Christian Vieri Football player

Christian Vieri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkristjan ˈvjɛri]; born 12 July 1973) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a centre forward for the Italy national football team and 11 Serie A clubs, most notably Internazionale.Vieri was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. For a number of years he was regarded as one of the finest strikers in Europe, leading to him becoming the world's most expensive player in 1999 when Inter paid Lazio £32 million (€43 million) for his services.Something of a footballing nomad, Vieri played for no fewer than 12 clubs throughout his career. Most notable were his successful spells at Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Lazio and Inter, clubs with which he won several honours; with Inter he hit the net on more than 100 occasions. As well as picking up several winners medals during his career, Vieri also claimed many individual awards including the Pichichi and Capocannoniere (top scorer) titles in Spain and Italy and Italian Footballer of the Year twice. He is Italy's highest ever goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup, along with Roberto Baggio and Paolo Rossi, with a combined nine goals from nine matches at the 1998 and 2002 tournaments.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 12, 1973
Birth place	Bologna , Italy national football team
Height (meters)	1.85

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Football player

position	Forward (association football)
teams	Inter Milan Juventus F.C. S.S. Lazio Marconi Stallions FC A.C. Pisa 1909 Ravenna F.C. A.C. Prato Atlético Madrid A.C. Milan Torino F.C. F.B.C. Unione Venezia Atalanta B.C. Italy national football team Italy national under-21 football team