Francesco Totti

Profile Football Stars | Francesco Totti | In the following seasons, he began to play more games and scored his first goal on 24 September 1994 in a 1-1 draw against Foggia. By 1995, Totti had become a regular in the starting eleven and scored 16 goals in the next three seasons. Manager Zdenek Zeman played with an offensive 4-3-3 formation, in the which Totti was the left winger. Totti scored 30 goals during Zeman's two-year managerial stint. Though Totti was not called up for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he was named the Serie A Footballer of the Year Young in the 1998-99 season. On 17 June 2001, he won the Scudetto, and scored one goal in a 3-0 victory against Fiorentina Supercoppa Italiana. Totti was born in Rome, to parents Lorenzo and Fiorella Toitt. Totti began to play youth football team at the age of 8, with Fortituto, then he joined Smit Trastevere and Lodigiani. A 2006 World Cup and Euro 2000 winner finalist, Totti was selected in the All-Star team for both tournaments. In 2011, Totti has been Recognized by IFFHS as the most popular footballer in Europe.

Roma's new coach for the 2005-06 season, Luciano Spalletti, went with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Totti scored his 200th goal with Roma in a 4-0 Coppa Italia win over Torino on 16 January 2008. Roma won the Coppa Italia Their ninth with a 2-1 victory over Internazionale on 24 May. Totti did not play though, he was still allowed to lift the cup as the team's captain. With this win, Totti Became the most Successful captain in team history.

Totti performed well in the UEFA Europa League Inaugural. On 20 March, Totti Became the sixth player in Serie A history to score 200 goals, finding the target twice in the 2-2 draw with Fiorentina That to raise his total to 201. On 1 May, Totti scored a brace against Bari to equal and overtake Roberto Baggio in the total number of goals scored in the league with his 205th and 206th goals. Totti completed a remarkable turn-around in his season, Completing the 2010-11 Serie A campaign with 15 goals - scoring 12 goals in Roma's last thirteen league fixtures.

On 8 January 2012, Totti scored his first goal of the season against Chievo, converting first one penalty in the first half and then another in the second, in a game the which ended 2-0 for Roma. He went on to score two goals in a 5-1 win against Cesena the which allowed Totti to set a new record as his second goal of the match Brought his league tally to 211 goals - the most any player has ever scored for a single club in Serie A. As the second round of the 2011-2012 season begins, Totti's goals remain at four but his performances continue to convince and in Roma's 4-0 win over rivals Internazionale on 5 February 2012, Totti's corner turned into an assist for Juan as he headed in the opening goal in Roma's dominating performance. As of that game, Totti's stats for the season are 8 goals and 7 assists in 25 appearances. Totti scored his fifth goal in 2011-12 season in a 3-1 victory over Udinese. He scored again in a 2-1 loss against Fiorentina, and two weeks later on his 500-th match in Serie A he scored two goals in a 2-2 draw against Catania at the Olimpico.

Totti first came into international prominence while playing in the UEFA youth tournaments. Totti won the UEFA Under-21 Championship in 1996, in the final match, he opened the scoring in a 1-1 draw against the Spanish before triumphing on Penalties. After starring with the Azzurrini in Italy's Under-19 and Under-21 sides, Totti earned his first cap for Italy during a Euro 2000 qualifying victory against Switzerland on 10 October 1998. Then-Italy coach Roberto Donadoni Attempted to get Totti to change his mind for the remaining Euro 2008 qualifiers but was not successful.  After the national team reunited with Marcello Lippi, Totti Announced That he would play in the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa if he got called up. The Azzurri lack creative players like Totti.

Personal information
Full name Francesco Totti
Date of birth 27 September 1976 (age 35)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker / Attacking midfielder

Club information
Current club Roma
Number 10

Youth career
1984 Fortitudo
1984-1986 Smit Trastevere
1986-1989 Lodigiani
1989-1992 Rome

Senior career
years Team
1992-Rome 501 (215)

National team
1992 Italy U-15 6 (3)
Italy U-16 1991-1992 13 (2)
1993-1995 Italy U-18 14 (7)
Italy U-21 1995-1997 8 (4)
1997 Italy U-23 4 (2)
Italy 1998-2006 58 (9)

Honours

Club
Winners
    Serie A: 2000-01
    Supercoppa Italiana (2): 2001, 2007
    Coppa Italia (2): 2006-07, 2007-08

Runner-up
    Serie A (6): 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2009-10
    Coppa Italia (4): 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10
    Supercoppa Italiana (3): 2006, 2008, 2010

International
Winners
    UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1996
    Mediterranean Games (Under-23): 1997
    FIFA World Cup: 2006

Runner-up
    UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1995
    UEFA European Championship: 2000

Records
    Serie A Leading Goalscorer Active: 215 goals
    Roma All-Time Leading Goalscorer: 270 goals
    Roma All-Time Leading Goalscorer in Serie A: 215 goals
    Roma All-Time Leading Goalscorer in UEFA Champions League: 16 goals
    Roma All-Time Leading Goalscorer in UEFA Europa League: 21 goals
    Roma All-Time Leading Goalscorer in UEFA Competitions: 37 goals
    Roma All-Time Appearance Maker: 641 games
    Roma All-Time Appearance Maker in Serie A: 501 games
    Roma All-Time Appearance Maker in UEFA Champions League: 50 games
    Roma All-Time Appearance Maker in UEFA Europa League: 38 games
    Roma All-Time Appearance Maker in UEFA competitions: 88 games

Individual
    Guerin d'Oro (2): 1998, 2004
    Serie A Young Footballer of the Year: 1999
    Euro 2000 Final Man of the Match
    Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament
    Serie A Footballer of the Year (2): 2000, 2003
    Italian Footballer of the Year (5): 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007
    ESM Team of the Year (3): 2000-01, 2003-04, 2006-07
    FIFA 100
    Serie A Goal of the Year (2): 2005, 2006
    2006 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
    Serie A top scorer: 2006-07
    European Golden Shoe: 2006-07
    USSI Silver Ball: 2007-08
    Golden Foot: 2010

Ballon d'Or
    2000 - 14th
    2001 - 5th
    2002 - nominated (top 50)
    2003 - 18th
    2004 - nominated (top 50)
    2007 - 10th

FIFA World Player of the Year
    2000 - 10th
    2001 - 10th
    2002 - 14th

Claudio Marchisio

Profile Football Stars | Claudio Marchisio | As a child, he was interested in Various sports and joined the youth football team at Fiat's satellite sports club where he was later Sisport scouted by Juventus youth coaches at age seven.  Later That season he captained the side to Primavera Primavera Campionato Their first title in twelve years and a runner-up finish at the Viareggio Tournament in his last full season with the Primavera squad.

In September, he captained the Primavera team for the last time in the Supercoppa Primavera, old rivals Internazionale 5-1 thrashing. As the season progressed he established Himself in Didier Deschamps' side and ended the season as first-choice central midfielder. He capped a fine season with an assist for Del Piero's match opener in the 5-1 thrashing of Arezzo, a result the which secured immediate promotion to Serie A Mathematically.

On 25 July 2007, Marchisio was loaned out to Empoli for the 2007-08 season with good friend and fellow youth product Sebastian Giovinco to gain first-team experience. In the Europa League round of 16 tie against Fulham on 11 March 2010, he captained the team for the first time when Trezeguet handed him the captain's armband after being substituted at the 62nd minute as vice-captains Gianluigi Buffon and Giorgio Chiellini missed the match through injury and Del Piero remained an unused substitute.

Marchisio was initially called up in early May to the Italy U-21 squad for the 2007 European Championships but eventually withdrew due to injury. On 12 August 2009 made his senior debut Marchisio, starting in the friendly against Switzerland That ended goalless and was praised by Marcello Lippi during the post-match interview. Marchisio played his first competitive match for the Azzurri in the World Cup qualifer against Bulgaria in his home stadium and Became a first-choice pick for Lippi's squad. It was the 250th goal scored by a Juventus player for the Italy national team.

Personal information
Full name Claudio Marchisio
Date of birth 19 January 1986 (age 26)
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1/2 in)
Playing position Midfielder

Club information
Current club Juventus
Number 8

Youth career
Juventus 1993-2006

Senior career
years Team
2006-Juventus 144 (19)
2007-2008 Empoli (loan) 26 (0)

National team
2006 Italy U-20 1 (0)
2007-2009 Italy U-21 14 (0)
2009-Italy 19 (1)

Honours

Club
Juventus
     Serie B: 2006-07
     Serie A: 2011-12

Italy
     Toulon Tournament: 2008

Personal
     Oscar del Calcio Team of the Year: 2011

Antonio Di Natale

Profile Football Stars | Antonio Di Natale | Di Natale earned the prestigious award of being the Serie A 'Capocannoniere' for the 2009/10 season, as well as the 2010/11 season. Though born in Naples, Antonio Di Natale moved up north and joined Empoli's youth system. He impressed while playing for the Tuscany side in Serie A. Di Natale finished his debut season with a record of 33 games and seven goals. In the 2007-08 season, Di Natale scored 17 goals. The two most notable goals were scored on Match day 4, when Udinese played against Reggina. Forming a formidable attacking duo with Fabio Quagliarella, Di Natale improved his goal tally, Becoming the focal point of the attack.

15 May 2010 saw the conclusion of Di Natale's best-ever season, scoring 29 goals in Serie A, and contributing 54% of Udinese's total goals. He also surpassed Oliver Bierhoff's club record for most league goals in a season, who had scored 28. A brace against Bari on 9 May 2010 saw Di Natale surpass the 100 goal mark in Serie A. On 14 November 2010, he scored a hat-trick during a match against Lecce and Udinese with on 28 November 2010, he scored a second consecutive home hat-trick during a match against Napoli.

During the 2010-11 season, Di Natale had the best strike rate of any player in Italy, scoring 28 goals in 36 games with a strike rate of 0.78 goals per game. As of 11 March 2012 Di Natale is second in the Serie A scoring title behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic.  On 24 June 2010 he scored a goal in the 3-2 defeat against Slovakia the which resulted Italy finishing bottom of its group.

Personal information
Date of birth 13 October 1977 (age 34)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Udinese
Number 10

Youth career
Empoli

Senior career
years Team
158 1996-2004 Empoli (49)
Iperzola 1997-1998 (loan) 33 (6)
Varese 1998 (loan) 4 (0)
1998-1999 Viareggio (loan) 25 (12)
2004-Udinese 261 (134)

Honours

Individual
     Serie A top scorer (2): 2010, 2011
     Italian Footballer of the Year: 2010
     Pallone d'Argento: 2011

Fabio Quagliarella

 

Profile Football Stars | Fabio Quagliarella | Quagliarella signed with Udinese in summer 2005. Quagliarella stayed at Ascoli for just one season, scoring just three times in 33 Serie A appearances, and his rights were bought back in full by Udinese in June 2006 for an undisclosed fee. On July 7, 2006, Udinese sold co-ownership of Quagliarella, along with Mirko Pieri, to Sampdoria in exchange for the transfer of Salvatore Foti. During the 2006-2007 season with the blucerchiati, Quagliarella scored 13 goals in league play and earned worldwide attention due to the spectacular nature of many of his goals. Quagliarella began his career at Torino, where he grew up in their youth sector. He made his Serie A debut for Torino against Piacenza on May 14, 2000, and later made four appearances in the following 2001-02 Serie A season.

On June 1, 2009, Quagliarella his hometown club moved to Napoli for a transfer fee of € 18 million, where he signed a five year deal. At Naples, he was partnered with attacking midfielder Ezequiel Lavezzi and Marek Hamsik , and managed to score 11 goals in Serie A Napoli to help qualify for the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League with a 6th place finish in the league. He played his last match for Napoli in the Europa League, in a 1-0 win over IF Elfsborg. Before the winter break, he was the team's top scorer with nine league goals in 17 appearances. On 22 June 2011 Quagliarella signed a 3 year deal to stay with Juventus for € 10.5 million. He scored his third goal of the season against his former club Napoli and Refused to celebrate due to his Neapolitan roots.

On 6 February, he scored Italy's third goal in their 3-1 triumph over Portugal in an international friendly in Zurich. In June 2010 he scored a header against Switzerland in Italy's final friendly before the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was included in the Italian Euro 2008 squad and the Italian 2010 World Cup squad. Coach Marcello Lippi had only given him 45 minutes in one of Italy's most Shameful world cup knockouts, in the which Fabio managed to give teammate Antonio Di Natale a rebound goal, have a volley cleared off the line by Slovak defender Martin Skrtel, have an equalizing goal controversially ruled offside, and the aforementioned scores wonder goal. This match was also his 21st cap Incidentally for Italy, having scored five goals for them since making his national team debut back in 2007.

Personal information
Date of birth 31 January 1983 (age 29)
Place of birth Castellammare in Stabia, Italy
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1/2 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Juventus
Number 18

Youth career
1994-1999 Torino

Senior career
years Team
1999-2005 Torino 39 (7)
2002-2003 Florentia Viola (loan) 12 (1)
2003-2004 Chieti (loan) 43 (19)
2005-2006 Ascoli 33 (3)
Sampdoria 2006-2007 35 (13)
Udinese 2007-2009 73 (25)
2009-2010 Napoli 34 (11)
2010 - Juventus 37 (13)

National team
Italy U-17 2000-2001 8 (1)
2001 Italy U-19 9 (1)
Italy U-20 2002-2004 8 (2)
2004 Italy U-21 2 (1)
2007 - Italy 25 (6)

Thiago Alcântara

Profile Football Stars | Thiago Alcântara | Thiago was born in San Pietro Vernotico, Italy and grew up in Spain. His father is former Brazilian World Cup winner Mazinho. He started at the lower levels of Flamengo and at the age of five, he moved to Spain with his father and his cousin Patrick Gude, and started playing with Team Galician Ureca in Nigran . Thiago Alcántara do Nascimento,  known simply as Thiago, is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for FC Barcelona.

On 20 February 2010, after coming on as a subtitute for Yaya Touré in the 76th minute, Thiago scored his first goal for Barcelona's first team in a 4-0 win against Racing de Santander at the Camp Nou. On 29 June 2011, Thiago signed a renewal contract keeping him at Barcelona until 30 June 2015, with a buyout clause of € 90 million. Thiago started the 2011-12 in the first leg of the Supercopa match against Spanish rivals Real Madrid being substituted by Xavi after 58 minutes. He then scored on Barcelona's first La Liga match of the season in a 5-0 thriller against Villarreal CF home.

Thiago was ever-present during Spain's victorious 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, scoring the second goal of a 2-0 victory with a 40-yard free kick against Switzerland in the final.

Personal information
Full name Thiago Alcántara do Nascimento
Date of birth 11 April 1991 (age 20)
Place of birth San Pietro Vernotico, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 11

Youth career
Flamengo 1995-1996
1996-2001 Ureca
Flamengo 2001-2005
Barcelona 2005-2008

Senior career
years Team
2008-2011 Barcelona B 59 (3)
2009-Barcelona 35 (6)

National team
2007 Spain U16 1 (0)
2007-2008 Spain U17 8 (5)
2009 Spain U18 1 (1)
2009-2010 Spain U19 11 (4)
2010-Spain U21 14 (2)
2011-Spain 3 (0)

Honours

Club
Barcelona
     La Liga (3): 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
     Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2010-11
     Supercopa de España (2): 2010, 2011
     UEFA Champions League (1): 2010-11
     UEFA Super Cup (1): 2011
     FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2011

Spain
     Under-17 European Championship: 2008
     Under-21 European Championship: 2011

Marco Borriello

Profile Football Stars | Marco Borriello | Borriello came up through the ranks of Milan but was transferred to Treviso on loan before having the chance to prove Himself at the club. Marco Borriello, is an Italian footballer who plays striker for Serie A club Juventus, on loan from Roma. Previously he has played for other Italian clubs, Including Milan, Sampdoria, Treviso, Reggina, Empoli, Triestina, Rome, and Genoa.

Borriello made his Serie A debut for A.C. Milan on 21 September 2002 against Perugia but failed to Establish Himself and spent much of the next few years on loan at other Serie A clubs. After only three appearances for Milan, he went on to shine for league rivals Empoli for the rest of the 2002-03 Serie A season. He returned to Milan for the 2003-04 season but played in just four games. In the 2004-05 season, he was on loan to Reggina. In the 2005-06 season he was once again sent on loan, this time to Sampdoria along with Samuele Dalla Bona Milan teammates and Ignazio Abate. Borriello left Sampdoria in January 2006 for a six-month loan stint at Treviso where he scored his then-career best of five Serie A goals. That season were relegated Treviso. Borriello was recalled to the Milan first team in the summer of 2006 after Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko star sold to Chelsea and Marcio Amoroso was released from the club.

On 21 June 2007, Borriello was sold to Genoa in a co-ownership deal with Milan, for € 8.1 million. Borriello helped Genoa Newly-Promoted Their get first win of the season, scoring his first hat-trick at the expense of Udinese. Incidentally, in the return fixture on 24 February 2008 in Udine, Borriello hit another hat-trick in a 5-3 away win, reaching 15 league goals in the process. He finished the season with 19.

Following the sale of Alberto Gilardino to Fiorentina, it was confirmed on 29 May 2008 That Borriello would return to Milan as his replacement. Shortly before the signing of Ronaldinho by Milan, Borriello's agent claimed his client Might look for playing time at a different club if the club bought another striker. After a disappointing first season, Borriello scored his first ever brace for the Rossoneri in their 2-0 win over Parma on 1 November 2009. On November 25, Borriello scored his first Champions League goal against Marseille in a match That finished 1-1. Borriello scored another brace in Milan's 5-2 defeat of former club Genoa, one of his goals being an acrobatic bicycle kick from a cross from Ronaldinho. On 21 February 2010, Borriello volley scored his fourth of the season in Milan's 2-0 win over Bari. On 11 April, he scored two second half goals to help Milan come from 2-0 down to draw against Calcio Catania. Borriello finished the season with 14 league goals in 26 appearances.

He started the first game of the season for Milan against U.S. Lecce. Total of 17 goals for Roma in 2010-11 season. Borriello also received a leaving incentive of € 275,000 from Rome, the which de facto came from the loan That income paid Juventus.  Borriello was in the squad for Euro 2008 but did not play.

Personal information
Date of birth: June 18, 1982 (age 29)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Juventus
Number 23

Youth career
Milan
1999-2001 Treviso (loan)
senior career
years Team
2000-2007 Milan 16 (2)
2001 Triestina (loan) 9 (1)
2001-2002 Treviso (loan) 27 (12)
Empoli 2003 (loan) 11 (2)
Reggina 2004-2005 (loan) 29 (4)
2005-2006 Sampdoria (loan) 12 (2)
2006 Treviso (loan) 20 (7)
Genoa 2007-2008 35 (19)
2008-2010 Milan 38 (17)
2010-Roman 41 (11)
2012-Juventus (loan) 4 (0)

National team
2001-2003 Italy U-21 12 (6)
2008-Italy 7 (0)

Honours

Club
     Serie A: 1
         Milan: 2003/04
     UEFA Super Cup: 1
         Milan: 2003
     UEFA Champions League: 1
         Milan: 2006/2007

Antonio Nocerino

Profile Football Stars | Antonio Nocerino | Antonio Nocerino was born in Naples, Southern Italy on the 9 April 1985 to Ciro and Giovanna. On 5 October, his second child was born. Midfielder with skills to tackle, during his stay at Juventus was also used as a right midfielder or as a playmaker. He played for Italy's U-20 in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and with Their U-21 in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. 

During his career he also played with Avellino, Genoa, Catanzaro, Crotone, Messina and Piacenza. He made his professional debut with Avellino in Serie B, on 11th September 2003 in Avellino-Palermo (0-0). His first match in Serie A came on 12th February 2006 in Messina-Sampdoria (4-2). His first goal in Serie A for Messina shirt was scored on 7th May 2006 against Empoli, but then the goal was stricken off Because the game was eventually forfeited. In the 2006-2007 season, at Piacenza, he starred regularly, playing 37 games and scoring 6 goals.

On 30 May 2008 he Moved Permanently to Palermo as part of the transfer of Amauri to Juventus That took. Nocerino was priced € 7.5m. He made his debut in the Rosanero shirt in a 3-1 vicoty against Rome on 13th September. Starting all games for the entire season, he ended as the initial reserve, Sometimes being Criticized by coach Davide Ballardini and used primarily in the role of coverage. Playing next to team-mate Mark Bresciano, Who is more offensive, he had to do the defensive duties. Playing the quarter-finals in the Coppa Italia, the which Palermo won on Penalties against Parma, marked his 100th appearance for Palermo. He closed this excellent season with 49 appearances in all competitions, being the most used player in the team and scoring four goals, all in the league. In the 2011-2012 season, after playing two matches in the Champions League's third qualifying round against Swiss side Thun, he left Palermo, making a total of 122 appearances and scoring 6 goals.

On 15 October 2011 he scored his first goal in the 3-0 home victory against former club Palermo, move Completing a great team lead by Antonio Cassano and Robinho. Due to the injury crisis, he played regularly, until picking up his fourth caution of the season on 6th November, resulting in a suspension. On 26th October 2011, Nocerino notched a hat-trick for Milan in a 4-1 win against Parma. Since his move from Palermo, Nocerino has established Himself as a regular goalscorer with AC Milan.

Personal information
Full name Antonio Nocerino
Date of birth 9 April 1985 (age 26)
Place of birth of Naples, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder

Club information
Current club Milan
Number 22

Youth career
Juventus 1997-2003

Senior career
years Team
2003-2004 Juventus 0 (0)
2003-2004 Avellino (loan) 34 (0)
2004-2006 Genoa 5 (0)
2005 Catanzaro (loan) 21 (0)
2005 Crotone (loan) 15 (0)
2006 Messina (loan) 11 (1)
Piacenza 2006-2007 37 (6)
2007-2008 Juventus 32 (0)
Palermo 106 2008-2011 (6)
2011 - Milan 25 (9)

National team
2004 Italy U-19 7 (0)
2004-2005 Italy U-20 16 (0)
2006-2007 Italy U-21 10 (0)
2007 - Italy 10 (0)
2008 Olympic Italy 11 (0)

Alessandro Del Piero

Profile Football Stars | Alessandro Del Piero | Del Piero usually plays as a supporting-striker and occasionally Between the midfield and the strikers, known in Italy as the "trequartista" position. Del Piero has Become famous over the years for scoring from a special "Del Piero Zone" ("alla Del Piero goal"), approaching from the left flank and curling a precise lob into the far top corner of the goal. Del Piero holds the all-time goalscoring record at Juventus. Alessandro Del Piero Ufficiale Omri is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer WHO plays for Serie A club Juventus, of the which he is also the club captain. In the year 2000, Del Piero was the world's best-paid football player from salary, bonuses and advertising revenue.  On 6 April 2008, Alessandro Del Piero Became the all-time highest-capped Juventus player, ahead of Juve legend Gaetano Scirea.

Del Piero is the son of Gino, an electrician, and Bruna, a housekeeper. While playing for the local youth team of San Vendemiano since the age of 7, Del Piero used to play as a Goalkeeper Because Could he play football a lot more that way. It was while playing with his local side of San Vendemiano in 1988 That Del Piero was first spotted by scouts - he left home at the young age of 13 to play in the youth side of Padova Calcio.

With the Turin club, he won the Serie A championship seven times (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006), the Champions League (1996), and the Intercontinental Cup (1996). On 5 February 2011, with his substitution against Cagliari, Alessandro Del Piero Juventus Became the most capped player, edging out former Juventus legend Giampiero Boniperti. On 24 May 2011, Del Piero and Juventus played against Manchester United at Old Trafford in a friendly match being former England defender Gary Neville's testimonial match. Juventus confirmed on 18 October 2011 That 2011-12 season would be Del Piero's last with the club.

Del Piero is currently Italy's fourth all-time leading scorer. Del Piero competed with fan favorite Roberto Baggio for a spot on the 1998 FIFA World Cup final roster while struggling to recover from injury suffered during the 1998 Champions League final with Juventus. Del Piero was called up to Italy's squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 Championship in Austria and Switzerland. Italy qualified through the group stage in second-place behind Holland, eliminating Romania and France.

Personal information
Full name Alessandro Del Piero
Date of birth 9 November 1974 (age 37)
Place of birth Conegliano, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward

Club information
Current club Juventus
Number 10

Youth career
1981-1988 San Vendemiano
Padova 1988-1993
Juventus 1993-1994

Senior career
years Team
1991-1993 Padova 14 (1)
1993 - Juventus 503 (205)

National team
1991 Italy U-17 3 (1)
1993-1996 Italy U-21 11 (3)
1995-2008 Italy 91 (27)

Honours

Club
Juventus

    Serie A (5): 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2002-03 

    (won two more: 2004-05, 2005-06,  taken in Calciopoli.)
    Serie B (1): 2006-2007
    Supercoppa Italiana (4): 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003
    Coppa Italia (1): 1994-95
    UEFA Champions League (1): 1995-96
    UEFA Super Cup (1): 1996
    UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 1999
    Intercontinental Cup (1): 1996

Italy
    FIFA World Cup (1): 2006
    UEFA European Under-21 Championship (2): 1994, 1996
    UEFA European Championship, Runner-up: 2000

Individual
    ESM Team of the Year (3): 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98
    Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player: 1996
    European Footballer of the Year Under-21: 1996
    UEFA Champions League topscorer: 1997-98
    Best Loved Football Player: 2001, 2008
    FIFA 100
    Golden Foot to career: 2007
    Serie B - topscorer: 2007 (20 goals)
    Scirea Award to career: 2008
    Oscar AIC - Italian Footballer ot the Year (2): 1998, 2008
    Serie A - Top scorer: 2008 (21 goals)
    USSI Silver Ball: 2008
    Soccer Globe Award: 2011
    Oscar AIC - Award to Career: 2011

Records
    Juventus All-Time Leading scorer (285 goals)
    Juventus All-Time Leading scorer of the Champions League (45)
    Juventus All-Time Leading scorer of UEFA Competitions (53)
    Juventus All-Time Leading scorer International competitions (54)
    Juventus All-Time Leading scorer in the Italian championships (181)
    Juventus All-Time Leading scorer Italian Super Cup (3)
    All-Time Juventus Serie A appearances holder: (441)
    Juventus All-Time Appearances holder in the UEFA club competitions: (115)
    Juventus All-Time Appearances holder in international competitions: (120)
    Juventus All-Time leader in appearances (688)
    Latest goal from kickoff in a FIFA World Cup match (121st minute)
    Most Participations in UEFA European Championships (4) (Tied with 5 others)

Orders
    Cavaliere Omri BAR.svg
    5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 2000
    Friedrich Order.png
    Collar of Merit Sports: 2006
    Omri Ufficiale BAR.svg
    4th Class / Officer: Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana: 2006