.jpg) Fuser inItaly colours, 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Fuser | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-11-11)11 November 1968 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Venaria Reale, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Torino | 49 | (4) |
| 1989–1990 | Milan | 20 | (2) |
| 1990–1991 | →Fiorentina (loan) | 32 | (8) |
| 1991–1992 | Milan | 15 | (4) |
| 1992–1998 | Lazio | 188 | (35) |
| 1998–2001 | Parma | 86 | (10) |
| 2001–2003 | Roma | 15 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Torino | 29 | (2) |
| 2004–2008 | Canelli | 92 | (37) |
| 2008–2009 | Saviglianese | 23 | (6) |
| 2009 | Canelli | 12 | (1) |
| 2010 | Nicese | 10 | (4) |
| 2012 | Colline Alfieri | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 573 | (115) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1990 | Italy U21 | 18 | (2) |
| 1989 | Italy B[1] | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–2000 | Italy | 25 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Nicese | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Diego Fuser (Italian pronunciation:[ˈdjɛːɡofuˈzɛr]; born 11 November 1968) is an Italian former professionalfootballer, who played as amidfielder, mainly on theright wing, although he was also capable of playing in thecentre. Fuser was a quick, hard-working, and energetic player, with good technique, andcrossing ability, who excelled at making offensive runs down the right flank andassisting strikers with accurate crosses. A tenacious, and physically strong winger, he also possessed notable stamina, a powerful shot from distance, and was accurate from set-pieces.[2][3][4]
Born inVenaria Reale,Province of Turin, Fuser started his professional career withTorino in 1986. He played 49 games for them before moving toAC Milan (1989–92). During his two seasons at Milan he collected aUEFA Champions League (1989) medal and aScudetto (1988), as well as the1989 European Super Cup andIntercontinental Cup titles.[5][6]
During his time at Milan, Fuser also spent time on loan atFiorentina during the1990–91 season, before completing a move toLazio in 1992. This turned out to be arguably his most successful time in football becoming a fan favourite while playing 188 games in six years, scoring 35 goals and winning theCoppa Italia and reaching theUEFA Cup final in 1998, as the club'scaptain.[7] After moving toParma in 1998 he won theUEFA Cup, the Coppa Italia and theItalian Super Cup in 1999. He wore the number 14 shirt and captained the team in their 3–01999 UEFA Cup final victory overOlympique Marseille on 6 May.[5][7]
Fuser blotted his Lazio copybook by joiningAS Roma in the summer of 2001, where he only played 15 games in two seasons, winning the2001 Supercoppa Italiana, and managing second-place finishes inSerie A in 2002, and in theCoppa Italia in 2003. During the2003–04 season he played for his original club Torino, inSerie B.[5]
In 2004, he signed forASDC Canelli, whom he helped to win itsEccellenza round during the 2005–06 season, earning promotion toSerie D. In 2008, together with fellow player and personal friendGianluigi Lentini, he moved to Saviglianese, aPromozione amateur club ofPiedmont. He played also for the amateur clubs of Canelli and Nicese, which he simultaneously coached. In 2012, he played for another amateur club of Piedmont,Colline Alfieri Don Bosco in Promozione.[8]
Fuser initially representedItaly at Under-21 level on 18 occasions between 1987 and 1990, scoring 2 goals; he was notably a member of the team that finished in third place at the1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, under managerCesare Maldini. He also played for the seniorItaly national football team on 25 occasions between 1993 and 2000, scoring 3 goals, and he was a participant at the1996 UEFA European Championship under managerArrigo Sacchi, making 3 appearances as Italy were eliminated in the first found. He was also inDino Zoff's provisional 26 man squad forUEFA Euro 2000 before missing the final cut.[9][10][11]
Diego Fuser is married to Orietta. Their son Matteo died in 2011, at the age of 15, after struggling with illness.[12]
Lazio[7]
Parma[7]
Roma[7]
