| Edison Cavani | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edison Roberto Gómez Cavani | |
| Date of birth | February 14, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | |
| Height | 1. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America 84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | U.S. Città di Palermo | |
| Number | 7 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2000–2006 | Danubio F.C. | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006–2007 2007– | Danubio Palermo | 25 (9)[1] 40 (7) |
| National team2 | ||
2008– | Uruguay U-20 Uruguay | 14 (10) 2 (1) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
Edison Cavani is an Uruguayan football striker. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He was born on February 14, 1987 in the city of Salto in Uruguay, and currently plays for Serie A club U.S. Città di Palermo. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian
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Nicknamed El Matador,[2] Cavani moved to Montevideo when he was 12 years old, and came through the youth system at Danubio F.C. to make his debut for the first team in 2006. Danubio Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan Football (soccer club based in Montevideo. He was part of the Apertura 2006 championship winning squad.
After his breakthrough at the 2007 South American Youth Championship, several teams were suggested to have interest in signing Cavani, including Juventus and AC Milan[3]. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy However, on January 29, 2007, Palermo chairman Maurizio Zamparini announced the signing of the promising Uruguayan footballer[4]. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian Maurizio Zamparini (born June 9, 1941 in Sevegliano, Udine) is an Italian Businessman and the current owner and chairman The bid was officially confirmed on January 31. [5].
Cavani made his debut on March 11, 2007 in a home league match against Fiorentina [6], coming on in the 55th minute with his team 0-1 down and scoring an impressive equaliser only fifteen minutes later, a goal hailed as reminiscent of Marco van Basten's strike in the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Marcel "Marco" van Basten ( 31 October 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager currently The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany. [2]
In January 2007, Cavani was selected to join the Uruguay national football team Under-20 squad to play in the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay. The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The 2007 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericana sub-20 is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Cavani finished the tournament as top scorer with seven goals in nine games, helping Uruguay to finish in 3rd place, earning them a place in the World Youth Championship.
On February 6, 2008, Cavani made his first senior appearance for the Uruguay national team, and immediately scored a goal in his debut with the Celeste, a 2–2 tie with Colombia. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. [7]
Cavani is of indigenous and Italian descent, his paternal grandparents being originally from Maranello. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. Maranello is a town in the region of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, 18 km from Modena [8]
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cavani, Edison |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cavani, Edinson |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1987-2-14 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salto , Uruguay |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |