly against Tunisia in May 2004.
He was chosen by manager Giovanni Trapattoni to be part of the squad for UEFA Euro 2004. However, he did not play in the tournament. Italy was eliminated in the group stage.
Career Statistics
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Awards and Trophies
Matteo Ferrari won several trophies with his clubs and a medal with his national team:
With Parma
- Coppa Italia: 2001–02 (Italian Cup)
With Roma
- Coppa Italia: 2006–07, 2007–08 (Italian Cup)
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2007 (Italian Supercup)
With Beşiktaş
- Turkish Cup: 2010–11 (Turkish Cup)
With Montreal Impact
- Canadian Championship: 2013, 2014 (Canadian Championship)
Special Recognition
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Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic: 2004 (This is a special honor given by the Italian government.)
See also
In Spanish: Matteo Ferrari para niños
