1. Fabrizio Miccoli scored 103 goals in 259 matches in Serie A across nine seasons, representing Perugia, Juventus, Fiorentina and Palermo, spending time on loan to Benfica in Portugal.
40 Facts About Fabrizio Miccoli
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Fabrizio Miccoli later spent two seasons with his hometown club Lecce in Lega Pro.
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Fabrizio Miccoli retired in 2015 after playing for Maltese club Birkirkara.
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Fabrizio Miccoli then agreed for a move to Serie B side Ternana in 1998, where he scored a total 32 goals in 4 seasons, 15 of which in his final year at the club.
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Fabrizio Miccoli showed great qualities during his first season in the top flight, scoring great goals and showing excellent technical ability.
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Fabrizio Miccoli's efforts helped Perugia reach an UEFA Intertoto Cup spot.
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Fabrizio Miccoli played six UEFA Champions League matches for Juventus, scoring one goal.
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Fabrizio Miccoli scored seven goals in Serie A for Juventus.
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Therefore, Fabrizio Miccoli had to return to Turin, but he was sent on loan to Benfica.
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Fabrizio Miccoli scored two goals for Benfica in six Champions League appearances.
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Fabrizio Miccoli became a fan favourite when he scored a magnificent scissor-kick goal against Liverpool during that competition, sending Benfica to the quarter-finals.
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At Benfica, Fabrizio Miccoli attracted attention from other clubs such as Roma and Inter Milan.
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Fabrizio Miccoli opted to stay one more year in Lisbon with Benfica.
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At age 35, Fabrizio Miccoli said Benfica was the most beautiful experience of his career.
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Fabrizio Miccoli was one of the most cherished players by Benfica fans.
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Fabrizio Miccoli scored 14 goals in 39 matches for Benfica in the Primeira Liga.
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Fabrizio Miccoli completed a four-way swap: Miccoli replaced the departed Andrea Caracciolo, Caracciolo for Fabio Quagliarella and Vincenzo Iaquinta was replaced by Quagliarella.
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Fabrizio Miccoli scored a total eight goals in his first season with the Sicilian club, including the winning goal in the Sicilian derby against Catania, despite a number of injuries which prevented him from playing continuously in the season.
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Fabrizio Miccoli scored a hat-trick on 27 March 2010 against Bologna, and in a home draw against Sampdoria on 9 May 2010, Miccoli scored his 41st goal in Serie A for Palermo on a penalty which he had earned, making him the all-time Serie A leading goalscorer for Palermo.
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The moderate damage to his cruciate ligament was deemed "successfully repaired" by knee specialist Professor Pier Paolo Mariani, and Fabrizio Miccoli was expected to make a full recovery over the summer months.
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However, Fabrizio Miccoli refused to celebrate, being visibly upset as he left the field and was substituted during the interval.
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Fabrizio Miccoli was immediately made captain of the team he supported as a child.
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On 24 June 2015, Fabrizio Miccoli reached an agreement with Maltese Premier League side Birkirara on a one-year deal.
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On 16 December 2015, Fabrizio Miccoli announced his decision to retire from professional football.
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Fabrizio Miccoli made ten appearances for Italy between 2003 and 2004, scoring twice.
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Fabrizio Miccoli made his debut under manager Giovanni Trapattoni in a friendly win against Portugal in Genoa on 12 February 2003, helping to create the only goal of the match for Bernardo Corradi, after the latter scored from the rebound when Miccoli's shot was saved by the keeper.
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Fabrizio Miccoli is a forward that can be really important for all teams in which he plays.
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However, Fabrizio Miccoli was not selected by Lippi for the World Cup and in March 2011, upon return from a serious knee injury, he effectively announced his intentions not to pursue an international career any further.
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Usually deployed as a creative second striker, Fabrizio Miccoli was well known throughout his career for his all-round attacking and creative abilities, specifically his technique, pace and his powerful and accurate finishing, both inside and outside the area with either foot.
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Fabrizio Miccoli frequently used the "Panenka" gesture when taking penalties during his playing career, and often employed a "stutter feint" when taking them, where he would slow down during his run-up and fake a shot before finally kicking the ball.
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Fabrizio Miccoli was praised for his leadership qualities as Palermo's captain.
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On 2 March 2021, both Moriero and Fabrizio Miccoli resigned from their coaching roles at the club, after having been in charge of only two league games for the Albanian club.
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Fabrizio Miccoli is married to Flaviana, a woman he met first when he was 17 and she was 14.
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In early 2010, Fabrizio Miccoli made national news after he purchased an earring belonging to his childhood hero Diego Maradona.
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Fabrizio Miccoli is a supporter of Lecce and, before joining them in 2013, had previously expressed an interest in playing for the club in the future.
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Additionally, Fabrizio Miccoli was quoted in wiretaps of taped telephone conversations, published in the newspaper La Repubblica, as referring to the assassinated anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone as "fango", or "filth" in English.
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On 21 October 2017, Fabrizio Miccoli was sentenced by the Court of Palermo to three years and six months imprisonment, with abbreviated procedure, for extortion aggravated by Mafia method.
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Fabrizio Miccoli's sentence was confirmed in an appeal in January 2020.
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On 23 November 2021, Fabrizio Miccoli had his appeal rejected by the Supreme Court, and the sentence upheld.
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Fabrizio Miccoli was released in May 2022, after accepting to do community services for the remainder of his sentence.