Alberto Gilardino is an Italian football player who was born on July 5, 1982 in Bella, Italy. He plays as a striker.
Alberto Gilardino is an Italian football player who began an international career with the national team when it won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. He also once led the victory for Italy at the European Under-21 Under-21 Football Championship in 2004 and he became the leading scorer for the Italian National team U-21.
Gilardino was one of the players who took part won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. At that time he played in the first two games and scored a goal against the United States and became a replacement player in the match when Italy's semi-final against Germany.
On October 17, 2007, Gilardino is assumed to captain the team for the first time in an international career after De Rossi replaced during a friendly match on the United States. On August 20, 2008, Gilardino scored a goal during a friendly match against Austria.
In June 2009, Gilardino coach Lippi selected for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 in South Africa. He also played against New Zealand in Pretoria, South Africa. On October 10, 2009, he scored against Ireland which is the goal for Italy to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Gilardino scored a hat-trick in the last 13 minutes in a game against Cyprus on October 14, 2009.
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