Who is Antonio Cassano, net worth, bio, age, wife, son, jersey number, stats

Antonio Cassano is an Italian former professional footballer widely considered as one of Italy’s greatest forwards, get to know more about his brief bio, age, height, weight, net worth, marriage, children, career, and more

Antonio Cassano was a very versatile attacking player who could play in almost every part of the opponent’s area.

Who is footballer Antonio Cassano, net worth, bio, age, wife, son, jersey number, stats

🎙️ Antonio Cassano: “Cristiano Ronaldo is not among the best in history. Did he score over 800 goals? Yes. Has he won titles? Yes. He is a good player, but playing good football is different. Zidane, Iniesta haven’t scored half the goals he has, but they are true geniuses.” pic.twitter.com/4UcJH71rwT

— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) February 24, 2023

Antonio Cassano accused Jose Mourinho of not caring about football and claimed that his prior achievements are why he’s still working at a top level.

🗣️"Mourinho doesn't give a f**k about football. He's just cinema, I have no idea how Roma play or get certain results." pic.twitter.com/u3Dyk58p1v

— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 6, 2023

Cassano was arguably one of Italy’s all-time greatest attacking players and played for several top European clubs.

Antonio Cassano brief bio and early life

Antonio Cassano is a professional football player who was born on 12 July 1982 in Bari, Italy. Cassano was born into a middle-class family to parents Gennaro Cassano and Giovanna Cassano.

Sadly, for Antonio and his family, his father left his family not long after he was born. Antonio has a brother named Giovanni Cassano. Antonio had a great passion for playing football from a young age football and always dreamed of becoming a footballer.

He grew up playing football on the streets with other kids at an early age. The young Italian started out his youth career with Italian football club, Bari, in 1997. Antonio eventually ended up playing as a forward for the Italy national football team. He was a very versatile player and could play as a winger, striker, or attacking midfielder.

At the club level, Cassano also played for several professional football clubs like Bari, AS Roma, Real Madrid FC, Sampdoria, Milan, Internazionale, Parma, and Verona.

Antonio Cassano Nickname

Antonio Cassano is known is also nicknamed as “The Jewel of Old Bari”, or “Fantastic Antonio”.

Nationality and religion

Cassano is an Italian and follows Christianity as his religion.

Age and height

Antonio Cassano is currently 40 years old and stands at a height of 1.75 m or 175 cm

Best Friend

Antonio Cassano’s best friend is Francesco Totti another Italian football legend.

Hobbies

Antonio Cassano loves to travel and listen to music. He also loves to spend his free time reading.

Jersey Number

While playing football professionally, Antonio Cassano wore the following jersey numbers:

#10 / Italy

#99/ AC Milan

#18/ Real Madrid

#18/ AS Roma

Antonio Cassano professional career

Antonio Cassano started out his footballing career with Bari in their youth team before eventually making his professional debut for the same team. Cassano made his international career debut for the Italy national team during a friendly match against Poland on 12 November 2003. He also scored his first international goal in that match.

Throughout his career, Cassano played for the Italy national football team from 2003 to 2014. During those years, he scored 10 goals across 39 appearances.

Given below are some of his important career highlights:

Antonio Cassano marriage, wife and children

Antonio Cassano is currently married to Carolina Cassano a former Water Polo player since 2010. The couple have two sons, Christopher Cassano and Lionel Cassano.

Antonio Cassano net worth and salary

Antonio Cassano has an estimated net worth of around 20 million Euro and earns a salary of 2.7 million Euro

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