var playerInfo={"776ABA890334BE6B3BFB7EFC5D96F457":"Juventus","C377723034B3384C":"134","9085EF0B5B518612":"74kg","5E5612EA3A8A833D":"180cm","7DECC0B2C7F83A01B36F8F67FA49C295":"2018-9-3","2B1A74B80063A830":"1","C99F63DD4716E450533B17E1817DB7B9":"1986-1-19","BFE43781BF2A8A9E3EADFCC3CC1AF971":"1","2299C98649C2E7A9E5F02ED855F2A9FC":"Juventus,Empoli[on loan]","C497EA9EA23AEEDCAF9AD5DB76B19323":"<STRONG><U>CLUB<BR><\/U><\/STRONG><BR><STRONG>Juventus<BR><\/STRONG>Serie A: 2011&#8211;12, 2012&#8211;13, 2013&#8211;14, 2014&#8211;15<BR>Serie B: 2006&#8211;07<BR>Supercoppa Italiana: 2012, 2013, 2015; Runner-up: 2014<BR>Coppa Italia : 2014&#8211;15; Runner-up: 2011&#8211;12<BR>UEFA Champions League Runner-up: 2014&#8211;15<BR><BR><STRONG><U>INTERNATIONAL<\/U><\/STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>Italy<\/STRONG><BR>UEFA European Championship Runner Up: 2012<BR>FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place: 2013<BR><BR><STRONG>Italy U-21<BR><\/STRONG>2008 International Tournament of Toulon<BR>2009 U21 European Championship: Semi-finalist<BR><BR><STRONG><U>INDIVIDUAL<BR><\/U><\/STRONG><BR><STRONG>2009 UEFA European under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament<BR><BR><\/STRONG><STRONG>Oscar del Calcio Serie A Team of the Year (midfield position):<BR><\/STRONG>2010&#8211;11 (joint winner with Thiago Motta), 2011&#8211;12<BR><BR><STRONG>UEFA Champions League Team of the Season:<BR><\/STRONG>2014&#8211;15","38FCF119BEE99893":"Zenit St.Petersburg","4ADA354908754559E53E3FA7C013DA37":"10","F4AE865DDB6B58D9":"Claudio Marchisio","3D0CAED1D8820318D15DE014CB00C4C7":"Italy","97B41D9FF6388BC00A2A0187557FA1F5":"","031D6804B38B16BF":"48632","E17A5F6F92350E090E8BE67DDCE16BA0":"<P>Claudio Marchisio is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Juventus and the Italian national team. A product of the Juventus youth system, he has spent his whole career thus far at his hometown club, with the exception of a season-long loan spell at Empoli. He is currently the club&#39;s second vice-captain, behind Giorgio Chiellini.<BR><BR>Marchisio is known for his versatility and ability to play anywhere in midfield, as seen in various formations and positions he has been played in by his coaches. He has been used out wide in a three- or four-man midfield, or as a defensive midfielder, but his preferred and most effective position is that of a central midfielder, where he is given the license to freely switch between defensive and attacking positions, instead of being limited to a single role.<BR><BR>On 25 July 2007, Marchisio was loaned out to Empoli for the 2007-08 season with good friend and fellow youth product Sebastian Giovinco to gain first-team experience. After his impressive performances for Empoli, Marchisio returned to Juventus for the 2008-09 campaign and made an impressive Champions League debut, playing the full 90 minutes against Artmedia Petrzalka in the Champions League third qualifying round, second leg. He further established himself in the starting eleven after a man-of-the-match game against Milan in pouring rain that earned him rave reviews from the media. His good performances did not go unnoticed by Italian national team coach Marcello Lippi, who later handed him his senior international debut. Marchisio continued to be first choice under Ciro Ferrara and later Alberto Zaccheroni mainly due to his versatility and consistency in midfield. Despite a disappointing 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign, Marchisio began the season as first-choice under new manager Luigi Delneri. Marchisio started the 2011-12 season well by scoring Juve&#39;s final goal in the opening match. That season he won his first Scudetto after Juve won 2-0 against Cagliari and runners-up Milan lost 4-2 in the Milan Derby against Inter, although Juventus were defeated in the Coppa Italia Final by Napoli. He ended the season with ten goals in league and cup matches. With the departure of captain and club legend Alessandro Del Piero in June 2012, it was speculated that that Marchisio would &quot;inherit&quot; the number 10 jersey but he declined, stating that he was a midfielder, not a striker, and had grown accustomed to his number 8. Although he played fewer matches compared to last season due to suspension and a minor injury, he contributed crucial goals to his side, including the match winner against Siena and a brace against intercity rivals Torino as Juve won a second consecutive league title. During the 2013-14 season, Marchisio was mostly competing with French youngster Paul Pogba for a spot in the midfield three. Juventus won their third consecutive title that season, and their 30th overall, with an Italian record of 102 points. The 2014-15 season was a watershed season for the midfielder as he reached several milestones: his 200th (Serie A) and 300th (all competitions) appearances for Juve and first Coppa Italia title and Champions League final appearance. On 2 May, he took part in Juventus&#39;s 1-0 win over Sampdoria, which allowed the club to capture the Serie A title for a fourth consecutive time. Although he did not score as many goals as in previous three seasons, he tallied the second most assists, only one less than top scorer Carlos Tevez. He was named in the UEFA Champions League squad of the season and voted Player of the Season for 2014-15 by registered users of vecchiasignora.com, the largest Italian-language Juventus fansite. At the end of the season, Marchisio was the subject of transfer rumours as his present contract was due to expire next summer. On 6 July 2015, however, he signed a five-year extension, keeping him at his hometown club until the 2019-20 season. On 24 November, Marchisio was nominated for the 2015 UEFA Team of the Year.<BR><BR>On 12 August 2009, Marchisio made his senior debut, starting in the friendly against Switzerland that ended goalless and was praised by Marcello Lippi during the post-match interview. Marchisio scored his first ever international goal in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Serbia on 7 October 2011, barely a minute after kick-off. It was the 250th goal scored by a Juventus player for the Italian national team. After a good 2011-12 season with Juventus, and a successful qualifying campaign with Italy, Marchisio was named in the final squad for UEFA Euro 2012 by Cesare Prandelli, and he started every match alongside Andrea Pirlo and Daniele De Rossi in midfield, in Italy&#39;s surprise run to the final, where they were defeated 4-0 by reigning European and world champions Spain. Under Prandelli, he became an established member of the Italy national team, and was named in the final squad for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, in which Italy finished third. After becoming a regular during Italy qualifying matches, Marchisio was later also selected to be a member of the Italy squad that would take part at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. At the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Marchisio scored his first international goal at a major UEFA\/FIFA tournament and Italy&#39;s first goal of the World Cup, a 25-yard shot against England during the Group D second opening match. Italy finished third in their group and were eliminated from the World Cup in the group stage for the second time a row.<BR><BR><STRONG>Facebook:<\/STRONG> it-it.facebook.com\/MarchisioClaudioMC8<BR><STRONG>Twitter:<\/STRONG> twitter.com\/clamarchisio8<BR><STRONG>Instagram:<\/STRONG> marchisiocla8<\/P>","DC9241C78561BCD0":"Claudio Marchisio","e_index":6};