14 Facts About Patrizia Panico

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Patrizia Panico is an Italian former footballer who is the current manager of Fiorentina in Italian women's Serie A A prolific goalscorer, Panico is a longstanding member of the Italy women's national team; she won over 185 caps for Italy, and served as her national side's captain.

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Patrizia Panico is a veteran of Italy's 1997,2001,2005,2009 and 2013 UEFA Women's Championship campaigns and played at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Patrizia Panico was Serie A's top scorer on 14 occasions and spent part of 2010 in the United States, representing Women's Professional Soccer club Sky Blue FC.

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Patrizia Panico is nicknamed "The Scorpion" due to her deadly goalscoring instincts.

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Patrizia Panico was the Serie A's top scorer for ten seasons.

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Patrizia Panico played alongside Carolina Morace and came to be seen as the heir apparent to Morace's title as Italy's best female player.

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Patrizia Panico had agreed terms but the move was eventually derailed by red tape.

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Patrizia Panico started the match and scored Italy's first goal after five minutes of play.

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At the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States, Patrizia Panico gave Italy the lead in their first game against Germany.

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Patrizia Panico scored the first goal and was hailed as "one of the world's most explosive players" by CNN Sports Illustrated.

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Four years later, Patrizia Panico was included in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 in North West England.

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At UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland, Patrizia Panico played in all four games and added two goals as the Italians went out to Germany in the quarter-finals.

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At 38, Patrizia Panico entered her fifth European finals and admitted it was likely to be her last.

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Patrizia Panico was left disappointed by another defeat by the Germans in the quarter-final at Myresjohus Arena, Vaxjo.