Chiara Gazzoli

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Chiara Gazzoli
Personal information
Full name Chiara Gazzoli
Date of birth (1978-08-21) 21 August 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–2001 Milan 143 (128)
2001–2004 Foroni Verona (105)
2004–2005 Torres (11)
2005–2007 Fiammamonza (22)
International career
1999–2007 Italy 35 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chiara Gazzoli (born 21 August 1978) is an Italian former football striker.

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Club career

She played for ACF Milan, Foroni Verona, Torres CF and ASD Fiammamonza between 1994 and 2007, when she turned to 7-a-side football. She won four leagues with Milan, Foroni and Fiammamonza, and was the league's top scorer in 2003 and 2004. Her 54 goals in 2003 make her the second top scoring player in one season in Serie A, next to Elisabetta Vignotto's 1972 56-goal record. [1] She was also the top scorer of the 2004 UEFA Women's Cup.

International career

She was a member of the Italian national team, [2] and played the 2005 European Championship. [3]

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