About Christian Panucci
Christian Panucci is an Italian former footballer and manager. In his playing career he played as a defender. A versatile footballer, he began his career as a right-back, but was also capable of playing on the left; as he lost his pace in his later career, he was usually deployed as a centre back, due to his strength in the air. However, Panucci began to work his way into the starting lineup under manager Fabio Capello, appearing in 19 league matches and scoring twice as Milan won domestic and European titles. For his performances, Panucci won the Bravo Award, as the best Under-23 player in Europe. At Real Madrid, Panucci became the first Italian to play for the Spanish club.
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