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  Alberto Gilardino - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alberto Gilardino (July 5, 1982 in Biella, Italy) is an Italian football (soccer) player, who is a striker for A.C. Milan and the Italian national team.
Gilardino was a member of the Italian team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Unfortunately, Gilardino was not used as frequently as he could have been, and instead coach Marcello Lippi played Luca Toni as the main striker the majority of the time.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alberto_Gilardino   (466 words)

  
 uefa.com - UEFA Champions League - Players - Gilardino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Alberto Gilardino is a natural born goalscorer, a complete forward who can use both feet and is good in the air.
Gilardino left Piacenza the following campaign and moved to Hellas-Verona FC where he spent two terms and scored five goals in 39 Serie A games, but it was at Parma FC that he made his mark.
Gilardino was born on 5 July 1982, the same day that Paolo Rossi scored a famous hat-trick as Italy defeated Brazil 3-2 in the World Cup finals.
www.uefa.com /competitions/UCL/Players/Player=43819   (274 words)

  
 Italian rising star Gilardino joins AC Milan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Milan - The rising star of Italian football, Alberto Gilardino, was due to undergo routine medical tests in Milanello on Tuesday before joining his new team-mates at AC Milan.
Gilardino scored a jaw-dropping 46 goals during his last two seasons at Parma, helping the cash-strapped club avoid relegation almost single-handedly.
Experts say Gilardino and Shevchenko will form a formidable attacking partnership that will significantly boost Milan's chances of winning the Champions League after the club lost last year's final at the end of a penalty shoot-out to Liverpool.
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 Irish Times Article - Gilardino lets his feet do the talking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Gilardino's answer was typically underspoken: "Look, it's not for me to comment on a question like troop withdrawl, there are plenty of people who understand the situation better than me.
Gilardino was an uncapped 21-year-old at the time, so Trapattoni's hesitation was understandable.
Like several of his team-mates, Gilardino is not much impressed if you suggest to him that maybe the corruption scandal back home worked as an unlikely motivating factor: "We talked a lot about that in training back in Italy, but here in Germany we've got away from the scandal and we're just focused on football.
www.ireland.com /newspaper/sport/2006/0617/2284162860SPS4ITALYFEATURE.html   (831 words)

  
 channel4.com - Football Italia
Alberto Gilardino didn’t take it to heart when both Milan and Juventus failed to give him a chance with their youth teams and he is now going from strength to strength.
In his first season with the Gialloblu, Gilardino spent much of his time on the bench as understudy to the prolific pairing of Adriano and Adrian Mutu.
Alberto, you exploded on to the scene last year with 23 goals.
www.channel4.com /sport/football_italia/interviews/gilardinointa.html   (991 words)

  
 Andrea Pirlo Unofficial Fansite
Gilardino chested down a long ball forward and was mid-way through his turn and volley when Mensah swung wildly at the ball to clear.
There was a controversial incident on 78 minutes when De Rossi gathered Gilardino's headed ball across the face of goal and flicked it over the keeper, but some desperate defending managed to clear the ball off the line.
Deep into stoppages, Gilardino was hauled down on the edge of the box and provided Pirlo with one last shot at a winner, but he curled it over the crossbar.
www.andreapirlo.com /en/match.asp?id=72   (914 words)

  
 AC Milan - milanfan.com -> Give and go with Alberto Gilardino
AC Milan needed Gilardino because the loss of Hernan Crespo to Chelsea and an ongoing injury to Filippo Inzaghi meant the team was missing the firepower it needed up front to compete with Juventus.
Gilardino: Training as hard as possible and giving it my all when the coach calls on me are the two things I need to do to land a starting job.
Gilardino: I have had a few, but van Basten is the player I looked up to most as a child.
www.milanfan.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=476   (839 words)

  
 Ukrainian Soccer News ::: Gilardino will form a strike partnership with Shevchenko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Parma's Alberto Gilardino, the most prolific Italian striker in Serie A over the last two seasons, has joined AC Milan, the club said on Monday.
Gilardino has been a regular for Italy since Marcello Lippi took over last July after the striker was controversially left out of the Italy squad for Euro 2004 in Portugal.
Last season Milan openly expressed an interest in Gilardino, who is widely expected to spearhead Italy's attack at the World Cup if they qualify for the 2006 finals in Germany.
www.ukrainiansoccer.net /news/news_article.asp?ID=20810&offset=80   (279 words)

  
 Manchester United - contacted Parma about Alberto Gilardino - RedCafe.net
Gilardino finished just a single goal behind Serie A's top scorer Andrei Shevchenko, scoring four goals on the final day for club side Parma.
Manchester United target Alberto Gilardino admits he is flattered by rumours which have linked him with a move to Real Madrid next season.
Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho is one of Gilardino's biggest admirers and the striker believes that could be a major factor in whether or not the move actually goes through.
www.redcafe.net /showthread.php?t=51584   (614 words)

  
 Alberto Gilardino - Juventuz Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
"Gilardino is a great attacker and he is of interest to us," stated Mancini after the striker netted four in the 6-4 win over Livorno yesterday.
Gilardino has agreed personal terms with Milan over a five-year contract, but Parma's £15 million asking price is proving a stumbling block.
The Gilardino family are passionate Juve fans and the player's Dad confessed a move to Turin was their dream while revealing the deal with Milan earlier this year.
www.juventuz.com /forum/showthread.php?t=10551   (1777 words)

  
 Ermenegildo Zegna :: Eli Manning Welcomes Italy's Star Football Rookie Alberto Gilardino to the U.S.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Manning, following in the footsteps of his older brother Peyton, selected an Ermenegildo Zegna Made to Measure suit to wear to the 2004 NFL draft where he was the number one pick, and continues to wear Ermenegildo Zegna for all of his public appearances.
The Zegna Group selected Alberto Gilardino to be the face of the Zegna Sport collection for its 2005 global advertising campaign.
Gilardino and his team, in the US to partake in the prestigious 2005 World Series of Soccer, will compete in the tournament's final game against England's Chelsea Soccer team this Sunday at Giants Stadium.
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 11 Alberto Gilardino: Sporting Life - 2006 World Cup Finals, Italy News, Features, Profiles, Marcello Lippi, Francesco ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Born on the day Italy last lifted the World Cup, Alberto Gilardino could form part of a new strikerforce for the national side in Germany.
Gilardino made his debut for Piacenza in 1999 before moving to Verona the following year but it was not until he joined Parma that the goals started flying in.
Gilardino took the move to the San Siro in his stride, outscoring Andriy Shevchenko in Milan's league games.
worldcup.sportinglife.com /football/teams/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=ladbrokes/06/02/11/manual_121857.html&TEAMHD=italy   (423 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Europe
Gilardino, 23, who was also a target for Chelsea, Real Madrid and Juventus, signed a five-year contract with the team owned by Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, AC Milan said on its Web site late yesterday.
Gilardino scored 46 goals in 72 matches in the past two Serie A seasons with Parma, as well as four goals in his debut campaign with the northern Italy club in 2002.
Gilardino was born on July 5, 1982, the day Italy defeated Brazil 3-2 at the World Cup in Spain on its way to winning the trophy.
www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aQsoTfdF2zGc   (504 words)

  
 MilanMalaysia - Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Alberto Gilardino broke his Milan duck, but Sampdoria doomed them to their first official defeat of the season.
The Blucerchiati fought back and Zauli's volley from the edge of the box was well caught by Dida, but Gilardino wasted the opportunity to grab his second of the match by turning Shevchenko's cutback over the bar under pressure from Marcello Castellini.
Milan: Dida; Cafu (Vieri 79), Stam, Maldini, Kaladze; Gattuso (Serginho 62), Pirlo (Ambrosini 73), Seedorf, Kakà; Shevchenko, Gilardino
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 uefa.com - FIFA World Cup - News & Features   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Alberto Gilardino made his senior debut against Norway (©Getty Images)
Born on 5 July 1982, the same day that Paolo Rossi scored a famous hat-trick as Italy beat Brazil 3-2 in the FIFA World Cup, Alberto Gilardino was destined to wear the Azzurri shirt.
It was a nerve-wracking occasion for the striker but one that he came through with his reputation intact.
www.uefa.com /competitions/WorldCup/news/Kind=8192/newsId=224795.html   (582 words)

  
 SOC- Alberto Gilardino takes over Crespo’s   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Alberto Gilardino takes over Crespo's jersey at AC Milan
CARNAGO, Italy (AP) - Alberto Gilardino was given AC Milan's No. 11 jersey Thursday and said he wasn't worried about comparisons with its former holder - Argentina international Hernan Crespo.
Gilardino is expected to take part in Milan's tour of the U.S. later this month.
www.cp.org /english/online/full/Rugby/050721/R072114AU.html   (138 words)

  
 Digital Photo Agency Italy - News and Sport Photography - Site Map
Italy's striker Alberto Gilardino, left, hugs his teammate Luca Toni after scoring against Netherlands during a friendly soccer match at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005.
Italy's striker Alberto Gilardino, foreground, fights for the ball with Netherlands' Joris Mathijsen during a friendly soccer match at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005.
AC Milan's striker Alberto Gilardino celebrates during the Italian first division soccer match between AC Milan and Udinese at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, November 6, 2005.
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 AC Milan - milanfan.com -> Gilardino official?
There are strong rumours coming out of Italy that an agreement as been struck with Parma for the sale of Gilardino.
MILAN - It is finally official: Alberto Gilardino has signed a contract with Milan.
The striker announced the deal himself in a phone link-up during the 'Studio Milan' talkshow on Milan Channel: ’I'm very happy, it was a long negotiation that fortunately ended in the best way.
www.milanfan.com /forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=213   (436 words)

  
 Milan ready to unveil new star Gilardino
Alberto Gilardino, a 23-year-old striker, joined Milan last week.
The $30 million transfer fee the club paid to Gilardino's financially strapped former club, Parma, was more than the entire salary budget of Major League Soccer.
Gilardino didn't play in the first game of the World Series of Football, the four-game tour that started Sunday night when Milan lost 1-0 to England's Chelsea in Boston.
www.suntimes.com /output/soccer/cst-spt-milan26.html   (453 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Alberto Gilardino Picture
The Gila Monster is known for his offensive expertise, scoring 46 goals in 72 games between 2003 and 2005 for Parma before he was transferred to AC Milan.
Gilardino started his professional soccer career with Piacenza.
Gilardino played for the Italian Olympic team in the 2004 Athens Games and was a vital reason why the team earned a bronze medal.
www.askmen.com /men/celeb_profiles_sports/17_alberto_gilardino.html   (464 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Chelsea warned off Gilardino
Parma have warned off Chelsea and other potential suitors for Alberto Gilardino by estimating their star striker's value at more than €50 million.
Parma are looking to sell their top players to ease their financial problems but not at any price.
Gilardino was the most prolific Italian scorer last season in Italy's top flight with 23 goals but was not included in Giovanni Trapattoni's Euro 2004 squad.
www.rte.ie /sport/2005/0510/chelsea1.html   (146 words)

  
 Gilardino bid imminent? - Chelsea Football Club Blog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Sun newspaper, source of many an outrageous transfer rumour, carries a report in today’s issue claiming that Chelsea is on the brink of making a £35m bid for Parma striker Alberto Gilardino.
Gilardino over Owen anyday, Owen mite b proven in EPL but he’s not proven for one striker policy of JM for which Gilardino is suitable.
And as far as quality is concerned banging goals left and right for two successive seasons in the best defensive league playing with a team in dire straits shld be a gud enough reason to indicate his quality.
www.chelseablog.com /2005/06/30/gilardino-bid-imminent   (1641 words)

  
 Alberto Gilardino - Page 16 - Juventuz Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Gilardino will be sold in the summer after another prolific season, following his 22 League goals so far.
And if you talk about netting goals like you have been about Gilardino then there's no point in selling Trez at all - yes he can be invisible in the matches but hey, the goals just keep on coming from him.
Gilardino has been playing well these past seasons scoring goals in Serie A and for Italy...
www.juventuz.com /forum/showthread.php?p=713766   (1617 words)

  
 channel4.com - Football Italia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Alberto Gilardino will start in attack for Milan against Barcelona after Pippo Inzaghi was ruled out of the Champions League semi-final.
Boss Carlo Ancelotti will subsequently field Alberto Gilardino in attack alongside Andriy Shevchenko on Tuesday.
The tie will be a big test of Gilardino’s ability given the recent goal drought which the £18m summer signing is suffering from.
www.channel4.com /sport/football_italia/apr17f.html   (314 words)

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