CLAUDIO MARCHISIO BIOGRAPHYItalian footballer an midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team Claudio Marchisio born January 19, 1986 in Chieri, Province of Turin . a product of the Juventus youth system, he has spent his whole career thus far at his hometown club, with the exception of a season-long loan spell at Empoli.
Since making his breakthrough in the 2008–09 season, Marchisio has often been compared to former Juventus and Italy midfielder Marco Tardelli by the Italian press for his tenacious style of play and good reading of the game. A hard-tackling, versatile midfielder, he prefers to play in centre midfield although he is able to play as a wide midfielder.Though predominantly right-footed, he possesses a powerful shot in both feet, hence his penchant for attempting shots on goal from outside the penalty box if given the chance.
Marchisio was born and raised in Chieri, a comune not far from Turin, to a family of Juventus fans from neighbouring Andezeno. His family were season ticket holders and he used to be a ball boy at the Stadio Delle Alpi. As a child, he developed an interest in football and was scouted during an audition match at one of Fiat's satellite sports clubs Sisport before joining the Juventus youth system as a seven-year-old
Marchisio was initially called up in early May to the U-21 squad for the 2007 European Championships but eventually withdrew due to injury. He made his Italy U-21 debut in June 2007, the group opening game of the 2009 European Championship qualifying but his debut ended rather unfortunately as he was injured in a collision barely ten minutes into the match while attempting an effort on goal, although the shot would lead to Robert Acquafresca's opener seconds later. Eventually he became first-choice during the latter stages of the campaign. He scored his only international goal at the 2008 Toulon Tournament, a 30-yard volley against Turkey in a 2–1 win and was called-up to the Olympics that summer but he was forced to return home due to an injury. In May 2009, Pierluigi Casiraghi named him in the final squad for the 2009 U-21 European Championship. At the tournament, he started every game and, despite missing the semifinal loss to Germany through suspension, was one of several Azzurrini stars tipped to make the senior squad.
On 12 August 2009 Marchisio made his senior debut, starting in the friendly against Switzerland that ended goalless and was praised by Marcello Lippi during the post-match interview. Lippi later revealed that he had intended to call Marchisio up earlier but agreed to leave the youngster to Casiraghi's U-21 squad until to the end of the European Championships. Marchisio played his first competitive match for the Azzurri in the World Cup qualifer against Bulgaria in his home stadium and became a first-choice pick for Lippi's squad. However he was forced to withdraw from the remaining qualifying matches against Ireland and Cyprus after being diagnosed with a knee meniscus injury that required surgery. He was named in the 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup.
Marchisio married his sweetheart Roberta in June 2008 and they have a son, who was born in August 2009 while he was away on international duty for World Cup qualifying. His wife supported Juve's crosstown rivals Torino, ironically, as her father used to play for the Torino youth teams as well as various clubs in the Serie C2 and Serie D.
He is affectionately known to supporters as Il Principino ("Little Prince"), a nickname he acquired from the well-known Italian football commentator Claudio Zuliani. Some fans and observers have also dubbed him the "De Rossi of Turin", in reference to his national teammate Daniele De Rossi of Roma, due to their similar style of play and the fact that both are local born and bred youth products and are tipped to be future captains of their respective clubs.
CLAUDIO MARCHISIO PROFILE
Name: Claudio MarchisioDate of birth: 19 January 1986
Place of birth: Chieri, Italy
Height: 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Midfielder
Career Club
Current club: Juventus
1993–2006 Juventus
2006– Juventus 114 (13)
2007–2008 → Empoli (loan) 26 (0)
National team
2006 Italy U-20 1 (0)
2007–2009 Italy U-21 14 (0)
2009– Italy 15 (0)
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