Luca Toni is a former Italian footballer who played as a striker. Over a long career I managed to play in many Italian clubs, as well as in some other countries. He played in the Italian national team, with her won the 2006 World Cup. For sporting achievements in front of the country received a state award. He didn’t differ on the field with a bright game, such as Thierry Henry, but he could watch the rebound and score a goal. Very rarely left the field without effective action. What else does the club and the national team need?
Biography
On May 26, 1977, Luca Tony was born. Football player originally from the province of Modena. He started playing early, and at the age of 17 he got into the local team. Luca Tony did not immediately declare his capabilities to the whole world, he is one of those players who revealed in adulthood. To get to the famous club, he had to go a long way, consisting of outsider teams.
The first steps
In “Modena” Luca Tony spent two seasons. With the team, the player could not win serious awards and moved to Empoli. Here he spent only three matches and went again to fight for survival with the teams of the lower divisions. With “Treviso” Luca Toni, whose growth (193 cm) allowed to score goals with his head, returned to Serie B. He went out onto the field thirty-five times and scored fifteen goals. Some of the Serie A clubs have just begun to be interested in the Italian striker.
At 22, the footballer ended up in Vicenza, which then had a good reputation in the country's top division. Over the year, the player could not impress the club management and began to look for a new job.
Brescia and Palermo
In 2001, he joined the Brescia, where he was a partner of Roberto Baggio. Together with the Italian football star Luca Toni, he diversified his playing style and became more recognizable to fans. However, he could not firmly establish himself in the base, although he scored 15 goals. He could not constantly be in the shadow of Baggio and began to look for a new club. The second season in “Brescia” the striker did not stick, and the leadership decided to sell it in “Palermo”.
It was here that Luca Toni, whose biography is vast and interesting, learned a lot and was able to show his striking abilities in all its glory. The Sicilian club played in Serie B, but the leadership set a goal - to go to the top division. The team had the means to buy new players, and their efforts soon came true. Palermo finished the season on the first line, so he went to conquer the first league of the country. It should be noted that the biggest contribution to this victory was made by Luca Toni, who managed to score 30 goals.
Such success did not leave indifferent the coach of the Italian team. The mentor decided not to take into account the fact that the scorer scored not the strongest teams, and invited him.
The season in Serie A was also successful. Luca Tony left the main team in each game and scored 20 goals. The player became recognizable not only in Italy, many strong teams wanted to get him.
"Fiorentina"
With his results, Luca managed to attract scouts of Fiorentina. The player’s transfer value was $ 18 million. However, the leadership of “Palermo” later called the sale of Tony a serious mistake, because you could get much more money for it.
Luke began to score goals for the new club from the first round. In the race of scorers ahead of many famous strikers of Italy and beat records of series A. By the end of the season he had 31 goals and won the Golden Boot. In the games for the Italian national team, Luca also constantly improved his performance. In one of the fights he scored three goals and became the first Violet player to make a hat-trick as part of the national team.
Of course, such a player could not stay long in the Italian middle peasant. The most interesting transfer offer was made by Bayern, Luca Tony did not think long.
Bayern and Roma
With a Munich club, Tony signed a contract for 5 years. In the first season he became the Bundesliga's top scorer, scoring 24 goals. In the UEFA Cup, the striker scored 10 times and took the place of the team leader. However, Louis Van Gal, who led the “Bavaria”, did not allow Luka to speak in the first team. He spent several matches for the duplicate club, and then was leased to “Roma”.
Until the summer of 2010, he played for the Roman club. The management was not interested in extending the contract, and the player returned to Germany. But Bavaria did not want to sign a new contract, so the Italian became a free agent.
Genoa and Juventus
In the summer of 2010, the footballer joined Genoa. Soon he made his debut in the league match and scored the first goal, but in the winter he left the ranks of the team. He moved to Juventus, for which he always dreamed of playing. As part of the “Old Senora” he scored his 100th goal in Serie A. In 2012, he played for Al-Nasr from the UAE for a short time.
Fiorentina and Ellas Verona
In the winter of 2012, he signed a new contract with Fiorentina, where he planned to end his career. However, in the summer he entered into an agreement with Verona. Already in his debut match against “Milan” he scored 2 goals and made it clear that it was too early to write off. The season ended with 20 goals in the account. The following year he ended up completely the top scorer in Italy, sharing the achievement with Icardi. In 2016, he completed his career.