Vincenzo Jakvinta - a landmark in the world of football, is the world champion in the Italian team. He played as a striker, played for a number of eminent clubs, including Juventus.
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Biography: early years
Vincenzo Jakvinta was born on November 21, 1979 in the town of Coutro, in the Italian region of Calabria. In the eighties, many residents of this southern province began to move in search of a better life in the northern part of the country. The Yakvint family was no exception. So Vincenzo began to live in one of the largest northern regions - Emilia-Romagna. His childhood and youth passed there.
Vincenzo became interested in football in his school years. Thanks to his high growth and powerful punch, Jakvinta showed excellent results in the position of the striker. Together with his brother, in the 1996-1997 season, he defended the colors of the Reggio club, which was in Serie D. Vincenzo spent 33 games on the field and scored 6 goals. For a novice football player, these are good indicators. His game attracted the attention of breeders from more status clubs. And the next season, Vincenzo already played in the Padova team, which performed in Serie B.
Six months later, the club management decided to sell it at Castel di Sangro. There, Yakvinta spent almost two seasons. During this time, he became a prominent base player. For this club, he spent 52 games and brought 8 goals.
Career
During the summer transfers of 2000, Vincenzo made the transition to Udinese. The club played in Serie A, which is considered the Premier League of Italian football, and was the traditional middle peasant of the final table. In Udinese, Vincenzo quickly became a notable striker. As part of this club, he took part in a number of European tournaments of club scale, but he did not win a single title.
In 2007, Yakvinta got a chance to prove himself as part of the world football grandeur - he was acquired by the famous Juventus. The leadership of the famous club paid for the transition Vincenzo 11.3 million dollars. That's just the main player Yakvint did not become. He tried on the field, high competition in the club did not leave him any chances. For “Juventus” Yakvinta played for six seasons. He entered the field in 108 matches and scored 40 goals. In the season 2012/2013, Jakvinta became the champion of Italy.
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In parallel, he played in the national team. Yakvinta participated in two world championships. In 2006, he became the world champion. Yakvinta performed well in five games of the final part of the championship, including the semi-finals and finals, and even brought the national team one goal. Italy did not qualify for the next World Cup. But in the qualifying stage, Vincenzo scored one goal in three games.
In 2013, Yakvinta ended his career.