Marco Borriello

Profile Football Stars | Marco Borriello | Borriello came up through the ranks of Milan but was transferred to Treviso on loan before having the chance to prove Himself at the club. Marco Borriello, is an Italian footballer who plays striker for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from Roma. Previously he has played for other Italian clubs, Including Milan, Sampdoria, Treviso, Reggina, Empoli, Triestina, Rome, and Genoa.

Borriello made his Serie A debut for A.C. Milan on 21 September 2002 against Perugia but failed to Establish Himself and spent much of the next few years on loan at other Serie A clubs. After only three appearances for Milan, he went on to shine for league rivals Empoli for the rest of the 2002-03 Serie A season. He returned to Milan for the 2003-04 season but played in just four games. In the 2004-05 season, he was on loan to Reggina. In the 2005-06 season he was once again sent on loan, this time to Sampdoria along with Samuele Dalla Bona Milan teammates and Ignazio Abate. Borriello left Sampdoria in January 2006 for a six-month loan stint at Treviso where he scored his then-career best of five Serie A goals. That season were relegated Treviso. Borriello was recalled to the Milan first team in the summer of 2006 after Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko star sold to Chelsea and Marcio Amoroso was released from the club.

On 21 June 2007, Borriello was sold to Genoa in a co-ownership deal with Milan, for € 8.1 million. Borriello helped Genoa Newly-Promoted Their get first win of the season, scoring his first hat-trick at the expense of Udinese. Incidentally, in the return fixture on 24 February 2008 in Udine, Borriello hit another hat-trick in a 5-3 away win, reaching 15 league goals in the process. He finished the season with 19.

Following the sale of Alberto Gilardino to Fiorentina, it was confirmed on 29 May 2008 That Borriello would return to Milan as his replacement. Shortly before the signing of Ronaldinho by Milan, Borriello's agent claimed his client Might look for playing time at a different club if the club bought another striker. After a disappointing first season, Borriello scored his first ever brace for the Rossoneri in their 2-0 win over Parma on 1 November 2009. On November 25, Borriello scored his first Champions League goal against Marseille in a match That finished 1-1. Borriello scored another brace in Milan's 5-2 defeat of former club Genoa, one of his goals being an acrobatic bicycle kick from a cross from Ronaldinho. On 21 February 2010, Borriello volley scored his fourth of the season in Milan's 2-0 win over Bari. On 11 April, he scored two second half goals to help Milan come from 2-0 down to draw against Calcio Catania. Borriello finished the season with 14 league goals in 26 appearances.

He started the first game of the season for Milan against U.S. Lecce. Total of 17 goals for Roma in 2010-11 season. Borriello also received a leaving incentive of € 275,000 from Rome, the which de facto came from the loan That income paid Juventus.  Borriello was in the squad for Euro 2008 but did not play.

Personal information
Date of birth: June 18, 1982 (age 29)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Juventus
Number 23

Youth career
Milan
1999-2001 Treviso (loan)
senior career
years Team
2000-2007 Milan 16 (2)
2001 Triestina (loan) 9 (1)
2001-2002 Treviso (loan) 27 (12)
Empoli 2003 (loan) 11 (2)
Reggina 2004-2005 (loan) 29 (4)
2005-2006 Sampdoria (loan) 12 (2)
2006 Treviso (loan) 20 (7)
Genoa 2007-2008 35 (19)
2008-2010 Milan 38 (17)
2010-Roman 41 (11)
2012-Juventus (loan) 4 (0)

National team
2001-2003 Italy U-21 12 (6)
2008-Italy 7 (0)

Honours

Club
     Serie A: 1
         Milan: 2003/04
     UEFA Super Cup: 1
         Milan: 2003
     UEFA Champions League: 1
         Milan: 2006/2007

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Mirko Vučinić

 

Profile Football Stars | Mirko Vučinić | Between 2000 and 2006, Mirko played for Lecce as They moved Between Serie A and B. His most impressive season was 2004-05, where the then 21-year-old netted 19 goals in 28 games while Lecce was in Serie A. On the international stage, Vučinić played for the Serbia and Montenegro under-21 team, with a notable performance against the Croatian under-21 team in 2005, where he scored three goals. Due to injury, he was Unable to Represent Serbia and Montenegro at the FIFA World Cup in 2006. Following the split of Serbia and Montenegro in spring of 2006, Vučinić chose to Represent Montenegro. He participated in Montenegro's World Cup 2010 qualifying stage, where he Contributed two goals. Vučinić also scored two goals for Montenegro in their qualifying stages of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches.

Also, the presence of the European Golden Boot winner Francesco Totti as the lone forward of Rome's tactical formation under head coach Luciano Spalletti did not give Vučinić much playing time. Despite this, he succeeded in scoring three goals: his first goal for Roma in the 1-0 victory against Siena on 28 January 2007, his first goal in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals during the match 2-1 victory against Manchester United on 4 April 2007. The 2010-11 season began well for Vučinić, scoring the injury-time winner against defending league champions Internazionale.  As the season progressed, however, he experienced a loss of form and his goals output dipped Dramatically.

After Montenegro Became an independent country, and a new national team was established, Vučinić chose to play for it and, when on 24 March 2007, the Montenegro national team played its first international match against Hungary; Vučinić scored the first goal, a penalty, of Montenegro's history, of whom currently he is also the captain. During the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Vučinić's most famous goals came when he netted a free kick in the 60th minute against Bulgaria and also scored a remarkable goal against Italy. So far in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers, Vučinić has produced two key goals That have Contributed to Two Victories for Montenegro. In his fourth season for the club, the 21-year-old hit a blistering Vučinić goalscoring form with 19 goals in 28 Serie A games, Including a hat-trick versus Lazio on 1 May 2005.

Personal information
Full name Mirko Vučinić
Date of birth 1 October 1983 (age 28)
Place of birth Niksic, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Forward

Club information
Current club Juventus
Number 14

Youth career
1998-1999 Sutjeska Niksic
Lecce 2000-2002

Senior career
years Team
1999-2000 Sutjeska Niksic 9 (4)
2000-2006 Lecce 76 (31)
2006-2011 Rome 144 (52)
2011-Juventus 24 (8)

National team
Serbia and Montenegro 2005-2006 3 (0)
2007-Montenegro 24 (11)

Honours

Rome
Winners
     Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2007
     Coppa Italia (2): 2007, 2008

Runner-up
     Serie A (3): 2007, 2008, 2010
     Coppa Italia (1): 2010
     Supercoppa Italiana (3): 2006, 2008, 2010

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