Fabio Cannavaro

Fabio Cannavaro is, to me, the patron saint of the undersized defender. Captaining Italy to the 2006 World Cup and then winning the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year as a center-back, all at 176 cm, is almost mythical. He proved that anticipation, timing, and ferocity matter more than reach, which makes him a quiet hero for anyone who was ever told they were too small. Now coaching, including the Uzbekistan national team, he is passing his defensive philosophy forward. Naples produced a genuine great, and my admiration for him has never dimmed.

Name (English)

Fabio Cannavaro

Name (Japanese)

ファビオ・カンナヴァーロ

Reading

ふぁびお・かんなゔぁーろ

Born

September 13, 1973 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

Origin

Naples, Campania, Italy

Height

176 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• 2006 Ballon d'Or
• 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year
• 2000 Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• 2006 Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

• Official sitehttps://www.fabiocannavaro.it/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/fabiocannavaroofficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/fabiocannavaro
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio%20Cannavaro
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%93%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102027

Tags

• Campania
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.