Max Vieri
Australian soccer player (born 1978)
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Massimiliano Vieri (born 1 September 1978) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1] He is in charge as assistant youth coach for Fiorentina Under-18. Born in Sydney to Italian parents, he won six caps for the Australia national team between 2004 and 2005.
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| Full name | Massimiliano Vieri | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Fiorentina (assistant youth coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Juventus | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | → Prato (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | → Fano (loan) | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Brescello | 30 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Juventus | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | → Ancona (loan) | 61 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | → Verona (loan) | 27 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Napoli | 29 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Ternana | 18 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Triestina | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Arezzo | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Novara | 29 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Lecco | 31 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Prato | 84 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Weymouth Wales | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 360 | (83) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Australia | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Biography
Vieri is the son of player Roberto Vieri and brother of Italian star Christian Vieri.[2] He was born in Sydney where he grew up and attended Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield. In 1996 he and his family relocated to Italy.[3]
Club career
Vieri was sold to Brescello in co-ownership deal for 30 million lire (€15,494) in 1999.[4] In 2000 Juventus bought back Vieri for undisclosed fee (his brother Christian had also previously played for the club during the 1996–97 Serie A season). Vieri was loaned to Ancona for 100 million lire (€51,646) in 2000–01 season[5] and again in 2001–02 season.[6] In 2002 Vieri joined Verona as part of the deal of Mauro Camoranesi. Vieri's 50% registration rights was valued 1 billion lire at that time (€516,457). In June 2003 Juventus bought back Vieri for €516,457 and bought Camoranesi outright for €5 million. In July 2003 Vieri left for S.S.C. Napoli for €500,000.[7] In June 2004 Juventus gave up the player's remaining 50% registration rights.[2][8]
After leaving Napoli in 2004, he later had a season-long spell with Ternana, followed by half-season spells with Triestina and Arezzo. In July 2007, he was signed by Lecco, after spending the previous season with Novara.[9][10] After a season at the club, he joined Prato in 2008. In July 2012, he was released by the club.[2][9]
International career
Vieri made his international debut for Australia against Turkey in a friendly match in 2004. He received his final international call-up in 2005, totalling six appearances for his country.[2][8]
Post-playing career
In July 2017, he joined Empoli as assistant coach to Lamberto Zauli for the Primavera Under-19 youth team.[11]
In 2020, Vieri joined the youth coaching staff of Fiorentina as assistant to Renato Buso in charge of the Under-18 team.[12]
Career statistics
Honours
Australia