Elisabetta Tona
Elisabetta Tona (born 22 January 1984) is an Italian former football defender who played for Florentia. She previously enjoyed a long association with Torres CF, where she won four Italian leagues, four nationals cups and two Italy Women's Cups in twelve seasons. She has also won the 2007 WPSL, playing for FC Indiana.[2] As a member of the Italy national team she played at the 2005 and 2009 UEFA Women's Championships.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elisabetta Tona | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Lecco, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Fiammamonza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Fiammamonza | ||
| 2003 | Torres | ||
| 2007 | → Indiana (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2008–2015 | Torres | 117 | (40) |
| 2015–2016 | Fiorentina | 20 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Chieti | 21 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Florentia | 40 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Italy U19 | |||
| 2002–2013 | Italy | 97 | (11) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:00, 1 July 2013 (UTC) | |||
A commanding centre back, Tona's powerful heading ability makes her an important attacking player for her teams.[4]
Club career
In summer 2003 Tona transferred from her first club ASD Fiammamonza to Torres Calcio Femminile.[5]
International career
Tona made her senior debut for the Italy women's national football team in June 2002, in a 6–0 friendly win over Yugoslavia.[6] She competed at UEFA Women's Euro 2005 in North West England and conceded a penalty kick in the Italians' 4–0 defeat to perennial champions Germany.[7]
At UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland, Tona played in all four games as the Italians reached the quarter-finals. She had scored a hat-trick against Hungary during the qualification round.[8] National coach Antonio Cabrini named Tona in his selection for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden,[9] but replaced her with Federica Di Criscio when she was injured on the eve of the tournament.[10]
Honours
- Serie A: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Italian Women's Cup: 2011
- Italian Women's Super Cup: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Italy Women's Cup: 2008
References
- "Defender". Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine WPSL
- UEFA
- Radaelli, Roberta (4 September 2009). "Tona eyes upset for Germany". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- Usai, Sandra (11 August 2003). "Le ragazze rossoblù con la Pedersen e tante altre novità" (in Italian). La Nuova Sardegna. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- "Italia Campionato Europeo Femminile Svezia 10 - 28 Luglio 2013" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- Turner, Georgina (9 June 2005). "Holders tighten their grip". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- "Elisabetta Tona". uefa.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- "Cabrini finalises Italy's Women's EURO squad". uefa.com. UEFA. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- "Europeo: domani l'esordio con la Finlandia. Tona out, arriva Di Criscio" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
