Matteo Brighi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matteo Brighi
Occupation	Italian Footballer
Date Of Birth	Feb 14, 1981(1981-02-14)
Age	43
Birthplace	Rimini
Country	Italy
Horoscope	Aquarius

Matteo Brighi Biography

Matteo Brighi is one of the most popular and richest Italian footballer who was born on February 14, 1981 in Rimini, Italy. Matteo Brighi, Italian professional footballer; born 14 February 1981.

Brighi was loaned to Bologna in 2001 for the 2001-02 seasons. Francesco Guidolin quickly recognized his outstanding performances and he was soon promoted to the starting XI. He also won the Serie A Young Footballer of the year Award in 2002. He made 32 league appearances in the entire season.

At youth level, Brighi played for the Italy under-21 side at the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, forming the team’s midfield alongside Manuele Blasi, Andrea Pirlo and Marco Marchionni, as they reached the semi-finals. He also won the 2004 edition of the tournament and helped the team qualify to the Olympics later that year, although he was not included by Claudio Gentile in the squad for the final tournament. In total, he made 35 appearances for the Italy under-21 side, scoring two goals, and also served as the team’s captain for a time.

After his loan with Bologna ended, Brighi returned to Juventus in the summer of 2002. After Brighi won the 2002 Supercoppa Italiana with the Turin side, the club sold 50% of his registration rights to Parma as part of the deal which saw Marco Di Vaio join Juventus. The transfer was worth €5 million at the time. The 2002–03 season was an unsuccessful one for Brighi, as it was marred by injuries which limited his playing time. He was later sent on loan to Brescia during the 2003–04 season, where he was able to recapture his form, making 29 appearances and scoring once.

Brighi is widely regarded as one the most promising young European players. In 2001, Don Balon named him one of 101 best young players worldwide. And in 2002, Serie A named him the Young Footballer of Year. He is versatile and can play as a defensive or central midfielder in a two- or three-man midfield. His excellent technique, passing, and ability to control the pace of his team’s midfield play make him a versatile player. He is a quick, hardworking player who is known for his speed, stamina and tenacity. His ability to move off the ball and make attacking runs has been highly praised, which allows him to score goals from good offensive positions. He was compared to Carlo Ancelotti and former midfielder Fernando Redondo in Argentina for his skills and play style.

Matteo Brighi Net Worth

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

In 1998, Brighi started his professional career in Serie C2 at Rimini. Although he did not make any appearances for the club in the 1997-98 season Serie C2, he made ten league appearances and scored one goal. Brighi was also a substitute and starter for the team in 1998-1999 Coppa Italyalia Serie C [it]. Brighi scored six goals in his 34 league appearances during his next professional season. He scored twice in the promotion playoffs.

Brighi made the move to Juventus in 2000. The club initially bought him in 1999 in order to have him play for the Primavera youth team before joining the first team. However, Brighi was unable to sign until the end of 2000 because he wanted to finish his accounting high school diploma before he moved to Juventus. Under Carlo Ancelotti’s management, Brighi played in 11 league games and 12 for Juventus’ first team during 2000-01 season. He is still eligible to play on their Primavera under-20 team. Juventus finished the season in second place in Serie A.

Brighi’s senior debut for Italy came at age 21, when he started in a 1–0 friendly defeat against Slovenia on 21 August 2002, in Trieste. After several years without a senior international call-up, he has called up once again by coach Marcello Lippi for Italy’s 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Montenegro and the Republic of Ireland in March 2009. On 28 March, Brighi was put on as a substitute in the 80th minute of a 2–0 away win against Montenegro, playing for his first time since 2002. Four days later, he was chosen for the starting line-up in Italy’s 1–1 draw with the Republic of Ireland.

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Brighi played for Chievo at 2006–07 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and twice at 2006–07 UEFA Cup first round. In his last season, he formed the midfield line with Paolo Sammarco and Franco Semioli for over 20 matches. Although Chievo were relegated in June, their performance earned each of them a transfer to a different club. In total, Brighi made 68 appearances for Chievo, scoring 9 goals.

Facts & Trivia

Matteo Ranked on the list of most popular Italian footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Matteo Brighi celebrates birthday on February 14 of every year.

Brighi made an excellent start to the 2008–09 season with Roma. On 9 November 2008, Italy national team manager Marcello Lippi, who worked with Brighi at Juventus, was quoted in Rome newspaper Il Romanista saying, “My memories of Brighi are optimal. From the human point of view he is a splendid boy, and from the technical point of view he is one of those diligent midfielders that every trainer would want to have. To my warning, at the beginning of his career, he was praised so excessively that too many expectations were created around him.”