Max Tonetto

Max Tonetto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaks toˈnetto]; born 18 November 1974) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. A versatile naturally left-footed player, his preferred position was on the left flank in midfield, although he was often used as a left-back, and could also play as a left wing-back. He played for several Italian clubs throughout his career, most notably Roma, where he won consecutive Coppa Italia titles in 2007 and 2008 during his four seasons with the team.

Max Tonetto
Tonetto in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-11-18) 18 November 1974
Place of birth Trieste, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 San Giovanni Trieste 13 (1)
1992–1997 Reggiana 28 (2)
1993–1994 → Fano (loan) 30 (2)
1994–1995 → Ravenna (loan) 38 (0)
1997–1999 Empoli 61 (4)
1999 Milan 0 (0)
2000 Bologna 12 (0)
2000–2004 Lecce 131 (2)
2004–2006 Sampdoria 66 (8)
2006–2010 Roma 84 (1)
Total 463 (20)
International career
2007 Italy 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Tonetto was born in Trieste. In 2000, Tonetto's career came to a shift when he moved to Lecce, where he became team captain in 2003.

From 2004 to 2006, he enjoyed great success at Serie A side Sampdoria, where he got his first taste of European football in the UEFA Cup. After the end of his contract with Sampdoria, he signed a two-year deal with Roma. He has played more than 300 Serie A games.

In his first season with Roma he showed good performances as a left-back. Although in his thirties, Tonetto is still, despite injuries, able to produce great and outstanding performances.

Tonetto scored his first goal for A.S Roma during a match against Empoli in the 2007–08 season, by completing Francesco Totti's pass and scoring a wonderful goal.

In November 2007, he signed a new contract with Roma which would last until 30 June 2010.[2]

On 11 March 2009, he blasted Roma's eighth and final penalty into the stands in the shootout against Arsenal, which meant Roma were knocked out of the Champions League, failing to progress to the quarter finals.

His contract with Roma expired 30 June 2010, and he subsequently retired from professional football.

International career

Tonetto won his one and only cap for Italy against the Faroe Islands in a qualification match for UEFA Euro 2008.[3]

Honours

Roma

References
  1. "ESPNsoccernet-Max Tonetto Stats, News-AS Roma".
  2. "PROLUNGAMENTO DEL CONTRATTO PER LE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE MAX TONETTO". AS Roma (in Italian). 21 November 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  3. "Faroe Islands v Italy: When a carpenter almost chopped down the Azzurri". September 2011.
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