born 30 March 1976) is an Italian footballer, who plays as a striker for Serie A side Udinese Calcio. He was a former Italian international.
Corradi signed for Valencia in the summer of 2004, along with Lazio teammate Stefano Fiore, in a deal which also repaid unpaid transfer fees incurred whenGaizka Mendieta moved from Valencia to Lazio, for €16.587M, while Corradi was tagged for €10M.However, once compatriot coach Claudio Ranieri left the club, he found his first team appearances becoming less frequent. He was loaned to Parma for the 2005/06 season, where he scored ten times in 36 appearances.n the 2006 close season he was sold by Valencia to Manchester City for an undisclosed fee on 20 July, signing a three year contract with the Manchester club.[
Corradi made his Manchester City debut in the opening match of the 2006–07 Premier League season against Chelsea, but was sent off after receiving a second yellow card due to his reaction to an incident involving Michael Essien. It took Corradi until his 13th Manchester City appearance before he scored his first goals for the club, when he scored twice against Fulham on 18 November 2006, becoming the first Italian to score for the Blues. In December Corradi was again sent off for two yellow cards, this time against Manchester United. The sending off in the derby infuriated Stuart Pearce, when asked on Match of the Day about it he said "I'm not gonna stand here like nineteen other Premiership managers and give you some bullshit story. He dived. I'll talk to the player. It won't happen again" Corradi lost his starting place toEmile Mpenza, as he only scored three league goals during the 06/07 season, his other goal coming in a defeat to Portsmouth in February.(wikipedia)
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