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My favorite star Chirisitian Vieri joins Milan!
Welcome, super Bobo !!!

VIERI JOINS MILAN!
7/5/2005 3:52:00 PM

Christian Vieri is a Milan player. It is finally official. After many talks and rumours, the striker is certain he will wear a red-and-black shirt for the next two seasons. The Italian international, who was released by Inter earlier this week, will find again new enthusiasm and stimulation in a dressing-room where he has known most of the components for a long time. Bobo has scored 179 goals in his professional career, playing in ten different clubs. He made his debut in Serie A at the early age of 17 for Torino. In his first year, he collected six appearances and netted one goal, having all the eyes on him in Italy. The boy from Bologna immediately showed character and the following season, after playing only one game with the Granata side, moved to Pisa in Serie B. He totalled 18 appearances and two nets with the Tuscan side before joining Ravenna the following year. There he estabilished his first goal record in the league, scoring 12 strikes in 32 matches. The attention on him was growing more and more, and with time passing, his qualities emerged distinctly: strength, courage, and ability in the air. Another move the following season and Bobo played his last campaign in Serie B at Venezia where he made 29 appearances and netted 11 goals. The first club who really trusted Christian’s abilities was Atalanta who brought him back in the top flight. In Bergamo he played 19 games and scored only seven goals, but this was just enough for him to win over Juventus who signed him for the following campaign. For the Bianconeri Bobo played 23 games and scored eight goals, with the fans rising against the club when they decided to sell him abroad to Atletico Madrid at the end of the season. In his Spanish experience, under the reign of Arrigo Sacchi, Vieri set a new goal record in the league: an amazing 24 goals in 24 games. But he soon missed the Italian football, and to come back home he accepted the courting of Lazio. In the capital he added 12 more nets to his overall tally, playing 12 games with the Biancocelesti. The most recent part of his career was at Inter who made great sacrifices to sign him. After six years enriched with plenty of goals and appearances, the forward, who will turn 32-year-old next week, has decided to take part from the Nerazzurri. It is summer 2005, the turning point. And Bobo agrees the Milan switch.