The Violin Player is the title of a 1994 drama film directed by Charles Van Damme, based on the novel Le Joueur de violon (Musikant) by Andre Hodeir.<\/p>\n
In Italy, however, it is probably not the first thing that springs to mind. It was Alberto Gilardino, a striker who bagged 232 goals in 643 appearances for clubs and country, that changed the meaning of the title in a sporting sense. The Biella-born striker became known as \u2018The Violinist\u2019 on the biggest stage of all, after his iconic celebration after scoring against USA in Kaiserslautern at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany\u2122.<\/p>\n
In the 22nd minute of Italy\u2019s second group game against USA, Andrea Pirlo swung a free-kick into the penalty area and Gilardino headed home. The AC Milan man got to his feet, calmly walked over to the corner of the pitch and knelt down to imitate a violinist.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always been fascinated by violins,\u201d Gilardino said. \u201cIt\u2019s like scoring a goal. All you need is the right movements, a lot of effort, and the will and desire to conjure up something special.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy celebration first came about when I was at Parma with [Marco] Marchionni, in my first year at the club. While I was having dinner with my team-mates, we agreed that if I scored I would pretend to play the violin and Marchionni would take a bow. That\u2019s what happened and that\u2019s how my celebration first came about.\u201d<\/p>\n
Along with his goal, Gilardino provided a crucial assist for Alex Del Piero\u2019s iconic effort, which helped Italy overcome hosts Germany in extra-time in a seismic semi-final. That side, and \u2018The Violinist\u2019, went down in history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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