Leonardo Bonucci: biography of a football player

Leonardo Bonucci - Professional Italianfootball player, playing in the position of the central defender in the club "Milan" and the Italian team. He is the captain of the team in Milan. From the sports achievements of the player can be identified the following: seven-time champion of the Italian Serie A (6 times in the "Juventus" and 1 time in the "Internationale"), three-time winner of the Cup and the Italian Super Cup ("Juventus"), two-time finalist Champion League. Enumerate forever! In total, including team and personal achievements, Leonardo Bonucci won 22 trophies during his career. The growth of the player is 190 centimeters, weight - 85 kilograms.

Bonucci is primarily known for its magnificenttechnique, as well as the range of passage and the ability to launch an attack from the back with long-range gears (that is, in the position of the central defender, he plays as a playmaker).

Bonucci is a non-replaceable player of his ownnational team since 2010. During this time, the defender held at the international level 70 matches in which he managed to score scored goals 5 times. He is the silver medalist of the European Championship 2012 and the bronze medalist of the Confederation Cup 2013.

Biography of a football player

Leonardo Bonucci was born on May 1, 1987 in the city of Viterbo (Region of Lazio, Italy). Football career began in the youth club "Viterbese".

Professionally began to play in 2005, whensigned a contract with the Milan "Internationale". In the period from 2005 to 2010 he played in such clubs as Treviso, Pisa and Bari. During this period, Bonucci demonstrated a high-quality game, proving his football viability throughout Italy.

The legend of the Turin Juventus

In 2010, the defender Leonardo Bonucci was ininterests of Turin "Juventus". In June of the same year, a contract was signed, amounting to 15.5 million euros. In the period from 2010 to 2017, Bonucci was a non-replaceable base player. In the "zebra" Bonucci was the core of the defensive line, along with such masters as Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli.

For 7 seasons in "Juventus" he won 12 clubtrophies. Twice he became the vice-champion of the Champions League. In total, he spent 319 matches for the club and noted with 19 goals scored. In 2017, he left the club because of a conflict with head coach Massimiliano Allegri.

Sensation of Italian football: Leonardo Bonucci in Milan

In July 2017 he became a player of the club Milan. Bonucci signed a 5-year contract, and the transfer fee was 40 million euros.

Playing in the "Rossoneri", Leonardo willreceive a salary of 8 million euros per year. This amount was a record in the Italian championship. Earlier, the owner of the highest salary was the Argentine Gonzalo Higuain - 7.5 million euros per year.