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Alessandro Del Piero
Personal information
Full name Alessandro Del Piero
Date of birth November 9, 1974 (1974-11-09) (age 33)
Place of birth    Conegliano, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position Second striker
Club information
Current club Juventus
Number 10
Youth clubs
1981–1988
1988–1991		 San Vendemiano
Padova
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1991–1993
1993–		 Padova
Juventus		 014 00(1)
361 (147)[2]   
National team2
1995- Italy 085 0(27)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of March 9, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of September 8, 2007.
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Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[3][4] (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. He is the captain of Juventus where he holds several club records and he is a member of the Italian national team. There are currently five Italian orders of merit (Italian: ) that recognise contributions to the Republic of Italy. ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Conegliano is a town and episcopal see of Venetia, Italy, in the province of Treviso, 17 miles N. by rail from the town of Treviso, 230 ft. ... The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football (soccer) competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA... Soccer redirects here. ... For other uses, see Captain (disambiguation). ... Juventus redirects here. ... First International Italy 6 - 2 France (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) Largest win Italy 9 - 0 USA (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) World Cup Appearances 15 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982 European Championship Appearances 6...


His footballing ability is highly regarded and he has won critical recognition. Pelé named Del Piero in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. He was also voted in the list of best European players for the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. In the year 2000 Del Piero was the world's best-paid football player from salary, bonuses and advertising revenue.[5] Currently, Del Piero is still the highest earning Italian Player.[6] Pele redirects here. ... Pelé The FIFA 100 is a list of the world-renowned Brazilian striker Pelés choice of the greatest living footballers. Unveiled on March 4, 2004 at a gala ceremony in London, the FIFA 100 marked part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the F... This article is about an international football organization. ... The UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll is the popular name for an online poll conducted in 2004 by UEFA as part of their Golden Jubilee celebrations, celebrating the best European footballers from the fifty previous years. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2000 throughout the world. ...


As well as earning respect for his playing, Del Piero has won several accolades for his character. Along with three awards in Italy for gentlemanly conduct[7][8] he has also won the Golden Foot award, which pertains to personality and playing ability.[9] For other uses, see Gentleman (disambiguation). ...


Usually, Del Piero plays as a supporting-striker and occasionally between the midfield and the strikers, known in Italy as the "Trequartista" position. Although he is not very tall, Del Piero's playing style is regarded by critics as creative in attacking, assisting many goals as well as scoring himself, as opposed to just "goal poaching."[10] His free-kick and penalty taking is also highly regarded.[11] Del Piero has become famous over the years for scoring from a special " Del Piero Zone", approaching from the left flank and curling a precise lob into the far top corner of the goal.[12]This was perfectly demonstrated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup against the German national football team when he slotted the ball past Jens Lehmann to make the game 2-0. Italy went on to world cup the following game. In terms of goalscoring, Del Piero holds the all-time record at Juventus.[13] On April 6th, 2008, Alessandro Del Piero became the all-time top capped Juventus player, ahead of Juve legend Gaetano Scirea. He is in sixth place in the UEFA Champions League all-time goalscorer records.[14] Within the Italian national team, he is currently joint fourth with Roberto Baggio in the all-time scoring records. In association football a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... First international Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908) Largest win Germany 16 - 0 Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912) Worst defeat England 9 - 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 16 March 1909) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1954, 1974, 1990 European Championship Appearances 9... For other persons named Jens Lehmann, see Jens Lehmann (disambiguation). ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Gaetano Scirea (May 25, 1953 - September 3, 1989) was an Italian football player and one of the greatest defenders of all-time: Scirea is one of the very few players to have won all national and international trophies for football clubs. ... European Cup redirects here. ... This page details statistics of the European Cup and Champions League. ... Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is an Italian retired footballer, among the most technically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s. ... First International Italy 6 - 2 France (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) Largest win Italy 9 - 0 USA (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) World Cup Appearances 15 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982 European Championship Appearances 6...

Contents

Childhood and early career

Del Piero is the son of Gino, an electrician, and Bruna, a housekeeper. He regularly played football in the backyard with three friends, Nelso, Pierpaolo, and Giovanni-Paolo as a child, all three dreamed of becoming a footballer but only Del Piero would eventually manage to do so.[15]

Alessandro Del Piero at age 2, with a football.

Alessandro's older brother, Stefano, briefly played professional football for Sampdoria before injury struck him. The family lived in a rural home in San Vendemiano, while growing up Del Piero's family didn't have much money for travelling abroad, so he was considering being a lorry driver in order to see the world.[16] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Italian football clubs ... San Vendemiano is one of the provinces of Treviso and is 30 kilometers far from Treviso, that is the Chief Town of the homonymous province (Italy). ...


While playing for the local youth team of AC San Vendemiano from the age of 7,[17] Del Piero used to play as a goalkeeper because he could play a lot more football that way. His mother thought it would be better for him if he played as a goalkeeper, since he wouldn't sweat and the possibility of him getting injured was less likely. His brother Stefano told their mother: "Don't you see that Alex is good in the attack?" and Del Piero switched position.[18]


It was while playing with his local side of AC 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. He got his first chance at professional football in 1991 where he played in the Italian Serie B league four times. The following season he played ten games for Padova and scored his first professional goal. The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1988 throughout the world. ... Padova Calcio is an Italian football club, based in Padua. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ...


Juventus

In 1993, he transferred to Juventus F.C., and has been there ever since. Del Piero made his Serie A debut against Foggia in September 1993, scored his first goal in his next game against Reggiana after appearing as a substitute, and then grabbed a hat-trick against Parma on his first start. Juventus claimed their first Scudetto in eight years in his first season and success continued to follow. With the Turin club, he won the Serie A championship seven times (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006[19]), the Champions League (1996), and the Intercontinental Cup (1996). His best season was in 1997-98, when he scored 21 goals in Serie A and finished top scorer in the Champions League with 10 goals, which included a peach of a freekick against Monaco in the semi finals. Juventus redirects here. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... The Villa Comunale (Municipal Park) of Foggia. ... Not to be confused with Reggina Calcio, a Serie A team. ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, famous for its architecture and the fine countryside around it. ... Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... European Cup redirects here. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Intercontinental Cup, also known as the World Club Championship, European/South American Cup, or Toyota Cup, is a football (soccer) trophy endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Champions League and the South American Copa Libertadores de América in a match played each... Classification External links 1997/1998 Serie A Squads - (www. ...


Del Piero struggled for form at the beginning of the 1998-99 season, whilst doping allegations were aimed at Juventus (they were later found innocent). In October he picked up a serious knee injury in the 2-2 draw with Udinese Calcio. This kept him out of action for the remainder of the season. Juventus struggled without him and limped home to a lowly 6th place in the league. Classification External links 1998/1999 Serie A Squads - (www. ... Udinese Calcio (in short Udinese) is an Italian football club. ...


His nickname is Pinturicchio, in reference to a joke by Gianni Agnelli when he compared the emerging Del Piero to Baggio in a parallel between the student Pinturicchio from Perugia and the teacher Perugino. He's also been nicknamed by the fans "Il Fenomeno Vero"[20] meaning the real "Phenomenon". Gianni Agnelli. ... The Crucifixion with Sts Jerome and Christopher (1471) Oil on wood, 59 x 40 cm Galleria Borghese, Rome Pinturicchio (1454-1513), Italian painter, whose full name was Bernardino di Betti. ... Location of Perugia in Italy Coordinates: , Country Region Province Province of Perugia Government  - Mayor Renato Locchi Area  - City 449 km²  (1,165 sq mi) Elevation 493 m (1,617 ft) Population (July 2006)[1]  - City 161,390  - Density 359/km² (929. ... Christ presenting the Keys to St Peter Fresco, 335 x 550 cm Sistine Chapel, Rome Pietro Perugino (1446-1524), whose family name was properly Vannucci, Italian painter, was born at Città della Pieve in Umbria, and belongs to the Umbrian school of painting. ...

A commemorative shirt, celebrating Del Piero's 500th Juventus appearance
A commemorative shirt, celebrating Del Piero's 500th Juventus appearance

One of Del Piero's greatest strengths as a footballer is his versatility, which allows him to play in a variety of attacking positions. While he started his club career playing as a full-fledged striker, he settled into a deeper role as a support-striker. Because of his great technical ability, accurate passing skills and impressive vision, he has also been positioned as a playmaker in the central slot behind the forwards. In any zone surrounding the penalty area, his prowess as a creator of goals came to the fore. Under Marcello Lippi's reign as Juventus coach, Del Piero's creative abilities were on display whatever the coach's formation was. Del Piero showed his class in the lethal "trident-attack" formation along with veterans Gianluca Vialli and Fabrizio Ravanelli. After that, he took a leading role in a creative combination with Zinedine Zidane behind Filippo Inzaghi. As Juve's playing style changed in Lippi's second stint with Juventus starting 2001, Del Piero was still vital as his partnerships with Pavel Nedvěd in midfield and David Trezeguet upfront has contributed enormously to Juve's continued success in Italy and Europe. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI[1], (born April 11, 1948) is an Italian World Cup-winning football coach and former player. ... Gianluca Vialli (born July 9, 1964 in Cremona) is an Italian football striker and manager. ... Fabrizio Ravanelli (born in Perugia, December 11, 1968) is a former Italian soccer player. ... Zidane redirects here. ... Inzaghi redirects here. ... Pavel NedvÄ›d IPA: (born August 30, 1972 in Cheb, Czech Republic, at that time Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional football player. ... David Sergio Trezeguet (IPA: []) (born 15 October 1977 in Rouen, France) is a French-Argentine football striker who plays for Juventus and France. ...


Del Piero is currently the all-time top scorer for Juventus, in all competitions he has also made over 500 appearances in official matches for the club. And is still Juventus' main strike force with Trezeguet and newly bought from Udinese in the summer Vincenzo Iaquinta Udinese Calcio S.p. ... Vincenzo Iaquinta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[1][2], (born November 21, 1979 in Cutro, Crotone) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ...


International career

Despite huge success on the club level, he has been somewhat disappointing playing for Italy, although he is currently the team's fourth all-time leading scorer. His tournament debut was Euro 96, but made his only appearance in the first half of a match against Russia before being substituted at halftime. Del Piero competed with fan favorite 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. He also missed two chances in Italy's 2-1 loss to France in the Euro 2000 final. First International Italy 6 - 2 France (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) Largest win Italy 9 - 0 USA (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) World Cup Appearances 15 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982 European Championship Appearances 6... -1... 1998 World Cup redirects here. ... The 1998 UEFA Champions League Final took place at the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam on 20 May 1998. ... The 2000 UEFA UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...


He returned to the international scene in the 2002 FIFA World Cup on the back of an impressive season in Serie A, in which he led Juventus to the Scudetto.[21] Del Piero scored the decisive goal against Hungary, which sealed the Azzurri's qualification for the finals.[22] He instantly scored against Mexico after coming on as a substitute to send Italy through to the second round, where they were eliminated.[23] After Euro 2004, Marcello Lippi was replaced by Fabio Capello as Juventus coach. Capello was not convinced of Del Piero's abilities and frequently benched him in favor of new signing Zlatan Ibrahimović, but Del Piero still managed to score 14 goals as Juventus won their 28th league title. 2002 World Cup redirects here. ... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called EURO 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI[1], (born April 11, 1948) is an Italian World Cup-winning football coach and former player. ... Fabio Capello (born June 18, 1946 in San Canzian dIsonzo, Gorizia) is an Italian football manager and former professional player who most recently coached Real Madrid. ... Zlatan Ibrahimović (IPA: [], pronunciation; born October 3, 1981) is a Swedish football player of Bosniak and Croatian descent. ...


Del Piero began the 2006 World Cup on the bench, appearing in two out of three group stage matches, and made his first start of the competition in a 1-0 round-of-16 win over Australia on June 26. On July 4, Del Piero entered as a substitute near the end of regulation and scored Italy's second goal in a 2-0 semifinal win over host Germany. The final whistle blew 8 seconds after he scored.[24] In the final against France, which ended 1-1 after extra time, Del Piero scored a penalty in the shootout as Italy won the tournament for the fourth time. He admitted afterwards that winning the World Cup was his childhood dream.[25] 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... In Australia, many forms of football are played. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup Final was contested between Italy and France. ...


As of 2006, Del Piero has captained Italy five times. He also regularly wore the number 10, but later gave it to Francesco Totti and switched to the number 7, as it was the first number he wore at the start of his career. Even though the number 10 was vacated after Totti retired from the national team in July 2007, Del Piero denied any interest in taking back the number, saying he was satisfied with the number 7. [26] Francesco Totti, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,[1][2] (born 27 September 1976 in Rome) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ...


2006-07 season and onwards

Experts agree that Del Piero was back to his best in the 2005-06 season[27] having scored 20 goals in all competitions. His most memorable goal this season was the free kick which won the match against bitter rivals Internazionale. However, his role at Juventus changed in the following season, as coach [Fabio Capello]] preferred to use him as a substitute for an "immediate impact", as Capello put it.[28] In 2006 Del Piero equalled José Altafini's Serie A record of 6 goals as a substitute after scoring in the final minute of Juventus's final game of the 2005-06 season. Del Piero himself is ambivalent about his ability to get goals off the bench, stating that "I want people to know me for more than being able to come off the bench to change a game", and in late March of 2006 revealed his openness to finishing his career with a club outside of Italy if it would guarantee him a place as a starting forward. In the 2005-06 season, Serie A, the major football (soccer) Italian professional league, was contested by 20 teams. ... Internazionale Milano Football Club is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... José João Altafini (born July 24, 1938 in Piracicaba, Brazil) was a Brazilian-born Italian footballer. ...


On January 10, 2006 Del Piero became the all time leading goalscorer for Juventus when he scored three times in a Coppa Italia match against Fiorentina and took his total goals for the club to 185. The previous record holder was Giampiero Boniperti, who scored 182 goals for the club.[29] Del Piero scored the last goal for Juventus in their latest Scudetto for the 05/06 Season. is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Coppa Italia Trophy - Coppa in Italian meaning Cup representing the Tournaments title. ... ACF Fiorentina, formerly Associazione Calcio Fiorentina, is an Italian football club based in Firenze (Florence). ... Giampiero Boniperti (born July 4, 1928) was an Italian football player who played for Juventus between 1946 and 1961. ...


Due to the Calciopoli scandal, Juventus were demoted to Serie B and their last two Scudetti were revoked. Del Piero announced that he will stay to captain the team in Serie B. He underlined that players should stick with the team, explaining that “The Agnelli family deserve this, as do the fans and the new directors".[30] The 2006 Serie A scandal (sometimes referred to as Calciocaos or Calciopoli[1]) involved major match fixing in Italys top professional football league, Serie A. The scandal was uncovered in May 2006 by Italian police, implicating league champions Juventus, and other major teams including A.C. Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Gianni Agnelli. ...


Del Piero's first appearance after the World Cup's triumph was in the Coppa Italia match against Cesena on August 23, 2006. Since Juventus will be playing in Serie B for the 2006-07 season, the Coppa Italia campaign became increasingly important for the club in order to achieve a Uefa Cup spot. Having being in vacation beforehand, Del Piero started from the bench. Juventus and Cesena were locked on 1-1 when Del Piero entered in the 74th minute and after 9 seconds scored the winning goal for Juventus.[31] The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football (soccer) competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA... The Coppa Italia Trophy - Coppa in Italian meaning Cup representing the Tournaments title. ... Associazione Calcio Cesena is a football club based in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. ... {| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the current season, see UEFA Cup 2007-08. ...


Del Piero then came in as a substitute at the 61st minute for Juve's next Coppa Italia match on August 27 vs. S.S.C. Napoli. Again Juventus was behind but Del Piero scored twice to give Juve the lead. In the end the match went into penalties, Del Piero scored a decisive one, but Napoli eventually won 5-4 in the shoot-out.[32] The Coppa Italia Trophy - Coppa in Italian meaning Cup representing the Tournaments title. ... Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as simply Napoli or the abbreviation SSC Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based in Naples, Campania that was originally founded in 1904. ... Penalty shootouts, officially named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a draw in a game of football. ...


This followed his signing of a new contract with Juventus after months of fractious negotiations with the club. This turnaround in fortunes for Del Piero was quite staggering, as only two weeks earlier, he was dropped by Claudio Ranieri for the Serie A match with ACF Fiorentina, and was then axed from Roberto Donadoni’s Italy squad for the games with Georgia and South Africa. However Alessandro has since turned his fortunes around and won a starting spot in the Juventus squad again. He scored two goals away at Lazio and was named to two consecutive Serie A teams of the week. Claudio Ranieri (born October 20, 1951 in Rome) is a former Italian football player and manager, current manager of Juventus. ... ACF Fiorentina is an Italian football club based in Florence (Firenze), Tuscany. ... Roberto Donadoni (born September 9, 1963 in Cisano Bergamasco, Province of Bergamo, Lombardy) is an Italian football (soccer) manager and former player. ...


Personal life

Del Piero is married to Sonia Amoruso, the two have been together since 1999 and married in 2005.[33] The couple announced in July 2007 that they are expecting their first baby.[34] On October 22, 2007, Amoruso gave birth to baby boy Tobias Del Piero at 0:20 at Sant'Anna hospital in Turin.[35][36] July 2007 is the seventh month of that year. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Turin (disambiguation). ...


Del Piero has used his fame and money to promote and support cancer research; in recognition of this he has received from the Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro a prize of "Believe in Research" during November 2006.[37] 67 die and about 300,000 people are affected by floods in Ethiopias Somali Region of Ogaden after the Shabelle River bursts its banks. ...


When the Olympic Flame for the 2006 Winter Olympics passed through Turin, Del Piero was a torchbearer.[38] He has an interest in sports outside of football and in turn has gained fans outside of just football, sport icons such as NBA star Steve Nash and cycling legend Eddy Merckx have stated that they are fans of Del Piero.[39][40] The Olympic Flame at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics The Olympic Flame, Olympic Fire, Olympic Torch, Olympic Light, Olympic Eye, and Olympic Sun is a symbol of the Olympic Games. ... The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ... For other uses, see Turin (disambiguation). ... Stephen John Nash, OC, OBC (born February 7, 1974),[1][2][3] is a Canadian professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... Baron Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx (IPA: ) (born June 17, 1945, Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) is a former Belgian professional cyclist. ...


As well as an interest in other sports, Del Piero also has a keen interest in music. He has even recorded some albums of his own.[41] Del Piero is an Oasis fan and is a friend of Noel Gallagher; Del Piero claimed Gallagher was Italy's lucky mascot in their 2006 World Cup success and invited him to the final and the team hotel after victory.[42] Along with Marco Materazzi, Del Piero appeared on stage at a Rolling Stones show in Milan shortly after Italy's World Cup win.[43] Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991, led by lead guitarist and primary songwriter Noel Gallagher and his younger brother, lead vocalist and songwriter Liam Gallagher. ... Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Longsight, Manchester, England) is an English songwriter, guitarist and occasional vocalist with the Manchester rock band Oasis. ... Wikinews has related news: Materazzi reveals slur he uttered at 2006 FIFA World Cup Marco Materazzi, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,[2][3] (born August 19, 1973 in Lecce), is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who currently plays for Serie A club Internazionale, sometimes known as Inter Milan. ... This article is about the rock band. ...


Honours

Juventus

  • Winner (5): 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003
  • Runner-up (4): 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001
  • Winner (1): 1995
  • Runner-up (2): 2002, 2004
  • Winner (4): 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003
  • Runner-up (2): 1998, 2005
  • Winner (1): 1996
  • Runner-up (3): 1997, 1998, 2003

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International

  • UEFA Under-21 European Championship: 1994, 1996

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Personal

  • FIFA 100 (125 greatest living players)
  • All-Time Top Scorer for Juve
  • Fourth Top Scorer Goals for Azzurri
  • MVP of the Intercontinental Final Award 1996

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Career stats

Here is a comprehensive collection of statistics that map Del Piero's entire career of official (non friendly) club games.[44] Domestic Games includes league and cup. International cups covers club European games and other non Italian competitions.

  • Correct as of March 9, 2008.
History League National Cups* European**
 Club International*** Total
Season Club Serie Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals
1991-92 Padova B 4 - - - - - - - 4 -
1992-93 Padova B 10 1 - - - - - - 10 1
1993-94 Juventus A 11 5 1 - 2 - - - 14 5
1994-95 Juventus A 29 8 10 1 11 1 - - 50 10
1995-96 Juventus A 29 6 3 1 11 6 - - 43 13
1996-97 Juventus A 22 8 4 - 8 6 1 1 35 15
1997-98 Juventus A 32 21 5 1 10 10 - - 47 32
1998-99 Juventus A 8 2 2 1 4 - - - 14 3
1999-00 Juventus A 34 9 2 1 9 2 - - 45 12
2000-01 Juventus A 25 9 2 - 6 - - - 33 9
2001-02 Juventus A 32 16 4 1 10 4 - - 46 21
2002-03 Juventus A 24 16 1 2 13 5 - - 38 23
2003-04 Juventus A 22 8 5 3 4 3 - - 31 14
2004-05 Juventus A 30 14 1 - 10 3 - - 41 17
2005-06 Juventus A 33 12 5 5 7 3 - - 45 20
2006-07 Juventus B 35 20 2 3 - - - - 37 23
2007-08 Juventus A 26 13 4 3 - - - - 30 14
Total 406 168 51 22 105 43 1 1 563 232

* Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana
** Champions League, UEFA Cup, Intertoto Cup and UEFA Super Cup
*** Intercontinental Cup
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References

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World Soccer Magazine - The 100 Greatest Players Of The 20th Century
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Persondata
NAME Del Piero, Alessandro
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Del Piero, Alessandro
SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1974-11-9
PLACE OF BIRTH Conegliano , Italy
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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