Pablo Daniel Osvaldo

Infobox Football biography
playername = Pablo Daniel Osvaldo


fullname = Pablo Daniel Osvaldo
height = height|m=1.82
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|1|12
cityofbirth = Buenos Aires
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub = Fiorentina
clubnumber = 9
position = Striker
youthyears = 1995-1999
1999-2000
2000-2005
youthclubs = Lanús
Banfield
Huracán
years = 2005
2006
2006-2007
2007-
clubs = Huracán
Atalanta
Lecce
Fiorentina
caps(goals) = 33 (11)
03 0(1)
31 (18)
13 0(5)
nationalyears = 2007-
nationalteam = Italy U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 10 0(2)
pcupdate = May 18 2008
ntupdate = September 9 2008

Pablo Daniel Osvaldo (born January 12, 1986 in Capital Federal, Buenos Aires) is an Italian-Argentine footballer, currently playing for ACF Fiorentina.

Career

Osvaldo made his competitive football debut in the Argentine 2nd Division for Club Atlético Huracán in 2005. After less than a year he was signed by Italian side Atalanta, where he played only three matches with a single goal in the Serie B 2005–06. In 2006 Atalanta agreed a co-ownership deal which sent the player to Lecce, another Serie B team, where Osvaldo had the opportunity to play regularly, scoring eight goals in 31 appearances with the "giallorossi". Following such a fairly impressive season, Atalanta regained the full player's property and sold him to Fiorentina. He played his first Serie A match on September 29, 2007, scoring two goals in a 3–0 away win to Livorno.

On March 2, 2008 he headed in a cross from team mate Papa Waigo N'Diaye to give Fiorentina a 3-2 win in stoppage time over their fiercest of rivals, Juventus. He was then sent off for his goal celebration, after having been booked earlier in the match, when he removed his team jersey and pretended to machine gun his own fans in a similar fashion to Fiorentina legend Gabriel Batistuta's goal celebration. His most important goal saw Fiorentina to the Champions League on 18 May 2008 with an overhead kick against FC Torino. [http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/sa0708/tor-fio.html]

Osvaldo's celebration was significant seeing as both Batistuta and Osvaldo hail from Argentina and both wore Fiorentina's celebrated number 9 jersey.

On November 9, 2007 Osvaldo, a dual Italian and Argentine citizen, accepted to be called-up by Pierluigi Casiraghi to become part of the Italian Under-21 national team.

On May 18, 2008 Osvaldo scored the game winning and only goal against Torino Football Club with a spectacular overhead kick. The victory allowed Fiorentina to finish two points ahead of A.C. Milan and qualify for UEFA Champions League.

On May 29, 2008 Osvaldo scored the game winning and only goal against Chile U21 in the final of the 2008 Toulon Tournament. It was his only goal during this event.

External links

* [http://touchline.onthespot.co.uk/guardian/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=13&CPID=19&pStr=Player&PLID=197807&TEID=171 Guardian statistics]

Persondata
NAME= Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Football (soccer) player
DATE OF BIRTH= 1986-1-12
PLACE OF BIRTH= Capital Federal , Argentina
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=