Daniele Bonera
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Daniele Bonera Cavaliere OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [daˈnjɛːle boˈnɛːra]; born 31 May 1981) is an Italian retired footballer who played as a centre back. He is currently working as an assistant coach at AC Milan.
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Full name | Daniele Bonera[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1981-05-31) 31 May 1981 (age 42) | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brescia, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1999 | Brescia | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Brescia | 60 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Parma | 114 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2015 | AC Milan | 152 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Villarreal | 40 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 366 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | Italy U21 | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2004 | Italy U23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2008 | Italy | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | AC Milan (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2019 |
Prior to joining Spanish Villarreal in 2015, with whom he retired in 2019, 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.
At international level, he represented the Italy national football team on 16 occasions; he also won the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with the Italy national under-21 football team, as well as a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.