Rino Gattuso is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer.
His main position is defensive midfielder; however, he
sometimes plays on the right side of midfield. He
currently plays for Italian club Milan, with whom he has
twice won the UEFA Champions League, in 2002–03 and
2006–07, and also the Serie A title in 2003–04. Gattuso
started his career at the Italian side Perugia, but
transferred in July 1997, at the age of 19, to the
Scottish team Rangers.
Milan signed Gattuso for ?8m in 1999. His style allowed
Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti to place midfielder Andrea
Pirlo in a more attacking position. Gattuso plays deeper
in midfield. He will often move forward to win the ball
for the forward players and then return to his defensive
position. He played his 300th game for the club in a
goalless Champions League draw against Lille on September
26, 2006, and he extended his current deal with Milan
until 2011 on February 1, 2007. On May 23, 2007, Gattuso
won the Champions League for the second time in his career
when Milan beat Liverpool 2-1 in the final.
Gattuso has been capped over sixty times for his country
and played in the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2002 World Cup,
the Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup, being one of the key
players for the Italian team, winning the Man of the Match
award in the 2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage match
against Ukraine.

Full name: Gennaro Ivan Gattuso
Date of birth: January 9, 1978 (age 31)
Place of birth: Corigliano Calabro, Calabria, Italy
Height: 1.77m
Playing position: Defensive midfielder
Current club: Milan
Number: 8