Marco Materazzi

Italian association football player and manager

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Marco Materazzi is an Italian football player and manager who had a career in professional soccer. He is notable for his involvement in one of the most memorable moments in football history during the 2006 FIFA World Cup final, when he was headbutted by French player Zinedine Zidane.

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Centre-Back
Nationality: Italy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Marco
Gender: male
Citizenship: Italy
Place of birth: Lecce
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Italian
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2008
Sport: association football
Member of team: Carpi FC 1909
Position played: centre-back
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Italy
Mass: 92
Official website: www.marcomaterazzi.it
Image: Marco Materazzi 2020.jpg
Height: 193

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Commons category: Marco Materazzi
date of birth: 1973-08-19
start of work period: 1995-00-00
name in native language: Marco Materazzi
social media followers: 1092629

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Encyclopedic overview

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Marco Materazzi Ufficiale OMRI ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko mateˈrattsi]; born 19 August 1973) is an Italian former professional football player and manager. A controversial and provocative figure in football, he was known for his very physical and aggressive style of defending, which saw him collect numerous cards throughout his career.

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