Salvatore Sirigu

Professional Footballer - Goalkeeper

Salvatore Sirigu - Professional Footballer - Goalkeeper
Born

January 12th, 1987
38 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Italy

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A professional footballer specialized as a goalkeeper. Career included playing for clubs such as Palermo, Paris Saint-Germain, and Torino. Achieved significant success with Paris Saint-Germain, contributing to multiple Ligue 1 titles during tenure. Also represented the Italian national team in various international competitions, including the UEFA European Championship.

Won three Ligue 1 titles with Paris Saint-Germain

Played in the UEFA European Championship for Italy

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