David Suazo
On June 13, 2007, reports arose that Suazo had agreed on terms with Serie A champions Inter Milan on a deal worth €10 million. Six days later, though, crosstown rival and European champions A.C. Milan announced that they themselves had acquired Suazo for the same monetary amount.
While Milan claimed they had successfully negotiated with Cagliari, the latter which was confirmed by Cagliari president Massimo Cellino, who denied having made any contact with Moratti regarding the matter. Meanwhile, one of Suazo's agents, Carlo Pallavicino, added to the confusion by saying, "Suazo has not had any contact with Milan and he still has not given his consent to the transfer." Suazo's official status remained unclear while the two teams battled for his services. It was later announced that Suazo was confirmed with Inter after Milan officially withdrew their contract offer. Since Suazo himself wanted to keep his initial agreement with Inter. "It was an issue of respect. The Rossoneri understood that I had a promise with coach Roberto Mancini, Marco Branca and president Massimo Moratti."[4]. Under the terms of the contract he had with Cagliari, he was in fact free to join Inter for a fee of £9.4 million. [5][6][7][8][9][10] He scored his first goal against Genoa C.F.C. and made a total of eigth goals throughout his first season with the nerazzurri.
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International career
Suazo's success at Olimpia made him a selection for the Honduran team participating in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship held at Nigeria. While the Honduran team failed to impress in the tournament, losing all three of their games, Suazo, as team captain, scored two of their four goals.
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Club honours
- CD Olimpia
- Honduran Liga Nacional : 1998-99
- Honduran Super Copa : 1996-97
- Honduran Cup : 1998
- Internazionale FC
- Italian Serie A : 2007-08
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References
- ^ David Suazo, the black-and-blue panther. FIFA.com (2007-07-10).
- ^ David Suazo, the black-and-blue panther. FIFA.com (2007-07-10).
- ^ David Suazo, the black-and-blue panther. FIFA.com (2007-07-10).
- ^ "Suazo Thanks Milan For "Understanding"", Goal.com, 2007-06-25. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
- ^ "Inter, AC fight over Suazo", Setanta Sport, 2007-06-19. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ "Milan confirm Suazo swoop", Football Italia, 2007-06-19. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ "Suazo mystery deepens!", Football Italia, 2007-06-19. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ "AC Milan cool Eto´o interest as row erupts over Suazo", Soccerway, 2007-06-19. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ "Both Milan clubs claim Suazo deal", CNN, 2007-06-22. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ "Official Milan Release Suazo", Channel 4 Football Italia, 2007-06-19. Retrieved on 2007-06-22.
| Preceded by Zlatan Ibrahimović |
Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year (Shared with Kaká) 2006 |
Succeeded by Kaká |
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