International Career
At youth level he was capped for both 2002 and 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He also played at the 2000 Toulon Tournament. He has been capped 34 times at U-21 international level.
He has been capped 16 times for Italy. After made his senior debut on 5 September 2001 against Morocco, he made his non-friendly debut under Marcello Lippi at 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.
He was call-up to 2006 FIFA World Cup squad as reserve player, but after Gianluca Zambrotta was confirmed he was fit, Bonera was sent home.
After 2006 World Cup, he was re-called for the first time under Roberto Donadoni, for Euro 2008 Qualifier against Scotland, a match scheduled for 28 March 2007, but had to withdraw due to injury. In October and November 2007 he was called-up again. Which he played against the 2010 FIFA World Cup host South Africa with an experimental Italy squad and came on for substituted Fabio Cannavaro against Faroe Islands. He was not selected to UEFA Euro 2008.
After Lippi became Italy coach for the second time, he was re-called in the first few matches. After the injury, he was call up to the last friendly before the formal announcement of 2010 FIFA World Cup squad, against Cameroon. He failed to enter the preliminary squad on 11 May and the training camp on 4–5 May.
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