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Roberto Luongo
Roberto Luongo (loo-WAHN-goh) was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on April 4, 1979. Roberto's father's from Italy. His mother is Canadian. Roberto speaks three languages-Italian, French, and English. He has two younger brothers. Leo and Fabio both played hockey, too.
Roberto began playing on a hockey team when he was eight years old. He played forward for several years. Then, almost by accident, he was chosen as a replacement goaltender. He got a shutout in his very first game as goalie!
He has played pro hockey on teams in both the U.S.A. and Canada. He has been playing in the NHL since 1999. He played for the New York Islanders. Then he played for the Florida Panthers. He was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in 2006, and then traded back to the Panthers in 2014.
