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Australia · 1998–2006Vince Grella
Rating
83
Caps
46
Goals
0
Life
1979
Clubs
Empoli, Parma Calcio 1913, Blackburn Rovers
#11
Editorial rank of 33 for Australia
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Nineteen years old and a few months into Italian football, Grella made his Empoli debut at the Stadio delle Alpi in October 1998 with one job, stay close to Zinedine Zidane, and Juventus were held to 0-0. He held the middle of the pitch through Australia's run to the last 16 in 2006, captained Parma in Serie A, won the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, and made 46 appearances for his country before injury stopped him at 33. Career record: 46 caps and 0 goals for Australia; club career at Empoli, Parma Calcio 1913, Blackburn Rovers.
Career record
| 1996–1997 | Canberra Cosmos |
| 1997–1998 | Carlton S.C. |
| 1998–2004 | Empoli |
| 1999–2001 | Ternana Calcio |
| 2004–2007 | Parma Calcio 1913 |
| 2007–2008 | Torino |
| 2008–2012 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 2012–2013 | Melbourne City |
| Australia | 46 caps, 0 goals |
Shared the era
Australia legends whose careers overlapped Grella's