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80 OVR | RB/CB/SW | Age 35 Christian Panucci (born April 12, 1973 in Savona) is an Italian defender. Panucci is a free scoring defender who usually plays on the right-hand side, but he can also play on the left or in the centre of defence. He began his career in Genoa where he spent just one year before he was snapped up by AC Milan. He has since played for Real Madrid, Internazionale, Chelsea and Monaco, before moving to AS Roma in 2002. At Roma he has made 207 appearances and scored 17 goals, earning himself the position of vice-captain. Panucci made his international debut in September 1994 against Slovenia in a Euro 96 qualifier. However, he missed out on the final squad for the tournament following a dispute with Italian national coach Arrigo Sacchi and was not a regular in the Italian national team until the 2002 World Cup. He has 48 caps and two goals, as of the end of 2004. He played for his country at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004. The 34 year-old was called up for the first time in three years after Euro 2004 by coach Roberto Donadoni. Panucci then expressed his delight at earning his 50th Italy cap in the stadium where he began his career, in a 2-0 win over Georgia. Panucci has currently 55 caps for the Azzurri, with 4 goals.
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#3 80 OVR | RWB/RB/RM/RW | Age 28 Cícero João de Cézare, nicknamed Cicinho (pronounced [siˈsĩɲu] Si-sin-yo) (born June 24, 1980 in Pradópolis, São Paulo, Brazil), is a Brazilian footballer. In 2005 he won the Confederations Cup with the Brazilian National Team. Later that year, he won the Club World Cup, playing for São Paulo, attracting the attention of Real Madrid who he joined for a fee of €4m. In the 2006-07 season, Cicinho suffered an extensive injury to his ankle and sat out for over six months. In the 2007-08 pre-season, the full-back was pushed down the pecking order at former club Real Madrid under new coach Bernd Schuster, below Michel Salgado and Sergio Ramos. He therefore requested to the club hierarchy to move to Roma who had been following him for some time Despite interest from Sevilla and Chelsea Cicinho was adamant about moving to Rome, and he signed for the Roma in a deal reportedly worth 11 million euros. He made his official debut in a Roma jersey on the first matchday of Serie A against Palermo, coming on to substitute Ludovic Giuly in the second half. Roma ran out as 2-0 winners.
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#4 Juan Silveira dos Santos(born February 1, 1979) is a Brazilian defender. On June 21, 2007, he was bought by A.S. Roma for €6.3m. Prior to signing for Roma, he previously played five years for German club Bayer Leverkusen and for Flamengo in Brazil. Juan's first season at A.S. Roma immediately began with a challenge. He was signed to replace Christian Chivu who had left that very same summer for Inter Milan. Roma supporters doubted he would be able to perform as well as the Romanian captain had done for so many years. However, Juan immediately began surprising his new supporters with a string of impeccable performances. Soon, Roma supporters realized that the Brazilian international was no less reliable than the former Roma number 13. Juan became a true leader of Roma's defense after just the first few matches of the new 2007/2008 campaign. Juan's start with A.S. Roma was stunning. The third fixture of the 2007/2008 campaign saw A.S. Roma face Reggina in a tough away match. Juan broke the deadlock with an amazing backheel volley after Francesco Totti's cross. He is part of the Brazil national football team which he captained in the 2004 Copa América and the 2007 Copa América final, both of which Brazil won. He is widely considered to be one of the most consistent players on the Brazil national football team, with generally solid performances.
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#585 OVR | CB/RB/SW | Age 26 Philippe Mexès was born on March 30, 1982 in Toulouse, France. He began his career with local club Toulouse FC. However, he left for AJ Auxerre's youth team when he was sixteen years old. He successfully participated in the Under-18 and Under-21 French national football teams, eventually winning a spot in the senior squad in August 2002. He was called up for France's friendly match against Bosnia-Herzegovina in August 2006. Mexès is currently one of the backbones of A.S. Roma after completing the vastly hyped transfer which cost Roma €7 million in 2004. The common feeling amongst Roma supporters is that this was money well spent. He officially signed his contract for the Roman club on September 1st 2004. After a difficult first season with the capitoline club, Mexès began the 2005-06 campaign on the bench, leaving the central defender spot to Sammy Kuffour. However, as Kuffour was on national team duty for Ghana, Mexès slowly gained playing time. He rapidly became a key player for Luciano Spalletti's squad. On "Sammy" Kuffour's return, Mexes forced the Ghana international to familiarize himself with the bench. As of the 2007-08 campaign, Mexes has established himself as an integral first team player for A.S. Roma. Fellow teammates have reported that he does not speak Italian, but "Roman." The Roma supporters now consider him one of their idols also because of his promise to tie himself to this club for the remaining years of his career, despite offers from Real Madrid, AC Milan and Internazionale. Mexes is a central defender of extraordinary technique, and is also gifted with great physical abilities. His height (1.87 m) has enabled him to score a number of headers throughout his career. Despite his young age, he is already an incredibly experienced player who transmits a great deal of serenity and assurance to the rest of his teammates, both on and off the field.
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#15Simone Loria was born on 28 October 1976 in Turin. He completed a transfer to Roma from A.C. Siena along with his team mate Artur Moraes on 25 June 2008 in an exchange deal which saw Roma goalkeeper Gianluca Curci move to Siena in a dual ownership deal and Roma midfielder Ahmed Barusso move on loan to the Tuscan based club. Daniele Galloppa, owned by both Roma & Siena, also became a Siena player to all effects as part of the deal. Simone Loria is best known for having scored a spectacular bicycle kick from the edge of the penalty area against Chievo Verona while playing his trade for Atalanta B.C.
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#1779 OVR | LWB/LB/LM | Age 27 John Arne Semundseth Riise was born on 24 September 1980 in Ålesund, Norwiega. He began his career in his homeland with Aalesund. After just one season he moved abroad, and played the next few years of his professional career with French club Monaco. He was a regular member of the 1999-2000 Ligue 1 championship-winning side, but he fell out of favour with coach Claude Puel after admitting his desire to leave. Riise was then sold to Liverpool for £4 million in 2001. He made his début for Liverpool in the European Super Cup game against Bayern Munich on 24 August, and scored to win the game 3-2. He scored ten goals in his first season, including against teams such as Arsenal, Everton, Newcastle, and even the mighty Manchester United. He endured what were considered below-average seasons by most in the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons, but he rediscovered his form in 2004-05, winning a Champions League winner's medal, although his attempt in the penalty shoot-out against A.C. Milan was saved. In January 2006 Riise signed a new contract at Anfield to keep him at the club until 2009 and in February, he announced his desire to stay at Liverpool for the rest of his career. After a poor run of form in Liverpool's away games in the autumn of 2006. Riise reacted to comments made by team-mates Pepe Reina and Jamie Carragher that Liverpool could effectively write off their chances of winning the league, saying "We never give up. Cowards give up." Liverpool didn’t win the league. On 22 April 2008, in Liverpool's Champions League semi-final first leg against Chelsea at Anfield, Riise scored an own goal in the 95th minute to equalise. Liverpool went on to lose 3-2 in the away match and were eliminated from the tournament 4-3 on aggregate. On 18 June 2008 Riise signed a four-year contract with A.S. Roma. The club reportedly paid a fee of £4M, which could rise up to £5M, for him. Riise has expressed some concerns with being sunburnt while in Rome.
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#2276 OVR | LWB/LM/LB | Age 33 Max Tonetto was born on 18 November 1974 in Trieste. Naturally left footed, his preferred position is as a left midfielder, though he is more often used as a left wing-back. In 2000, Tonetto's career moved to U.S. Lecce after unsuccessful spells as AC Milan and Bolanga. He became team captain of Lecce in 2003. From 2004 to 2006, he enjoyed great success at U.C. 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 A.S. Roma. He has played over 300 Serie A games. Max Tonetto scored his first goal for A.S Roma during a match against Empoli in 2007-2008 season, by completing Totti's pass and scoring a wonderful goal. In his first season with Roma he showed good performances as a left-back. Tonetto was capped for his first international game against the Faroe Islands in a Euro 2008 qualifier; he was the third oldest Italian player ever to receive his debut cap at the age of 32.
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#7775 OVR | RB/RWB/RM | Age 31 Marco Cassetti was born on May 29, 1977 in Brescia. His preferred position is as a right-sided midfielder, though he frequently plays as a right wing-back for Roma. He is a hard working player who is versatile, and has good dribbling and crossing ability. Cassetti started his football career at Montichiari at amateur level. In his two seasons with them he made 30 appearances and scored six goals. He then moved on to a Serie C1 team, Lumezzane, where he also stayed for two years. His debut in the Serie A was with Hellas Verona, when they drew 1-1 with Bari. He was often a sub in his first two years with them, but a starter the next year as they were relegated to the Serie B. After that he was a frequent starter for Lecce, and played with them for three seasons. In the 2006-07 summer transfer window Cassetti left Lecce for a four-year contract with Roma on a co-ownership deal due to Lecce's relegation. Cassetti has been capped for Italian national team 5 times.
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