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| pcupdate = 4 October 2015 }} Antonio 'Totò' Di Natale ((:anˈtɔnjo di naˈtale); born 13 October 1977) is an Italian footballer who captains and plays as a forward for Udinese. Di Natale is Udinese's top appearance holder and goal-scorer in Serie A, with 189 goals in 362 appearances, and in UEFA club competitions, with 17 goals in 37 appearances. With 207 goals, he is also the 6th highest goal-scorer in Serie A, and with 307 goals, he is the 8th highest scoring Italian player in all competitions, behind Silvio Piola, Alessandro Del Piero, Giuseppe Meazza, Roberto Baggio, Filippo Inzaghi, Francesco Totti, and Luca Toni. Unlike most strikers, Di Natale has enjoyed his most prolific seasons in front of goal well after the age of 30; between 2009 and 2011, Lionel Messi (82) and Cristiano Ronaldo (86) were the only two players to have scored more goals than Di Natale (67). In 2015, France Football rated him as one of the 10 best footballers in the world who are over the age of 36. Di Natale has also represented Italy 42 times, scoring 11 goals. With Italy, he took part at UEFA Euro 2008, the FIFA 2010 World Cup, scoring a goal, and at UEFA Euro 2012, where he also scored a goal as Italy reached the final of the tournament. ==Early life== Also known as Totò, Di Natale was born in Naples on 13 October 1977 to Salvatore, a professional painter, and Giovanna. He has two brothers, Paolo and Carmine, and two sisters, Michela and Anna. While playing for Empoli, at the age of 19, Di Natale met his future wife, Ilenia Betti, whom he married on 15 June 2002; the couple have two sons together, Filippo and Diletta. In August 2010, he rejected a transfer to Italian giants Juventus because his children had grown up in Udine and his family was settled and enjoyed living there.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Di Natale: 'Juve? No, grazie' )〕 Di Natale took financial responsibility of the disabled sister of Udinese teammate Piermario Morosini, who died on 14 April 2012 when he suffered sudden cardiac arrest while playing on loan for Livorno. Morosini's death left his sister with no other living relatives.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Udinese captain Antonio Di Natale to look after disabled sister of Piermario Morosini following player's death )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antonio Di Natale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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