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Marco Materazzi

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Born
1973 (51 years old)

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Lecce, Italy

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Defender

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1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)

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Marco Materazzi Ufficiale OMRI (born 19 August 1973) is an Italian former professional footballer and manager.

Early in his career, Materazzi played with various Italian teams in Serie B and Serie C, and with Everton in the Premier League. He spent two periods with Perugia (1995–98 and 1999–2001) and signed for Internazionale in 2001 for €10 million. At club level, he won a number of major honors with Inter, including five Serie A league titles in a row from 2006 to 2010, one UEFA Champions League, one FIFA Club World Cup, four Coppa Italia titles, and the Supercoppa Italiana four times.

Materazzi earned 41 caps for Italy from his debut in 2001 until 2008, playing in two World Cups and two European Championships. He was one of the key players in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final against France, as he scored Italy's goal and later, in extra time, he received a headbutt from Zinedine Zidane, who was punished with a red card. Italy then went on to win the World Cup in a penalty shoot-out, during which Materazzi scored again.

A controversial and provocative figure in football, he was known for his very physical and aggressive style of play as a defender, as well as his tight marking and strong, harsh tackling, which led him to receive more than 60 yellow cards and 25 red cards throughout his playing career. Due to his temper and his heavy challenges, he has been involved in several altercations with other players during matches, drawing comparisons with retired defender Pasquale Bruno. The Times placed Materazzi at number 45 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history.

Career Honours

Italian Coppa Italia 2010-2011 Inter	Italian Supercoppa Italiana 2010 Inter	FIFA Club World Cup 2010 Inter	Italian Serie A 2009-2010 Inter
Italian Coppa Italia 2009-2010 Inter	UEFA Champions League 2009-2010 Inter	Italian Serie A 2008-2009 Inter	Italian Serie A 2007-2008 Inter
Italian Serie A 2006-2007 Inter	Italian Supercoppa Italiana 2006 Inter	FIFA World Cup 2006 Italy	Italian Serie A 2005-2006 Inter
Italian Coppa Italia 2005-2006 Inter	Italian Supercoppa Italiana 2005 Inter	Italian Coppa Italia 2004-2005 Inter