Marco Materazzi

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Marco Materazzi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko mateˈrattsi]; born 19 August 1973) is an Italian former professional football player and manager. A controversial and provocative figure in football, he was known for his very physical and aggressive style of defending, which saw him collect numerous cards throughout his career. Early in his career, Materazzi played with various Italian teams in Serie D, Serie C, and Serie B, and with Everton in the Premier League. He spent two periods with Perugia and signed for Inter Milan in 2001 for €10 million. At club level, he won a number of major honors with Inter, including five Serie A league titles in a row from 2006 to 2010, one UEFA Champions League, one FIFA Club World Cup, four Coppa Italia titles, and the Supercoppa Italiana four times. Having played around 270 games for Inter, he announced his retirement from playing shortly after leaving the club in 2011. Materazzi came out of retirement in 2014 when he was appointed player-manager of Chennaiyin...

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