– Paolo’s early life health struggles were down to drinking excessive amounts of Cola and similar drinks. Date of birth: Jul 9, 1968: Place of birth: Roma : Age: 52: Height: N/A: Citizenship: Italy : Position: attack - Centre-Forward : Foot: N/A: Player agent: Roggi Sportmanagement: Current club: Retired: Joined… Although in the 2012-13 season, Swindon were knocked out of the FA Cup and the Football League Trophy in their first game against opposition from lower leagues, they did have a solid run in the League Cup in which they won against three teams from higher leagues. Italian politicians — all of them — think only about themselves, and making money. Whilst in Sheffield, Di Canio was the club's leading goal scorer for the 1997–98 season with 14 goals and he became a favourite of the fans. Di Canio was exceptional. Di Canio stated that he believed his players deserved to have their names put on the stadium and dedicated the victory to his father, who died late in 2011. Even though he had already signed an extension to his Charlton contract, in August 2004 he returned to his home team of Lazio taking a massive paycut in order to return to the economically stretched Roman team. Unhappy with the situation Di Canio was involved in yet another row with his manager, this time Fabio Capello and there’d only be one winner. During his playing career he made over 500 league appearances and scored over one hundred goals appearing primarily as a forward but could also play as an attacking midfielder, or as a winger. "[5], He signed for Lazio in 1985 and remained there until 1990. West Ham manager, Harry Redknapp on signing Di Canio admitted he was taking a chance but said of the player "He can do things with the ball that people can only dream of". [62], He has also expressed admiration for the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Consequently, Paolo was allowed to leave for Serie A rivals, Napoli. A 3-0 win at St James’ Park was Sunderland’s first away victory in the fixture for over a decade. [9] Di Canio then demanded a large wage rise at the end of the season, but this was rebuffed by Celtic. Under Di Canio Swindon were promoted back to League One as League Two champions and reached the League Trophy Final but lost to Chesterfield. Therefore in 2006, Di Canio’s contract was not renewed and the forward left the club for Serie C2 side Cisco Roma. Subscribe to our mailing list and get interesting stuff and updates to your email inbox. With the club on the brink of administration and practically under a transfer ban Di Canio handed in his resignation in February 2013. [29] Di Canio played in Tony Carr's testimonial game at Upton Park on 5 May 2010, which featured a West Ham team against West Ham Academy old boys. In his first season with Cisco Roma, his team failed promotion to playoffs, despite a runners-up position in the regular season. Further attempts to sign players by Di Canio were rejected by the Football League due to the club's financial situation with Di Canio "considering his future" at Swindon due to off-field financial problems. He scored the BBC Goal of the Season in March 2000 with a flying volley against Wimbledon,[15] which is still considered among the best goals in Premiership history[16] and was named as the Premiership's goal of the decade in a December 2009 Sky Sports News viewers' poll, scoring 30% of votes. Di Canio was born in Rome, in the district of Quarticciolo, a working-class area populated mainly by A.S. Roma fans. His creativity helped West Ham to a 5th place finish in the league and qualification to the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup. During several of his games for Lazio, Di Canio made a fascist salute to their right-wing fans. Their highest league position since the 1950s. – Di Canio was capped for Italy at Under 21 level and featured for the B team but never earnt a senior cap for his country. As a result, Di Canio's contract was not renewed in the summer of 2006. On the 6th August 1997, the Italian signed for Sheffield Wednesday, then in the Premier League, for around £4.2 million. ", "Exclusive: Paolo Di Canio at bomb fascist's funeral – The Sun –News", "Sponsors cut ties with Swindon over Paolo di Canio's fascist views", "Paolo Di Canio Tattoo: Just days after renouncing fascisme, Mussolini Design Revealed", "I'm on my way to England! Unsurprisingly he didn’t play for the Owls ever again. if(typeof __ez_fad_position != 'undefined'){__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-ftblcult_com-mobile-leaderboard-2-0')}; His influence on the ultras was too much for then major shareholder Claudio Lotito to handle. Paolo di Canio reveals to Sky News why he took the Swindon Town manager's position. This did not happen and he resigned as manager of Swindon Town. [9] His time in Glasgow was dogged by controversy though; sent-off during a 2-2 draw against Hearts in November 1996[10] and heavily involved in an acrimonious league match against Rangers in March 1997 where he behaved aggressively towards Ian Ferguson and gestured in the direction of Rangers’ bench as he was led from the field by team-mates. Player of the Year, West Ham United F.C. Sheffield Wednesday F.C. After being sent off against Arsenal at Hillsborough, Di Canio famously reacted by pushing referee Paul Alcock to the ground. When Di Canio was appointed as the manager of Swindon Town in 2011, the trade union GMB terminated its sponsorship agreement with the club, worth around £4,000 per season, due to Di Canio's fascist views. Instant hit Di Canio, 33, joined West Ham in January 1999 from Sheffield Wednesday FC, where he was banned for eight matches after pushing referee Paul Alcock during a … Alcock continued refereeing Premier League matches without pause. A talented yet controversial player, Di Canio was known for his creativity, technical ability, and dribbling skills, as well as his tenacity and aggression on the pitch. He signed a contract extension to keep him at the Addicks for another season but made a massive u-turn when boyhood club Lazio came calling again. In a game against Everton, with the scores level and the clock running down, the Italian took matters into his own hands, quite literally, as Everton goalkeeper Paul Gerrard was down injured on the edge of his box. The Italian’s time in Scotland, though, was overshadowed by a poor disciplinary record. Indeed, it is the legendary Paolo Di Canio! Di Canio … Sunderland defeated their fierce rivals 3–0, their first away victory in the fixture in over a decade. He played for the Italian under-21s, making 9 appearances and scoring 2 goals, and was notably a member of the squad that finished in third place at the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship under manager Cesare Maldini, but was never capped for the senior team.[4]. The West Ham team won 5–1. As a result, he was handed a hefty 11 match ban and a £10,000 fine. At the end of the season, Di Canio requested a substantial pay rise which Celtic rejected. Later that season Swindon caused an FA Cup upset beating Wigan Athletic, then of the Premier League, 2-1. He was also the OPTA player of the season 1998–99. That summer Di Canio made wholesale changes to his squad, but it failed to have the impact that he’d hoped. we respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously, Player Profile: Mark Hateley Date of Birth: 07/11/1961 Height: 6 ft 3 in Position: Centre forward National Team: England International Caps: 32 International Goals: 9 Club …, Player Profile: Jari Litmanen Date of Birth: 20/02/1971 Height: 6 ft Position: Attacking midfielder National Team: Finland International Caps: 137 International Goals: 32 Club Career The …, Player Profile: Tugay Full Name: Tugay Kerimoğlu Date of Birth: 24/8/1970 Height: 5 ft 10 in Position(s): Central-Midfield National Team: …, Kazuyoshi Miura: The World’s Oldest Footballer. Lazio won promotion to Serie A in 1988, having narrowly escaped relegation to Serie C1 the year before. The fans loved him. He was the clubs’ leading goal scorer in his first season in English football with 14 goals. As a result of Di Canio’s perceived sympathies, David Miliband quit the Sunderland board after the Italian arrived as manager on 1 April 2013. [38] Swindon finished the season on 93 points.[39]. He scored in the Rome derby, just as he had in 1989, leading the team to a 3–1 victory over A.S. Roma in January (6 January 2005). Despite this, he was part of the Juventus squad that beat Borussia Dortmund 6-1 on aggregate to win the UEFA Cup in 1993, his first piece of silverware.if(typeof __ez_fad_position != 'undefined'){__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-ftblcult_com-large-mobile-banner-1-0')}; The Italian was a fiery character and after 111 appearances for the Old Lady things soon turned sour. I saluted my people with what for me is a sign of belonging to a group that holds true values, values of civility against the standardisation that this society imposes upon us. [40], On 18 January 2013, ahead of Swindon's Saturday clash with Shrewsbury Town, Di Canio worked into the night alongside approximately 200 volunteers to clear a snow-covered pitch at the County Ground, thus allowing the game to go ahead. Di Canio made 33 appearances across all competitions scoring five times before returning to his parent club at the end of the 86/87 season.
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