Angelo Peruzzi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Angelo Peruzzi
Occupation	Italian Goalkeeper
Date Of Birth	Feb 16, 1970(1970-02-16)
Age	54
Birthplace	Blera
Country	Italy
Birth City	Lazio
Horoscope	Aquarius

Angelo Peruzzi Biography

Angelo Peruzzi is one of the most popular and richest Italian goalkeeper who was born on February 16, 1970 in Blera, Lazio, Italy. Angelo Peruzzi Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation”‘andZelo Pe’ruttsi”) born on February 16, 1970) is an Italian football coach, and goalkeeper in the past, as well as three times award winner for the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Award of the Year. He is the current team manager of Lazio.

Following the 1998 World Cup, Maldini was substituted by Italy’s goalkeeper and record-breaker Dino Zoff, who confirmed Peruzzi as the goalkeeper of choice in the first season as coach of Italy. However, following a game with Norway during 1999 Zoff made the decision to offer Gianluigi Buffon the start as well as Peruzzi was replaced in the end in the finals by Francesco Toldo, decided not to take part at this year’s Euro 2000 as the third goalkeeper.

The following season, he transferred to Lazio for 40 billion lire (€20.658 million; in cash plus Marco Ballotta deal), and made over 200 appearances in Serie A and European competitions with the club, winning the Supercoppa Italiana in 2000 and the Coppa Italia in 2004. He kept playing at a very high level, being generally considered the best Italian goalkeeper behind Gianluigi Buffon.

Peruzzi did not play for Italy again until making a substitute appearance in a friendly against Spain on 28 April 2004, and was subsequently called up by Giovanni Trapattoni as the team’s third keeper behind Buffon and Toldo at Euro

2004. In August 2005, he was the starter in two World Cup qualifiers against Scotland and Belarus, while Buffon was shelved with a shoulder injury; Peruzzi then served as second goalkeeper (behind Buffon) in the 2006 World Cup under Marcello Lippi, as Italy won the tournament for the fourth time. Even though he did not take the field, teammate Daniele De Rossi highlighted Peruzzi’s important role in the squad as a key dressing room personality, due to his leadership and experience. Peruzzi retired from international football after the tournament.

Peruzzi was named 31 times over the course of 11 years in Italy between 1995 and 2006. Peruzzi was also a part of the national team which competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with two appearances in the competition. Peruzzi made his debut as a senior player under the direction of manager Arrigo Sacchi in a 4-1 win at home against Estonia in a UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying match on the 25th of March, 1995. He was selected as Italy’s first goalie in Euro 1996, although Italy were eliminated from the group stage. Peruzzi was expected to be the starting goalie in the 1998 FIFA World Cup under Cesare Maldini, but he sustained an injury late in the game and was substituted in the starting lineup with Gianluca Pagliuca.

Angelo Peruzzi Net Worth

Angelo Peruzzi is one of the richest Italian Goalkeeper from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Angelo Peruzzi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Peruzzi started the first phase of his Serie A career with Roma in 1987. He was transferred by Hellas Verona in 1989, but was one of two Roma players (the other was Andrea Carnevale) to be banned for a year in October of 1990, after failing an anti-doping test due to an appetite suppressant he took during that time and which included the banned substance Phentermine. His move to Juventus in 1991 brought back his career. He soon beat Stefano Tacconi as the club’s first goalkeeper. He remained in the club until the year 1999. He was awarded the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year Award in 1997 and 1998 and the Guerin d’oro Award in 1997. Peruzzi was awarded 3 Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia title, the Coppa Italia, two Supercoppa Italiana titles, a UEFA Cup, a UEFA Super Cup as well as in addition to an Intercontinental Cup and was part of Juventus in 1996’s UEFA Champions League title squad which defeated Ajax at the end of their final via penalties and saved two goals in the shoot-out final. He also reached two in a row of Champions League finals with the Turin-based team, and also finishing in the semi-finals during his final season at the club. Peruzzi also earned the runners-up prize during the 1995 UEFA Cup final and in the 1992 Coppa Italia final. He also was selected into his place in the ESM Team of the Year in the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons. In this time, a number of analysts began to think he was to be one of the top goalkeepers in world and, in some cases, the best one because of his consistency, with Maurizio Crosetti calling him “the best goalkeeper in the world” in 1997.

A talented young man at the age of 15 He was considered one of the top goalkeepers of the world at his prime in the 90s However, he also stood out for his endurance in his later years, which allowed him to keep a excellent level of performance. Though he was well-known for his personality, his leadership from behind, his strong mentality as well as the trust he cultivated to team members throughout the course of his playing career, he was quite a calm, gentle and reserved personality on the field, which even though it made him loved by his team-mates, caused some experts to claim that he was not being as efficient in the direction of his backline.

Following the departure Gianluca Pagliuca, Peruzzi’s perceived career rival in his position, from Internazionale to Bologna in 1999, Peruzzi left Juventus for Inter in 1999 on a 28 billion lire (€14.461 million) transfer fee, and a reported 8 billion lire pre-tax wage. Peruzzi spent one unsuccessful season with the club – despite his excellent performances –, under his former Juventus manager Marcello Lippi, finishing the league season in fourth place, and reaching the Coppa Italia final.

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Facts & Trivia

Angelo Ranked on the list of most popular Italian goalkeeper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Angelo Peruzzi celebrates birthday on February 16 of every year.