Riccardo Montolivo Young Guns Italian Footballer Plays Riccardo Montolivo (born 18 January 1985 in Caravaggio, Province of Bergamo) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Italian national team. He was appointed club captain during the 2009–10 season despite his relatively young age. Montolivo is a prototypical "regista" (deep-lying playmaker), similar to Andrea Pirlo. Though he prefers to play in the middle, he can play anywhere including defensive midfield but is most comfortable in a more attacking role.
On 10 October 2006, Montolivo scored the winning goal when Italy beat Spain 2–1 and qualified for 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. On 17 October 2007, Montolivo debuted for the Azzurri in a 2–0 friendly win against South Africa. He was also called up for Italy's provisional squad before the Euro 2008 tournament. However Coach Roberto Donadoni would eventually omit him from the final list of 23.
Montolivo was summoned by Pierluigi Casiraghi to participate in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, scoring one goal in the tournament. After playing a bit-part role at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, he started all 3 games at the 2010 FIFA World Cup partnering Daniele De Rossi as a replacement for the injured Andrea Pirlo.
Personal information
Date of birth 18 January 1985 (1985-01-18) (age 25)
Place of birth Caravaggio, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Fiorentina
Number 18
Youth career Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2005 Atalanta 73 (7)
2005– Fiorentina 160 (12)
National team‡
2004–2007 Italy U-21 20 (3)
2007– Italy 16 (0)
2008 Olympic Italy 5 (1)
On 10 October 2006, Montolivo scored the winning goal when Italy beat Spain 2–1 and qualified for 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. On 17 October 2007, Montolivo debuted for the Azzurri in a 2–0 friendly win against South Africa. He was also called up for Italy's provisional squad before the Euro 2008 tournament. However Coach Roberto Donadoni would eventually omit him from the final list of 23.
Montolivo was summoned by Pierluigi Casiraghi to participate in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, scoring one goal in the tournament. After playing a bit-part role at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, he started all 3 games at the 2010 FIFA World Cup partnering Daniele De Rossi as a replacement for the injured Andrea Pirlo.
Personal information
Date of birth 18 January 1985 (1985-01-18) (age 25)
Place of birth Caravaggio, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Fiorentina
Number 18
Youth career Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2005 Atalanta 73 (7)
2005– Fiorentina 160 (12)
National team‡
2004–2007 Italy U-21 20 (3)
2007– Italy 16 (0)
2008 Olympic Italy 5 (1)
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