Stefano Fiore
| Date of birth | 17 April 1975 |
| Place of birth | Cosenza |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Weight | 75 kg |
| Height | 1.81 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
A hard-working midfield playmaker, Stefano is strong in the tackle and yet also a creative force in the centre of the park. His early career was spent flitting between Serie A and B with clubs such as Cosenza, Parma (where he won a UEFA Cup winners' medal in 1995) and Padova. He returned to Parma for the 1997-98 season and quickly shot to prominence, earning a second UEFA Cup win in 1999. He left Parma as part of thr transfer deal that saw Marcio Amoruso move from Udinese to Parma for £22 million. He quicley established himself at Udinese as a talented playmaker and gained his first cap against Sweden in February 2000. He featured prominently in the campaign to qualify for the 2002 World Cup finals and has now appeared 21 times for the Azurri. At club level he spent two seasons with Udinese before joining Lazio in the summer of 2001. His International place is under threat from Cristiano Doni but he should make the squad for Japan.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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| Cosenza | |||
| Parma | |||
| Padova | |||
| Chievo Verona | |||
| Udinese | 01 Jul 2001 | ||
| Lazio | 01 Jul 2001 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2000-01 | Udinese | Serie A | 34 | 9 |
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| 2000-01 | Udinese | UEFA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Lazio | Serie A | 21 | 9 |
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| 2001-02 | Lazio | UEFA Champions League | 8 | 2 |
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| 2002-03 | Lazio | Serie A | 28 | 5 |
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| 2002-03 | Lazio | UEFA Cup | 6 | 2 |
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| 2003-04 | Lazio | Serie A | 29 | 2 |
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| 2003-04 | Lazio | UEFA Champions League | 6 | 2 |
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| 2004-05 | Valencia | Primera Liga | 15 | 5 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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| 14 Sep 2000 | Polonia Warszawa v Udinese | W | 0-1 | UEFA Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 26 Sep 2000 | Udinese v Polonia Warszawa | W |
2-0 Agg: 3-0 |
UEFA Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 01 Oct 2000 | Udinese v Brescia | W | 4-2 | Serie A | 1 |
| 14 Oct 2000 | Verona v Udinese | D | 1-1 | Serie A | 2 |
| 21 Oct 2000 | Udinese v Inter Milano | W | 3-0 | Serie A | 3 |
| 24 Oct 2000 | Udinese v PAOK Salonika | W | 1-0 | UEFA Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 01 Nov 2000 | Juventus v Udinese | W | 1-2 | Serie A | 4 |
| 05 Nov 2000 | Udinese v Lecce | W | 2-0 | Serie A | 5 |
| 09 Nov 2000 | PAOK Salonika v Udinese | L |
3-0 Agg: 3-1 |
UEFA Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 11 Nov 2000 | Parma v Udinese | L | 2-0 | Serie A | 6 |
| 19 Nov 2000 | Udinese v Reggina | W | 3-0 | Serie A | 7 |
| 26 Nov 2000 | Bari v Udinese | L | 2-1 | Serie A | 8 |
| 03 Dec 2000 | Udinese v AC Milan | L | 0-1 | Serie A | 9 |
| 10 Dec 2000 | AS Roma v Udinese | L | 2-1 | Serie A | 10 |
| 17 Dec 2000 | Udinese v Fiorentina | L | 1-3 | Serie A | 11 |
| 23 Dec 2000 | Udinese v Bologna | W | 3-1 | Serie A | 12 |
| 07 Jan 2001 | Perugia v Udinese | L | 3-1 | Serie A | 13 |
| 14 Jan 2001 | Udinese v Lazio | L | 3-4 | Serie A | 14 |
| 21 Jan 2001 | Napoli v Udinese | W | 0-1 | Serie A | 15 |
| 28 Jan 2001 | Udinese v Atalanta | L | 2-4 | Serie A | 16 |
| 04 Feb 2001 | Vicenza v Udinese | W | 1-2 | Serie A | 17 |
| 11 Feb 2001 | Brescia v Udinese | L | 3-1 | Serie A | 18 |
| 17 Feb 2001 | Udinese v Verona | W | 2-1 | Serie A | 19 |
| 25 Feb 2001 | Inter Milano v Udinese | L | 2-1 | Serie A | 20 |
| 04 Mar 2001 | Udinese v Juventus | L | 0-2 | Serie A | 21 |
| 11 Mar 2001 | Lecce v Udinese | L | 2-1 | Serie A | 22 |
| 18 Mar 2001 | Udinese v Parma | L | 1-3 | Serie A | 23 |
| 01 Apr 2001 | Reggina v Udinese | D | 1-1 | Serie A | 24 |
| 08 Apr 2001 | Udinese v Bari | W | 2-0 | Serie A | 25 |
| 14 Apr 2001 | AC Milan v Udinese | L | 3-0 | Serie A | 26 |
| 22 Apr 2001 | Udinese v AS Roma | L | 1-3 | Serie A | 27 |
| 29 Apr 2001 | Fiorentina v Udinese | L | 2-1 | Serie A | 28 |
| 05 May 2001 | Bologna v Udinese | D | 1-1 | Serie A | 29 |
| 12 May 2001 | Udinese v Perugia | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 30 |
| 20 May 2001 | Lazio v Udinese | L | 3-1 | Serie A | 31 |
| 27 May 2001 | Udinese v Napoli | D | 0-0 | Serie A | 32 |
| 10 Jun 2001 | Atalanta v Udinese | W | 0-1 | Serie A | 33 |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Udinese v Vicenza | L | 2-3 | Serie A | 34 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1995-96 | Italy | Under-21 | 1 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Italy | Mediterranean Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Italy | UEFA Under-21 | 3 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Italy | Under-21 | 2 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Italy | Under-23 | 2 |
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| 1997-98 | Italy | UEFA Under-21 | 2 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Italy | International Friendly | 4 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Italy | UEFA European Championship | 5 | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Italy | FIFA World Cup | 4 | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Italy | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | Italy | FIFA World Cup | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | Italy | International Friendly | 1 | 2 |
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| 2002-03 | Italy | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Italy | UEFA European Championship | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Italy | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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| 2003-04 | Italy | UEFA European Championship | 1 | 4 |
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| 2004-05 | Italy | FIFA World Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Italy | International Friendly | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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| 20 Dec 1995 | Italy v Bulgaria | W | 2-0 | Under 21 | |
| 03 Oct 1996 | Moldova v Italy | W | 0-3 | UEFA U21 | Group 2 |
| 09 Oct 1996 | Italy v Georgia | W | 6-0 | UEFA U21 | Group 2 |
| 18 Dec 1996 | Hungary v Italy | W | 0-2 | U21 | |
| 22 Jan 1997 | Greece v Italy | L | 1-0 | U21 | |
| 01 May 1997 | Italy v Poland | D | 1-1 | UEFA U21 | Group 2 |
| 19 Jun 1997 | Italy v Albania | W | 4-0 | U23 | |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Italy v Yugoslavia | D | 0-0 | U23 | |
| 23 Jun 1997 | Italy v Spain | W | 2-0 | MEDITERRANEAN CUP | Semi-final |
| 10 Sep 1997 | Georgia v Italy | L | 2-0 | UEFA U21 | Group 2 |
| 10 Oct 1997 | Italy v England | L | 0-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 2 |
| 23 Feb 2000 | Italy v Sweden | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Mar 2000 | Spain v Italy | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 26 Apr 2000 | Italy v Portugal | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Jun 2000 | Norway v Italy | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Jun 2000 | Turkey v Italy | W | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
| 14 Jun 2000 | Belgium v Italy | W | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
| 19 Jun 2000 | Italy v Sweden | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
| 24 Jun 2000 | Italy v Romania | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals quarter-final |
| 29 Jun 2000 | Netherlands v Italy | W | 0-0 (3-1) | UEFA European Championship | Finals semi-final |
| 02 Jul 2000 | France v Italy | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Final |
| 03 Sep 2000 | Hungary v Italy | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 07 Oct 2000 | Italy v Romania | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 11 Oct 2000 | Italy v Georgia | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 15 Nov 2000 | Italy v England | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Feb 2001 | Italy v Argentina | L | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 24 Mar 2001 | Romania v Italy | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 28 Mar 2001 | Italy v Lithuania | W | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 25 Apr 2001 | Italy v South Africa | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Sep 2001 | Lithuania v Italy | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
| 05 Sep 2001 | Italy v Morocco | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Nov 2001 | Japan v Italy | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 17 Apr 2002 | Italy v Uruguay | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Feb 2003 | Italy v Portugal | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Switzerland v Italy | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Jun 2003 | Italy v Northern Ireland | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Finland v Italy | W | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group 9 |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Germany v Italy | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Sep 2003 | Italy v Wales | W | 4-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 9 |
| 10 Sep 2003 | Serbia and Montenegro v Italy | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 9 |
| 18 Feb 2004 | Italy v Czech Republic | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 31 Mar 2004 | Portugal v Italy | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Apr 2004 | Italy v Spain | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 14 Jun 2004 | Denmark v Italy | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
| 18 Jun 2004 | Italy v Sweden | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
| 22 Jun 2004 | Italy v Bulgaria | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group C |
| 18 Aug 2004 | Iceland v Italy | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Sep 2004 | Italy v Norway | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 5 |
| 09 Oct 2004 | Slovenia v Italy | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 5 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.