Name |
Massimo Oddo |
Height |
6 ft 0 in |
Naionality |
Italian |
Date of Birth |
14-June-1976 |
Place of Birth |
Citta Sant Angelo, Italy |
Famous for |
Footballer |
Massimo Oddo is a retired Italian professional footballer. He was part of the Italian squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. On 21 July 2010, he added one more year to his current contract to last until 30 June 2012. a day after, Zambrotta also signed a new deal.
After being mostly frozen out of the Milan squad during the starting part of the 2010–11 season, he made his season debut against S.S.C. Napoli after an early first half head injury to left back Luca Antonini, furthermore he provided two assists, one to Robinho for the opening goal and another for Zlatan Ibrahimović. On 31 August 2011, Oddo joined Lecce on a season-long loan. Oddo made his national debut in 2002, as part of a reformed squad after the unsuccessful 2002 FIFA World Cup performance of the Azzurri.
He was a starter at seven Euro 2004 qualifying matches. During the main competition in Portugal, he played as a substitute in one game against Bulgaria (22 June 2004), and supplied an assist, which helped Italy win the match. Subsequently, Oddo was a member of Italy's winning squad during the 2006 FIFA World Cup championship as back up to Gianluca Zambrotta. Oddo scored his first international goal for Italy from the penalty spot in a Euro 2008 qualifying match on 7 October 2006 against Ukraine.