Roberto Luongo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Roberto Luongo
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 4, 1979(1979-04-04)
Age	45
Birthplace	Montreal
Country	Canada
Birth City	Quebec
Horoscope	Aries

Roberto Luongo Biography

Roberto Luongo is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on April 4, 1979 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. After playing for the New York Islanders, Florida Panthers and the NHL, he joined the Vancouver Canucks as a goaltender. He was instrumental in leading the Canucks to their Stanley Cup Finals win in 2011.

He was a teammate with He became teammates with Henrik Sedin on the Canucks in 2006., Canucks’ 2006-2007.

Luongo was born to Pasqualina and Antonio Luongo in Montreal, Quebec. His father is an Italian immigrant, born in Santa Paolina, Avellino. He worked in the construction and delivery of furniture, while Luongo’s mother, an Irish- Canadian, worked in marketing with Air Canada. Antonio and Pasqualina married in Montreal after Antonio emigrated there in 1976.

Roberto Luongo (/l u ˈ ɒ ŋ ɡ oʊ / , Italian: [ˈlwɔŋɡo] , Neapolitan: [ˈlwoŋɡə] ; born April 4, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks. Luongo is a two-time NHL Second Team All-Star (2004 and 2007) and a winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy for backstopping his team to the lowest goals against average in the league (2011, with backup Cory Schneider). He was a finalist for several awards, including the Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goaltender (2004, 2007 and 2011), the Lester B. Pearson Award as the top player voted by his peers (2004 and 2007), and the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league’s most valuable player (2007). Luongo is second all time in games played as an NHL goaltender (1,044) and third all time in wins (489). He employed the butterfly style of goaltending.

He married Gina Cerbone, in 2005. They have a daughter named Gabriella as well as a son named Gianni.

Roberto Luongo Net Worth

Roberto Luongo is one of the richest Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roberto Luongo 's net worth $46 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As a child, he played forward before switching to goaltender at age 11.

He was awarded the Olympic gold medal with Team Canada in 2010 as well as 2014.

In his first season in Vancouver, Luongo won 47 games, and was runner-up in voting for both the Hart Memorial Trophy (league MVP) and Vezina Trophy (best goaltender). Following his second year with the Canucks, he became the first NHL goaltender to serve as a team captain since Bill Durnan in the 1947–48 season. Luongo served in that capacity for two seasons before resigning from the position in September 2010. In the subsequent 2010–11 season, he helped the Canucks to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals but lost to the Boston Bruins. During his eight-year tenure with Vancouver, Luongo became the team’s all-time leader in wins and shutouts. He returned to the Panthers during the 2013–14 season, where he spent the remainder of his career, qualifying for the playoffs with the Panthers only once during that time.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Roberto Luongo Dating?

According to our records, Roberto Luongo married to Gina Cerbone. As of December 1, 2023, Roberto Luongo’s is not dating anyone.

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At the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Luongo was selected in the first round, fourth overall, by the New York Islanders. The pick originally belonged to the Toronto Maple Leafs but was traded to the Islanders in exchange for Wendel Clark, Mathieu Schneider and D. J. Smith. At the time of the draft, Luongo was the highest-picked goaltender in NHL history, surpassing Tom Barrasso, John Davidson, and Ray Martynuik’s fifth overall selections in 1983, 1973, and 1970 (Luongo’s selection was later surpassed by Rick DiPietro’s first overall selection by the Islanders in 2000).

Facts & Trivia

Roberto Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Roberto Luongo celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.

Luongo’s arrival in Vancouver ended a seven-and-a-half-year period of instability for Canucks netminding, with a total of 18 goaltenders having played for the club since Kirk McLean’s departure in 1998. General manager Brian Burke had coined the term “goalie graveyard” during his tenure in Vancouver to describe the club’s goaltending fortunes.

What is Roberto Luongo doing now?

CALGARY — Former star goaltender Roberto Luongo has been named the general manager for Canada’s men’s team for the 2021 world hockey championship.

Is Roberto Luongo still getting paid?

Gillis confirmed Luongo’s deal, which was finalized Wednesday morning, will count $5.3 million per year against the NHL’s salary cap. The extension will keep the Canucks captain in Vancouver until the 2021-22 season.

Is Roberto Luongo a Hall of Famer?

The Vancouver Canucks could be well represented when the next Hockey Hall of Fame Class is announced. Canucks icons Daniel and Henrik Sedin are each eligible to be enshrined in the Hall for the first time in 2022, and will be joined on the ballot by eight-year, 448-game teammate Roberto Luongo in the process.

What does Roberto Luongo do?

Franchise Leaders for Vancouver and Florida Among Panthers goaltenders, Luongo ranks first in games played, wins, losses, ties and/or overtime and shootout losses, goals against, shots against, saves, shutouts, minutes, goals saved above average, and goaltender point shares.

Did Luongo have ac on his jersey?

VANCOUVER – Roberto Luongo is sporting a C after all. The Vancouver captain, forbidden by NHL rules from wearing the letter on his jersey because he is a goaltender, sported a new C on his mask Sunday night as the Canucks hosted Anaheim in the final 2008-09 pre-season game for both clubs.