29 Facts About Christian Panucci

Christian Panucci returned to Italy to join Inter Milan in 1999, but with less success, and was sent on loan to Premier League side Chelsea the following season, before joining French side Monaco.

Christian Panucci transferred to Roma in 2001, where he was reunited with manager Capello, and remained at the club until 2009.

Christian Panucci retired in 2010, after a season with Parma.

Christian Panucci moved to AC Milan in July 1993, at the age of 20.

However, Christian Panucci began to work his way into the starting lineup under manager Fabio Capello, appearing in 19 league matches and scoring twice as Milan won domestic and European titles.

Nonetheless, it was Tassotti, not Christian Panucci, who traveled to the United States that summer as part of the Italian World Cup selection under Arrigo Sacchi.

At Real Madrid, Christian Panucci became the first Italian to play for the Spanish club.

Christian Panucci was not able to re-capture his previous form during his time with Inter, and frequently clashed with manager Marcello Lippi, later struggling to gain playing time while the team endured a difficult season.

Christian Panucci subsequently moved to French side Monaco for the second half of the season, making nine league appearances and scoring three goals.

Christian Panucci made five league appearances for the club the following season, before returning to Italy to play for Roma in 2001.

Christian Panucci went on to become a key player and one of the leaders of the club, and was the team's permanent starting right-back.

Christian Panucci was later able to fight his way back into the starting line-up for the second half of the season, scoring several goals, as Roma finished second in the league, and defended their Coppa Italia title.

On 25 January 2009, Christian Panucci was dropped from Roma's first team squad after refusing to sit on the bench for a league match against Napoli, and was later excluded from the Champions League squad list.

Christian Panucci played a total of 311 matches, scoring 29 goals for Roma, becoming the highest-scoring defender in the club's history.

On 30 July 2009, Christian Panucci signed for Parma on a one-year deal; he made his debut with the club on 23 August, away at Udinese in the first match of the season, and scored his first goal for Parma on 13 December against Bologna.

On 23 February 2010, Christian Panucci left Parma by mutual consent seven months after joining them.

Christian Panucci missed out on the squad for the final tournament following a dispute with Italy national coach Arrigo Sacchi.

On 17 November 2007, Christian Panucci managed to score his first international goal for Italy since April 2002, when he headed a crucial injury-time winning goal against Scotland in their Euro 2008 qualifying Group B match.

Christian Panucci later conceded a penalty, which was saved by Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

Christian Panucci finished his Italy career with 57 total caps, scoring four goals.

Christian Panucci was a quick, strong, competitive, and versatile player, who was primarily deployed as a right-back, but was capable of playing on the left or in the centre, or as a wing-back.

Christian Panucci was primarily renowned for his ability in the air as a footballer, frequently scoring with his head from set pieces; his aerial prowess, along with his accurate distribution, precise crossing, good technical skills, and ability to make attacking runs down the flank, allowed him to contribute offensively to his team's play, with goals and assists; with 34 goals in Serie A, he is among the most prolific defenders in the history of the Italian league.

Christian Panucci left his job as a pundit on 19 March 2012 to accept an offer from Maurizio Zamparini as team manager of Palermo, working alongside director of football and scouting chief Luca Cattani.

Christian Panucci left his position after the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

On 19 July 2017, Christian Panucci was appointed as the Albania national football team head coach signing a two years and four month contract with the Albanian Football Association, replaced fellow Italian coach Gianni De Biasi, who resigned in previous month.

Christian Panucci started his work immediately traveling to Basel, Switzerland in July 2017 to watch Taulant Xhaka playing for Basel.

Christian Panucci then travelled to Zurich to see fellow Albanian midfielder Burim Kukeli who played with Zurich.

Christian Panucci is half Italian and half Czech, the son of Vittorio, an Italian postman, and Hana, a Czech woman; they first met in Prague while he was there as part of a football team representing the Poste Italiane.

Christian Panucci had been chosen as captain of the Italy national team at the 1996 Olympics, but was injured.