Tony Capaldi
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| Tony Capaldi | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Charles Capaldi | |
| Date of birth | August 12, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Porsgrunn, Norway | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position | Left back/Left midfield | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Cardiff City | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001–2003 2001–2002 2003–2007 2007– |
Birmingham City → Hereford United (loan) Plymouth Argyle Cardiff City |
0 (0) 12 (0) 141 (12) 47 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001–2003 2004– |
Northern Ireland U21 Northern Ireland |
14 (0) 22 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Anthony Charles "Tony" Capaldi (born 12 August 1981 in Porsgrunn, Telemark) is a Norwegian-born Northern Irish football player currently playing for Cardiff City as a defender.
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[edit] Club career
Capaldi began his career at Birmingham City where he came through the youth ranks as a trainee. During his time at Birmingham he spent time on loan at Hereford United before signing for Plymouth Argyle near the end of the 2001–02 season without making a first team appearance for Birmingham.
Capaldi was forced to sit out for much of the first part of the 2004–05 season after breaking a leg during a game, but in December 2004 he signed a two year extension to his contract, extending his career with Plymouth until June 2007. During his time at Plymouth he was never a favourite with the fans, despite being a consistent performer during his time there, and often received verbal abuse from them during matches.
Capaldi rejected a new contract with Plymouth and on 25 May 2007 he signed a three-year contract with Cardiff City, joining on a Bosman free transfer.[1] Capaldi began the season as first choice left back but after struggling to perform consistently found himself dropped from the side, being replaced by Chris Gunter. Following the sale of Gunter on 1 January, he returned to the first team squad and began to settle more comfortably into the side, including playing in all 6 of the clubs matches on their run to the FA Cup Final.
The start of the 2008-09 season saw Capaldi sidelined due to a knee problem. After sitting out the first fortnight of the season, he returned to first team action on 26 August in a 2-1 Carling Cup victory over Milton Keynes Dons, only for him to suffer a recurrence of the problem.[2] Capaldi spent over three months on the sidelines with the injury and, after being named on the bench for several games, he made his return as a substitute for Chris Burke during a 0-0 draw with Arsenal in the fourth round of the FA Cup on 25 January. The injury meant that he featured in just 5 matches for the club throughout the season.
[edit] International career
Capaldi has represented Northern Ireland at the senior level, making his debut in March 2004 in a 1–0 victory over Estonia as well as playing in their famous 1–0 victory over England in September 2005. Capaldi broke the record for international appearances made by an Argyle player when he was awarded his 21st cap in a friendly against Wales. In doing so, he beat the 80-year old record of Welshman Moses Russell.
[edit] Career statistics
(correct as of 2 June, 2009)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other [1] | Total | |||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hereford United (loan) |
2001-02 | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — |
| Subtotal | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2002-03 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2003-04 | 33 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 36 | 7 | |
| 2004-05 | 35 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 2 | |
| 2005-06 | 41 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 43 | 3 | |
| 2006-07 | 31 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | — | |
| Subtotal | 141 | 12 | 6 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 153 | 12 | |
| Cardiff City | 2007-08 | 44 | — | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 54 | — |
| 2008-09 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
| Career Total | 200 | 12 | 15 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 226 | 12 | |
^ Football League Trophy
[edit] Honours
- Cardiff
- FA Cup Runner-up: 1
[edit] Sources
- Tony Capaldi profile at cardiffcityfc.co.uk
- Tony Capaldi profile at pafc.co.uk
- Tony Capaldi career stats at Soccerbase
[edit] References
- ^ "Capaldi leaves Argyle for Cardiff". BBC Sport. 2007-05-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/6647837.stm. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
- ^ "Cardiff 2-1 MK Dons" BBC Sport Retrieved on 26 September 2008
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