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.jpg) Grella in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vincenzo Grella[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Dandenong, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Catania (vice-president & CEO) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Springvale City | |||
| 1996–1997 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Springvale City | 16 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Canberra Cosmos | 14 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Carlton | 23 | (1) |
| 1998–2004 | Empoli | 60 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | → Ternana (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Parma | 92 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Torino | 28 | (1) |
| 2008–2012 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Melbourne Heart | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 299 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Australia U-20 | 11 | (0) |
| 1996–2000 | Australia U-23 | 17 | (0) |
| 2003–2010 | Australia | 46 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vincenzo Grella (born 5 October 1979) is an Australian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Dandenong to Italian immigrants, Antonio and Maria, Grella began his senior career in Australia before moving to Italy, where he spent over ten years, playing for Empoli, Ternana, Parma and Torino. He moved to Blackburn Rovers of the Premier League in 2008 where he spent four seasons, before returning to Australia in 2012 to play for Melbourne Heart.
He retired from professional football in January 2013, after a long-standing struggle with injuries. Grella represented the Australian national team on 46 occasions, and played at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups. His 2010 FIFA World Cup profile describes him as a possessing the "ability to mop up loose balls and halt opposition counter-attacks."[3]
- ^ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Player Profile". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
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