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Luca Toni is an experienced Italian footballer, who took his own time for settling down,
playing for no less than ten clubs. He possesses a distinct flair for scoring goals with
pinpoint accuracy. His long illustrious career began at Modena in 1994 and from this date
Toni has succeeded in playing successfully at different clubs most notably at Palermo and Fiorentina.
Luca Toni joined Palermo in 2003 when they were playing in Serie B and was one of the
major factors in Palermo lifting the Serie B title and leading the club back to Serie A
after a thirty year absence. In the course of the season Toni netted thirty goals for
Palermo and his strong performances earned
him a call up to the Italian national side. Toni's impressive form continued for Palermo
in Serie A as his goald scoring ability led the club to their first ever UEFA Cup qualification place.
Toni's impressive strong performances earned him a move to Fiorentina in 2005 and he
continued to excel at the highest level of Italian football leading Fiorentina to
Champion's League qualification
Luca Toni's ability to score was prevalent in the 2005-06 season as the Italian maestro
netted thirty one goals and in doing so was awarded the European Golden Boot.
Toni stayed at Fiorentina for another season despite the disappointment of the
match fixing scandal before he moved to Bayern Munich in May 2007 signing a four year contract.
Luca Toni plays for the Italian national side and has held the distinct honour
of captaining the side when fellow team mate Fabio Cannavaro was out injured.
Toni was part of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup and scored
two goals in the competition. Toni scored two goals in Italy's 2-0 win over
Scotland in a EURO 2008 qualifier. Toni struck in the first minute of a 2-1
qualifier win over Scotland at Hampden Park, which secured Italy's place at
the final stages. Four days later, he scored the second goal against the
Faroe Islands, as Italy closed with a 3-1 win.
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