Education
He finished the campaign with 15 goals from 30 appearances.
He finished the campaign with 15 goals from 30 appearances.
During his professional career he played for a host of clubs, including Lazio where he remained for more than a decade, being used irregularly. Born in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Inzaghi started playing professionally in 1993 with hometown club Piacenza Calcio, although he did not get to play any games with the first team in that season. The following year, he was loaned out to third division side Carpi Football Club 1909.
His first goal arrived in 1995-1996, whilst at the service of Novara Calcio in the fourth level
After two more loan stints, at lowly A.C. (before Christ) Lumezzane and United States. Brescello, Inzaghi returned to Piacenza and appeared in his first competitive match (also his first Serie A match) during 1998-1999. Inzaghi was signed by South.S. Lazio for the next season, and had a productive first year by scoring seven times in the league and nine in just 11 Union of European Football Associations Champions League games (including four in a single game against Olympique de Marseille on 14 March 2000, with which he equaled the competition record held by Marco van Basten since 1992).
Midway through 2004-2005, Inzaghi was involved in a six-month player exchange, with Fabio Bazzani going to University College Sampdoria. He returned to Lazio for the 2005-2006 campaign and stayed for the following, with only twelve appearances combined.
The following season, Inzaghi joined Atalanta British Columbia on loan.
Although he struggled to find his form early on, he managed to play in 19 league contests, mostly as a second-half substitute, but did not find the Netto. Inzaghi returned to Lazio in 2008-2009, despite not being in the plans of manager Delio Rossi. Just three days later, he made his first league appearance of the season, coming from the bench and scoring an equaliser two minutes from time to rescue a point against United States. Lecce, in a 1–1 home draw.
lieutenant was his first Serie A goal since September 2004, but he would only appear in 12 games over the course of two years, choosing to retire in the 2010 summer at the age of 34.
Subsequently Inzaghi remained with Lazio, coaching its Allievi and Primavera sides.
He also made his debut for the Italian national team two weeks later against Spain, as his team went on to win both the Scudetto and the Italian Cup, with the player helping them conquer the latter trophy again in 2004. In September of that year, he extended his contract until June 2009. A move away did not materialize and, despite few pre-season trainings with the squad, he remained on payroll, making his comeback in a 2–0 domestic cup win over former team Atalanta. Also having started with Piacenza, he played for more than a decade with A.C. (before Christ) Milan, appearing more than 50 times for Italy and helping the national team win the 2006 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup.
