Max Vieri
Personal information | |||
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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(s) | 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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Massimiliano Vieri (born 1 September 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. 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.
Biography
Vieri is the son of player Roberto Vieri and brother of Italian star Christian Vieri. He was born in Sydney where he grew up. In 1996 he and his family relocated to Italy.
Club career
Vieri was sold to Brescello in co-ownership deal for 30 million lire (€15,494) in 1999. 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 and again in 2001–02 season. 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. In June 2004 Juventus gave up the player's remaining 50% registration rights.
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. After a season at the club, he joined Prato in 2008. In July 2012, he was released by the club.
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.
Post-playing career
In July 2017, he joined Empoli as assistant coach to Lamberto Zauli for the Primavera Under-19 youth team.
In 2020, Vieri joined the youth coaching staff of Fiorentina as assistant to Renato Buso in charge of the Under-18 team.
Career statistics
International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Australia | 2004 | 5 | 0 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 |
Honours
Australia
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Australian soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Serie B players
- A.C. Ancona players
- S.S. Arezzo players
- A.C. Prato players
- Calcio Lecco 1912 players
- Alma Juventus Fano 1906 players
- Hellas Verona F.C. players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Novara F.C. players
- S.S.C. Napoli players
- Ternana Calcio players
- U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 players
- Weymouth Wales FC players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- 2004 OFC Nations Cup players
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Italian people of French descent
- Australian people of French descent
- People of Tuscan descent