Nicola Ventola (born May 24, 1978 in Grumo Appula, Bari) is an Italian footballer playing as a striker. He was a member of the Italian squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and represented Italy in the under-21s team. Nicola Ventola's career began with Bari in 1994 as a youth player. Signing for Internazionale in 1998 he was showing real star potential, including scoring against eventual European Cup winners Manchester United. Wikipedia
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