#4 Luca Toni
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A journeyman footballer, Luca Toni was as potent a striker as Italy have had in recent times. He played for eight different Serie A clubs and in between, had a spell at Bayern Munich and a shorter spell in the United Arab Emirates.
But Toni’s finest hour was in the 2006 World Cup. In the quarter-final against Ukraine, he scored a brace as the Azzurri ran out 3-0 winners in that game and well on their way to glory.
But his move to Bayern in 2007 didn’t work out the way he would have liked it to, and soon he found himself alienated playing for the German giants’ reserve side before a move to Al Nasr in the UAE.
But in 2012, he joined Fiorentina, where he revived his career. In 2014, he moved to Hellas Verona and scored 22 goals in Serie A in his first season, making him the oldest Golden Boot winner in Italian history.
But last season was a disaster as Hellas were relegated, Toni scored only five goals and had a bust-up with his manager. But Toni can be satisfied looking back at his career. He was the quintessential no. 9 and played his role to perfection in most teams that he played for.
