a Fabio Cannavaro (born September 13, 1973, Naples) is an Italian football player and as of 2006, captain of the Italian national team.Although not being tall for a central defender (176 cm), Cannavaro is considered one of the best defenders of the 1990s and early 2000s. During his career in the Italian championship, he has played for Napoli (1992-95), Parma (1995-2002), Inter Milan (2002-04) and Juventus (2004-current). In Juventus, he has re-joined his ex-Parma partners Lilian Thuram and Gianluigi Buffon. They formed one of the best defensive lines in Serie A and Cannavaro won his first scudetto with Juventus in 2005.In the national team, Cannavaro forms alongside Alessandro Nesta one of the best pairs of central defenders in the world. Cannavaro is especially noted for his reading of the game, an ability that often sees him make countless interceptions during games. He is also tipped as the best pure defender in the world. It is this attribute that has compensated for his lack of height, making him one of the finest centre-backs to have come out of Italy.Cannavaro has earned nearly 100 caps for Italy. He has played for his country in the 1998, 2002, and 2006 World Cups, as well as Euro 2000 and Euro 2004.His younger brother, Paolo Cannavaro, is also a central defender, and currently plays for Napoli. The two brothers played alongside each other at Parma from 2000 until 2002, when Fabio left for Inter.
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