- Striker for Modena (1994-1996), Empoli F.C. (1996-97), Fiorenzuola (1997-98), Lodigiani (1998-99), Treviso (1999-00), Vincenza (2000-01), Brescia Calcio (2001-03), S.S.D. Palermo (2003-05), A.C.F. Fiorentina (2005-07, 2012-13), Bayern München (2007-09), A.S. Roma (2010), Genoa C.F.C. (2010-11), Juventus F.C. (2011-12), Al-Nasr S.C. (2012) and Hellas Verona (2013-16).
- Won the 2006 World Cup with Italy, scoring 2 goals in the tournament.
- Longtime companion is model Marta Cecchetto.
- Won the Serie B (2004) with S.S.D. Palermo; the Bundesliga (2008), the DFB-Pokal (2008) and the DFB-Ligapokal (2007) with Bayern München.
- 47 appearances for Italy National Football Team (2004-2009); scored 16 goals. Member of the Euro 2008, and the Germany '06 squads.
- Top Scorer of the Serie B (2004); Serie A (2006, 2015); Bundesliga (2008); and UEFA Cup (2008).
- In 2006, he won the Italian awards: Pallone d'Argento, Oscar AIC-Serie A and Guerin d'Oro.
- Won the European Golden Shoe in 2006.
- Named in the ESM Team of the Year in 2005/06.
- Named in the 2006 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team.
- Nominee at the FIFPro World XI in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
- Named in the Kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season in 2007/08.
- In February 2011 he scored his 100th goal in Serie A.
- First child, a son, was stillborn on June 1, 2012, their second child, Bianca, was born in June 2013, a third child, Leonardo was born in July 2014.
- Named in the Serie A Team of the Year in 2014/15.
- Won the Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea" in 2015.
- Descended to Serie B with Hellas Verona in 2016.
- Retired from football at the age 38. (May 2016)
- Captain of Hellas Verona from 2014 until his retirement.
- Over his entire career, he officially scored 322 goals in 705 matches.
- Played well over 300 games at Serie A.
- Broken Miroslav Klose record on the Bayern Munich's list of the all-time top goalscorers with 58 goals.
- Broken Gaetano Troja record on the Palermo's list of the all-time top goalscorers with 51 goals.
- Broken Mario Patuzzi record on the Hellas Verona's list of the all-time top goalscorers with 50 goals.
- Scored 2 hat-tricks at Serie A.
- Inducted into the Fiorentina Hall of Fame in 2016.
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