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International Debut 10/02/1999 v Norway (drew 0-0)
Gianluca Zambrotta started his career in Serie B with his local team Como, before joining Bari in 1997. After two seasons Juventus bought the midfielder. With Juve he missed out on an Italian league title on the final day of the 1999/2000 season. Zambrotta had a busy summer that year, playing in EURO 2000 and also the Olympic Games in Sydney. He was sent off in Italy's semi-final against the Netherlands in EURO 2000, and therefore missed the final against France. This season, though, he did win the scudettto with Juventus, again on the last day of the season. The pacy and powerful midfielder is a highly effective right-wing raider, who has excelled in his first season with Juventus FC. Formerly with AS Bari, Zambrotta has fitted seamlessly into the Juve set-up. However, even prior to his move to Turin, he had made the step-up to the national team, making his debut against Norway in February 1999. His greater guile and speed, may see him preferred to the other experienced players. Zambrotta is a young player who has broken into the international arena in the last year after a string of impressive performances for Juventus. A versatile player who is a coach's dream as he is willing to help the defence as well as get forward.
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