Daniele Bonera

Daniele Bonera
Personal information
Full name Daniele Bonera
Date of birth (1981-05-31) 31 May 1981
Place of birth Brescia, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 23
Youth career
1995–1999 Brescia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Brescia 60 (0)
2002–2006 Parma 114 (1)
2006–2015 Milan 152 (0)
2015– Villarreal 11 (0)
National team
2001–2004 Italy U21 29 (0)
2004 Italy U23 5 (0)
2001–2008 Italy 16 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2015.


Daniele Bonera, Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [daˈnjɛle boˈnɛra]; born 31 May 1981) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Villarreal CF as a central defender.

Prior to joining Villareal in 2015, he had previously played for Italian clubs Brescia, Parma, and in particular Milan, where he won several titles, including the 2010–11 Serie A and the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League; in his prime, he was known for his pace and versatility as a defender, and was also capable of playing as a full-back on either side of the pitch.[1]

At international level, he represented the Italy national football team on 16 occasions; he also won the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship with the Italy national under-21 football team, as well as a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Brescia

Bonera signed for Brescia in 1995 and played at the youth teams of Brescia until the end of 1998–99 season, where he made his first team debut for Brescia in 1999–2000. He played a total of 72 games in his three seasons with Brescia.[2]

Parma

Bonera signed for Parma in July 2002. He played 32 Serie A games and scored a goal during his first season at Parma in 2002–03. In his following three seasons with Parma, he played 98 games of which 82 were in the Serie A. On 28 July 2006, Bonera moved to Milan[2] in a €3.3 million transfer deal.[3]

Milan

Bonera in action for Milan and chasing down the striker Roberto Muzzi of Torino

Bonera's UEFA Champions League came against Belgian side Anderlecht on 17 October 2006, in which he received a red card after receiving a second yellow in the 47th minute for what, in the referee's view, was petulantly kicking the ball away as Anderlecht waited to take a free kick. After struggling at right back, Bonera was moved to centre back after several defenders were injured, and after the acquisition of Massimo Oddo from Lazio in January, a natural right back. Bonera slotted in well at centre back, becoming one of Milan's better players. However, he struggled with a niggling injury in the second half of the 2008–09 season, joining Alessandro Nesta and Kakha Kaladze on the treatment table. In September 2009, he signed a contract extension which will last until 2013.[4]

Mesut Özil and Daniele Bonera during the match between Real Madrid and Milan

After a ten-month injury lay-off, Bonera made a successful 45-minute comeback against Novara in the Coppa Italia on 13 January 2010. Because of Milan's great central defensive partnership of Alessandro Nesta and Thiago Silva, Bonera was deployed at his former position, right back. He slotted in well, playing much better in that position than when he first joined Milan. Because of this, Bonera became Milan's starting right back, but when Gianluca Zambrotta, Luca Antonini and Massimo Oddo all returned from injury, he lost his starting place in the position. When Nesta once again found himself on the treatment table, however, coach Leonardo chose Bonera to fill in for him in central defence.

On 23 May 2013, amid speculation of a move to Juventus, Bonera signed a new contract with Milan until 30 June 2015. During these two years, he mainly played as a backup player to first-choice centre-backs Philippe Mexès and Alex.

Villarreal

At the end of his deal with Milan, Bonera was released and was linked with a move to newly promoted Carpi,[5] though he instead joined Spanish La Liga club Villarreal.

International career

At youth level, Bonera was capped for both 2002 and 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He also played at the 2000 Toulon Tournament. He has been capped 34 times at U-21 international level.

He has been capped 16 times for the Italian senior team. After he made his senior debut on 5 September 2001 against Morocco, he made his non-friendly debut under Marcello Lippi at 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.

He was called up to 2006 FIFA World Cup squad as reserve player, but after Gianluca Zambrotta was confirmed to be fit, Bonera was sent home.[6]

After the 2006 World Cup, he was re-called for the first time under new manager Roberto Donadoni, ahead of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Scotland, a match scheduled for 28 March 2007.[7] However, he had to withdraw due to injury.[8] In October and November 2007, he was called up again.[9][10] He played against future 2010 FIFA World Cup hosts South Africa with an experimental Italy squad, coming on as a substitute for Fabio Cannavaro against the Faroe Islands. He was not selected for Euro 2008.

After Marcello Lippi became Italy coach for the second time, Bonera was re-called in Lippi's first few matches.[11][12] After the injury, Bonera was called up to the last friendly before the formal announcement of Italy's 2010 World Cup squad, against Cameroon.[13][14] He failed to enter the preliminary squad on 11 May and the training camp on 4–5 May.[15]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 19 March 2015[16][17]
Bonera in action for Milan
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brescia 1999–2000 Serie B5000——50
2000–01 Serie A26040——300
2001–02 Serie A290404[lower-alpha 1]0—370
Total 6008040—720
Parma 2002–03 Serie A321204[lower-alpha 1]0—381
2003–04 Serie A240005[lower-alpha 1]0—290
2004–05 Serie A3501010[lower-alpha 1]0—460
2005–06 Serie A2300000—230
Total 114130190—1361
Milan 2006–07 Serie A250506[lower-alpha 2]0—360
2007–08 Serie A210106[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0290
2008–09 Serie A180004[lower-alpha 1]0—220
2009–10 Serie A70202[lower-alpha 2]0—110
2010–11 Serie A160103[lower-alpha 2]0—200
2011–12 Serie A200306[lower-alpha 2]000290
2012–13 Serie A130004[lower-alpha 2]0—170
2013–14 Serie A160004[lower-alpha 2]0—200
2014–15 Serie A16000——160
Total 1520110350102010
Career total 3261230580104091
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in Italian Supercup

International statistics

National team Club League Season Apps Goals
ItalyBrescia Serie A 2001–02 2 0
Parma Serie A 2002–03 1 0
2004–05 6 0
2005–06 2 0
Milan Serie A 2007–08 3 0
2008–09 2 0
Total 16 0

Honours

Club

Milan

International

Italy

Orders

4th Class / Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: (2004)

Personal life

Daniele Bonera is married to Paola Bonera.[18] Bonera has one child with his wife, a daughter, Talita Bonera.[19]

References

  1. ↑ May, John (22 May 2007). "AC Milan Pen Pics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 Carminati, Nadia (28 July 2006). "Milan bag Bonera". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "AC Milan 2006 Annual Report" (PDF). AC Milan (in Italian). April 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Bonera boost for Milan". PA. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Carpi to swoop for Bonera". PA. 26 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Fudge, Simon (11 June 2006). "Azzurri release Bonera". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  7. ↑ Menicucci, Paolo (18 March 2007). "Uncapped duo handed Italy chance". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  8. ↑ Buckingham, Mark (23 March 2007). "Italy drop four from squad". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  9. ↑ Menicucci, Paolo (7 October 2007). "Montolivo earns Italy call-up". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  10. ↑ Menicucci, Paolo (11 November 2007). "Palladino in, Del Piero out for Italy". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  11. ↑ Radaelli, Roberta (16 August 2008). "Gilardino leads list of Lippi recalls". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  12. ↑ "Lippi welcomes back Buffon and Pirlo". AFP. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  13. ↑ "Amichevole Italia-Camerun. Tre le novità di Lippi: Sirigu, Bonucci e Cossu". FIGC (in Italian). 28 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  14. ↑ "Italy: Borriello and three newcomers". Football Italia. 28 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  15. ↑ "Verso il Mondiale. Ventinove Azzurri convocati per lo stage di Roma". FIGC (in Italian). 2 May 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  16. ↑ "Italy – D. Bonera". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "Bonera, Daniele". AC Milan. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  18. ↑ "Bonera: 6' Compleanno Rossonero". acmilan.com (in Italian). A.C. Milan. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  19. ↑ "Bonera, Milan: "Sono sicuro che andremo in Champions, e voglio esserci anch'io"". gazzetta.it (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

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