Andrea Ranocchia

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Andrea Ranocchia
Andrea Ranocchia FC Internazionale.jpg
Ranocchia with Inter in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-16) 16 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Assisi, Italy
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Number 23
Youth career
1998–2004 Perugia
2004–2006 Arezzo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Arezzo 56 (1)
2008–2011 Genoa 16 (2)
2008–2010 → Bari (loan) 34 (3)
2010– Internazionale 129 (7)
International career‡
2007 Italy U20 3 (0)
2007–2010 Italy U21 13 (2)
2010– Italy 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2015

Andrea Ranocchia (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛa raˈnɔkkja]; born 16 February 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Inter Milan.

Club career

Born in Assisi in the province of Perugia, Ranocchia started his career at Perugia then in Arezzo. Ranocchia played for Arezzo's Primavera team in 2005–06 season.

Genoa

In August 2008, Genoa purchased half of the registration rights for €1.55 million and sent him on loan to Bari, rejoining Arezzo coach Antonio Conte, where he won the Serie B Championship, obtaining promotion to Serie A the following season, and forming a promising defensive partnership with fellow emerging Italian centre-back Leonardo Bonucci.[1] On 26 June 2009 Genoa signed him outright for another €2.45 million, and Genoa paid €4 million in total for him within a year.[1][2]

On 1 July 2010 he moved back to Genoa. After a link with Inter in February 2010, the clubs agreed a deal in June 2010 which involved the transfer of young striker Mattia Destro.[3] The transfer became official on 20 July 2010, which Inter signed half of the registration rights of Ranocchia for €6.5 million and sent Destro on loan to Genoa with option to sign him in co-ownership deal (who later purchased outright for €4.5 million).[4][5] Ranocchia also loaned back to Genoa for a season.[6]

Internazionale

On 27 December 2010, Internazionale bought full ownership of Ranocchia from Genoa for €12.5 million, valuing him at €19 million in total, which was later confirmed by Genoa President Enrico Preziosi who expressed his delight at doing business with Inter.[7] The president of Inter, Massimo Moratti, spoke on the transfer to Sky Italia and said: "Finally an Italian. We had kept an eye on him from before. It is our project to go ahead with young players."[8] On 9 January 2011, Ranocchia made his debut against Catania where Inter won the match 2–1. He made his Champions League debut against Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Round of 16; Inter eventually progressed to the Quarter-finals where they were eliminated by eventual semi-finalists Schalke 04. Ranocchia completed his first season with Inter by attaining a second-place finish in Serie A that season, and also won the 2010-11 Coppa Italia with that season, but lost out to Serie A Champions Milan in the 2011 Supercoppa Italiana Final.

Ranocchia was appointed as the captain of Inter ahead of the 2014–15 season, replacing the retired Javier Zanetti.[9] On 30 June Inter announced that Ranocchia has agreed to extend his contract four more years until 2019.[10] In 2014-15, Ranocchia made a total of 42 appearances and scored two goals, but was replaced as captain by the young striker Mauro Icardi at the end of the season.

International career

On 21 August 2007 he made his debut with the Italy U21 squad in a friendly match against France. He took part at the 2009 U-21 Championship.

He made his debut with Italy senior team on 17 November 2010, in a friendly match against Romania.

Ranocchia was included in Cesare Prandelli's 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[11] but not the final 23-man squad.

Style of play

Ranocchia has been described as a strong, physical centreback with reliable technique, timing, tactical knowledge and an ability to read the game well.[12] He has predominantly drawn praise for his aerial ability, making him a goal threat from set pieces, and former Inter centreback Marco Materazzi has described Ranocchia as his heir due to his own aerial prowess.[13] Former Inter defensive legend and captain Javier Zanetti has also praised Ranocchia for his leadership.[12][14]

Statistics

Club

As of 27 September 2015.[15][16][17]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arezzo 2006–07 24 1 5 1 — — 29 2
2007–08 32 0 — — — 32 0
Total 56 1 5 1 — — 61 2
Bari (loan) 2008–09 17 1 0 0 — — 17 1
2009–10 17 2 1 0 — — 18 2
Total 34 3 1 0 — — 35 3
Genoa 2010–11 16 2 1 0 — — 17 2
Total 16 2 1 0 — — 17 2
Internazionale 2010–11 18 1 4 0 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 — 26 1
2011–12 12 1 2 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 17 1
2012–13 32 2 3 1 10[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 45 3
2013–14 24 1 2 1 — — 26 2
2014–15 33 2 1 0 8[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 42 2
2015–16 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Total 129 7 12 2 24 0 1 0 166 9
Career total 235 13 19 3 24 0 1 0 279 16
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 All appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 All appearances in Europa League

International

As of 18 June 2015.[18]
Italy national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 1 0
2011 7 0
2012 0 0
2013 4 0
2014 5 0
2015 3 0
Total 20 0

Honours

Club

Bari[15]
Internazionale[15]

Individual

References

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  4. ↑ Genoa CFC Report and Accounts on 31 December 2010 (Italian)
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  7. ↑ FC Internazionale Milano Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (Italian)
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  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Andrea Ranocchia at Soccerway
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  18. ↑ Andrea Ranocchia at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Internazionale captain
2014–2015		 Succeeded by
Mauro Icardi
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