14 Facts About Marco Delvecchio

Marco Delvecchio was born in Milan, Italy, where he started his professional career with Inter.

Marco Delvecchio went on to represent Venezia and Udinese before joining Roma in 1995.

Marco Delvecchio's career reached a high when he transferred to Roma, becoming a key player at the club.

Marco Delvecchio notably won the Scudetto with Roma in 2001, followed by the 2001 Supercoppa Italiana, under manager Fabio Capello, alongside forwards Francesco Totti, Gabriel Batistuta and Vincenzo Montella.

Marco Delvecchio scored twice in ten appearances for the club.

Marco Delvecchio was a member of the Italy under-21 teams that won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 1994 and 1996; in total, he scored 6 goals for the under-21 side in 24 appearances between 1992 and 1996.

Marco Delvecchio represented Italy at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, making three appearances and scoring once.

Marco Delvecchio made his international for the Italy senior side debut under manager Dino Zoff on 16 December 1998, in a friendly match in Rome against the FIFA World-Stars, commemorating the first century since the founding of the Italian Football Federation.

Marco Delvecchio was called up by Zoff for the 22-man Italian squad that took part at Euro 2000, making three appearances throughout the tournament.

Marco Delvecchio travelled to Korea with the 23-man Italian 2002 World Cup squad, but did not play during the tournament under manager Giovanni Trapattoni.

Marco Delvecchio was not selected for the country's FIFA World Cup-winning squad in 2006.

Marco Delvecchio scored 3 goals in 14 starts for the Italy senior team, scoring 4 goals in 22 total appearances for Italy between 1998 and 2006.

Marco Delvecchio was a versatile, powerful, determined, and hard-working forward, who was capable of playing anywhere along the front line, as well as in midfield, as either a winger or as an attacking midfielder, although he was primarily utilised as a central striker or as a supporting forward.

Marco Delvecchio was a contestant on the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars, Ballando con le Stelle 2012, where he placed second alongside professional dancer Sara Di Vaira, with whom he later began a relationship.