Alessandro Del Piero is a Footballeur Italy N, born the November 9th 1974 with Conegliano.

Beginnings footballistic

At 33 years, that which much regards as the successor of Roberto Baggio has already a great career behind him. Since very small, Alessandro dreams to play in the large club of the Juventus of Turin, and to go on the traces of its idol, Michel Platini. It was often going to play in the court of its building to imitate his Stefano big brother, who played in club. Being often sick when it was small, his/her mother obliged it to play goalkeeper. One day his/her brother took his defense and it is there that its career began.

He began while playing San Vendemiano, in the team of his village. Then it passes in a higher category with the team of Conegliano. At 16 years, it signs for the club of Padova and 4 years later, it is established in team first. It begins in Serie B, the second Italian division, in 1991. In all, it disputes two seasons in Series B with Padova (14 matches, 1 goal).

The beautiful epopee inhabitant of Turin

Allured by the talent of Alessandro, Free Causio, emissary and former player of Juve, was especially dispatched to supervise it. Alessandro carries out finally its dream while being engaged with the Vecchia Signora , the Juventus of Turin. It begins in Série has the September 12th 1993, with Foggia.

Quickly, it is essential on Juventus, which counts already on a frightening trio of attackers: Roberto Baggio, Gianluca Vialli and Fabrizio Ravanelli. At the time of the season 1994-1995, it contributes thanks to its talent and to its goals (8 in 29 matches), to bring back the Scudetto to Turin after 9 years of food shortage. The following year, Juventus decides to separate from Roberto Baggio and all miser on Del Piero. This one disputes one good season, in particular in Ligue of the Champions, where Juventus gains its 2nd Cut of the Champions by beating the Ajax Amsterdam with the shootings with the goal. Even if it does not mark at the time of the disputed finale with Rome, Alessandro contributes largely to the triumph inhabitant of Turin by marking many goals lasting the competition (in particular a frank blow which makes it possible Juve to eliminate the Real from Madrid in quarterfinals). It then will build a remarkable prize list. In 1997, it gains its 2nd Scudetto and again disputes the final of the League of the Champions. Juventus inclines vis-a-vis the Borussia Dortmund 3 goals with 1, even if Alessandro marks a goal on a talonnade. The season 1998 resembles in all points the preceding one: Juve is essential again in Serie has (3rd Scudetto for Del Piero) but inclines League of the Champions finally (vis-a-vis Real Madrid this time, 1 to 0, goal of Predrag Mijatovic). In spite of this defeat finally and a wound which will condition its services at the time of the World cup, the season 1997-1998 will remain most beautiful of Alessandro. Indeed, it marks 32 goals including 21 in championship and 10 in League of the champions (better striker of the competition).

Alessandro Del Piero will receive, on behalf of Gianni Agnelli, the nickname of “Pinturicchio” (it was a painter of the Rebirth, famous for its delicate frescos). The owner of Juventus called it perhaps thus because it represents the prototype of the creative artist.

Wounded little before the World cup of 1998 at the time of the finale of the League of the Champions, the form of Alessandro was strongly decreased and it did not find its best level at the time of this competition. This wound nevertheless made it possible Roberto Baggio to reinstate the Squadra, at the sides of Christian Vieri. But Azzurri were eliminated with the shootings with the goal, in quarterfinals against the France.

The November 8th 1998, Del Piero is wounded seriously with the knee at the time of the Udinese-Juventus match and will remain far from the football fields during nearly 9 months. At the time of its return, it shows that it did not lose anything of its technique and its direction of the goal. Even if it mainly missed the qualifications by the Euro 2000 (3 matches and 2 goals), Alessandro disputes the Euro 2000 in Belgium and with the Netherlands with the team of Italy.

The selector having preferred Francesco Totti to him, Alessandro is substitute at the time of the first 2 matches and returns only at the end of the match. Holder against Sweden for the 3rd match of the first turn, Alex marks the goal of the victory. Again replacing against Romania in quarterfinals, Del Piero is aligned titular to face the Netherlands in semi-final. Italy having been quickly reduced to 10, Alessandro takes part in the effort of the Italians to arrive at the meeting of shootings to the goal. At the time of the finale vis-a-vis in France, Del Piero returns concerned at the beginning of the second period and, whereas the score was of 1-0 for Italy, is found twice only vis-a-vis Fabien Barthez, the guard of the team of France. Alessandro does not manage however to mark. France is essential finally 2-1 on the goal out of gold. In Italy, criticisms were very severe for Del Piero which had however recognized its errors.

Thereafter, the champion will reappear. After a beginning of the season 2000-2001 of most difficult on the ground, Del Piero is touched with deepest of itself. It is at the time or one despairs more to find the " vrai" Del Piero which the champion remakes surface. His/her father dies of the continuations of a serious disease in February 2001. Two days after this tragedy it marks a goal of anthology against Bari then a few days later vis-a-vis Lazio. The season 2001-2002, mark the return of Lippi to Juve. Juve becomes again champion of Italy, the pair Del Piero- Trezeguet is particularly effective: 40 goals with them two.

The World cup which follows will have a bitter taste for Del Piero, relegated on the bench by disappointing Totti. Del Piero qualifies nevertheless its country for the second turn, while equalizing vis-a-vis Mexico. It will not be able anything on the other hand vis-a-vis the Koreans.

In 2002-2003, Del Piero takes part in obtaining a 27e scudetto by Juve, marking 16 goals in particular. In semi-final of the League of the champions, Juve leaves Real Madrid, match during which Alessandro marks. The entirely Italian final is a new disillusion for Juve, beaten with the shootings with the goal.

The arrival of Fabio Capello as trainer of Juve in 2004 forecasts difficult moments for Alessandro. In spite of an agreement more than surging between the 2 men, Del Piero carries out a great championship again, marking 14 goals and contributing by a decisive master key, a center in turned over for Trezeguet, which offers victory 1-0 vis-a-vis Milan, and thus the scudetto .

The season 2005-2006 is frustrating for Alessandro: Capello chooses to establish Zlatan Ibrahimovic, relegating Alessandro to the rank of substitute of luxury. A completely incomprehensible and unjust choice within sight of the performances of Swedish. Del Piero answered as it always knew to do it on the ground by making display of its class. And not once in the Alessandro season a more hard word only the other towards Capello will have. A behavior of big class worthy of a large player like Del Piero. It is in January 2006 that Del Piero enters definitively the history of Juve, by exceeding the record of goals marked under the shirt of the club, hitherto possession of Boniperti (183).

Del Piero marks decisive goals, like a frank blow with San Siro vis-a-vis Inter, which offers the victory to Juve. At the end of the season, Alessandro will have marked 12 goals, whose last of Juve in Series has, before relegation of the club in Series B, following the scandal of the Calciopoli.

World champion

Del Piero is convened by Marcello Lippi (its former trainer in Juve) to dispute the Mondial 2006, being held in Germany. For the first match, against Ghana (2-0), Alessandro disputes only a few minutes, then to the second against the United States (1-1) about thirty minutes, and at the time of the last match against the Czech Republic (2-0), Del Piero does not return on the ground, but Italy qualifies itself for the 1/8e of finale.

The trainer of the Nazionale tries a large blow by establishing Del Piero in the place of Totti against Australia. A wise choice but not decisive, because Alex will make a beautiful first period, but very tired at the second half-time, it is replaced by Totti which marks besides the penalty decisive in all end of match.

After having beaten the Ukraine in quarterfinal, Italy qualifies itself for the final after having beaten Germany 2-0 after prologation. Alessandro marks the second Italian goal with the 120e minute (a few seconds after the first goal of Fabio Grosso of a striking full attic window after against carried out by Fabio Cannavaro, Francesco Totti and Alberto Gilardino).

Finally, against France, Alex returns during the prolongation. At the time of the meeting of the shootings to the goal, it is the fourth Italian gunner, and marks its shooting with the goal which contributes to the victory of its country, and takes a personal revenge on the Euro 2000. Italy east world champion, a child's dream for Alessandro Del Piero, as he declared it after the meeting.

The adventure in Series B

Since the scandal of the Calciopoli with burst Del Piero announced as a good captain that it would remain in Juve though it arrives. It is thus without surprise that Alessandro started again the season with Juve in Serie B, helped by other champions in the large heart who decided to remain in Juve even in hell such as Nedved and Buffon. Alex is always hungry of victory, and dreams of scudetto as of the next year in Serie has, but especially to again hold up the Ligue of the Champions, Rome downtown 2008, has where in 1996 against the Ajax, when a young phenomenon of 21 years called small prince de Turin, filled with wonder Europe by its strike rolled up full attic windows, with the angle of the penalty area which one called " the zone of Del Piero".

During season 2006/2007 in the second division, the captain emblematic bianconero stated to want to press the lawns still 8 or 9 years so much its desire for playing is large and for wanting to be leading club with the stop of its career.

February 17th, " Pinturicchio" is author of a triplet in Stadio Olimpico from Turin vis-a-vis Crotona in Series B, Juventus had been essential by a broad victory 5-0. 15 days after its three goals vis-a-vis Crotona, Del Piero repeats that vis-a-vis Piacenza, on March 4th. A Penalty, a frank blow, and a goal on an action taken along by Pavel Nedved. This last is splendid; the Czech makes him the master key, Alex is in extreme cases of the off-side, vis-a-vis two players, it make a pretense of striking which mets its adversaries with ground, then all alone vis-a-vis the guard, it will adjust his striking of the left.

On Tuesday, April 10, vis-a-vis SC Napoli Juve will be essential 2-0 thanks to goals of Camoranesi and Del Piero. This match, was indicated like one of most important of the season. Indeed, following this match, the Bianconeri will relegate their competitors for the title to more than 6 points.

Mid-May. Alessandro will reach the number of 18 goals by carrying out one doubled vis-a-vis Bologna. A success which ensures the rise in Series A. later 3 days, on May 15th, it will be nominated for the Goldenfoot. Prices that this argument 10 large other players who all are older than 29 years. It is the 2nd time of continuation which it is selected. The winner will be designated by the public a few months later.

The adventure in Serie B will finish on June 10th on a defeat vis-a-vis Spezia (3-2). Del Piero will finish better striker of Series B with 20 goals, a unit more than Bellucci. The nightmare will stop thus, a year which will be certainly hardest of all the history of Juve, by adding with retrogradation the deaths of the 2 young people of the training center, and the storekeeper emblematic of the Old woman .

Of return in Series has

Del Piero finds the elite after one year of purgatory lived in Serie B. But malheuresement the first two months will not occur as it would have wished it. In spite of the fact of having gained the Golden delicious Foot 2007 (trophy rewarding the old players of more than 29 years for their career) with more than 30.000 votes, in front of Roberto Carlos and David Beckham, the problem is its contract - which expires in June 2008 - and which is long in being taken back. The cause is over the duration. Indeed, It Capitano would like to play until 2012 and by having a appointed place of holder, but the leaders are not agreement, and as with Trezeguet, Camoranesi and Buffon, the negotiations will last several weeks so that the two parts find an area of agreement. In addition to this problem of contract, Del Piero sees its competitor, Vincenzo Iaquinta to make excellent services, which could cost him its place of holder. October 15th, 2007, the company and Alex one finally to find an agreement. Del Piero will play under the Bianconero shirt until 2010 with wages of 4 M€ for the first season, then of 3,7 M€ for the second. It Pinturicchio had received however several approaches like those of the Queen Park Rangers (club of Flavio Briatore) or of the Shakhtar Donetsk. The following match, Del Piero will honor its contract with the good manners by offering the victory vis-a-vis the Genoa. This same moment, Sonia Amoruso, his wife, was confined of a fore-mentioned child Tobias.

Declarations on the player

Adrian Mutu : “It is an example for all. He works hard with the drive without never speaking” .

Alessio Tacchinardi : “It always comes to be involved with the smile and tells us words of relief for each one. It is a gold person. ” .

Angelo Di Livio : “I met Alex in Primavera, and it was already a phenomenon. We even forced the trainer to make it come to play in team first. It has qualities that only the large ones have” .

Carlo Ancelotti : “He is a player of world class which does not need council” .

Claudio Ranieri : “Alex (Del Piero) is football” .

Diego Armando Maradona : “Del Piero is different from Zidane. He likes to play, that feels in his heart. Between him and the French, I choose to him” .

Fabio Cannavaro : “For me, he is the best person than I met in this sport” .

Fabio Capello : “I believe in the champion and Alex in is one. He deserves his statute of large players. Sometimes I feel embarrassed to put it on the ground or the bench” .

Fabrizio Ravanelli : “It can make extraordinary things. But it makes them as if they were simple” .

Frankie Dettori : “Del Piero is a true genius” .

Gary Neville : “It is the largest player whom I ever knew. He incredibly impressed me” .

Gianluca Vialli : “When Alessandro marked against Germany at the time of the World cup 2006, I jumped of joy as if it were me which had marked. When it transformed its penalty against France finally, I had a thought with all those which declared that it was never decisive at the time of the great appointments”

Gianluca Zambrotta : “Ca astonishes me that Del Piero still did not gain the Ballon of Gold” .

Gianluigi Buffon : “Del Piero is Juve and Juve is Del Piero” .

Giuseppe Taglialatela : “It already put to me a goal with the Baggio, and one with

Maradona. It took the ball in the middle of ground to eliminate 4 from my fellow-members. It is strong” .

Marcello Lippi : “It has beautiful intuitions and good dribbles that other players do not have. He is a captain with the true direction of the term” .

Mark Hughes: “Even if Del Piero has more than 30 years, it remains one of the largest players” .

Mauro Camoranesi : “He is an exceptional person and does not need to prove something with nimporte which. Del Piero is a marvellous man and player” .

Ruben Olivera : “Del Piero is my idol. When I arrived at Juventus I directly spoke in Alex. It was as if I had touched the skies with my hands” .

Career

Clubs

Prize list

National team:

  • 27 goals in 85 selections with the Italy.

  • First selection: March 25th 1995, Italy - Estonia (4-1)
  • Finalist of the Euro 2000.
  • Victorious of the World cup 2006.
  • 12 matches played in World cup (2 goals)

Club :

individual Distinctions :

  • 4th with the Ballon of Gold 1996

  • Meilleur striker of the Ligue of the Champions in 1997 (7 goals, Juventus)
  • Meilleur striker of the Ligue of the Champions in 1998 (10 goals, Juventus)
  • Meilleur Italian player of Series has in 1998
  • Meilleur Européen player of the -21 years in 1998
  • Nommé the most charismatic attacker of Italy in 2001
  • Meilleur striker of the Coupe of Italy in 2006
  • Meilleur striker of Serie B in 2007 (20 goals, Juventus)
  • Victorious Golden delicious Foot in 2007
  • Better striker of all times of the Juventus (215 goals)
  • Better striker of the Squadra Azzurra in activity (27 goals)
  • Named with FIFA 100
  • Named Italian player most popular

External bonds

  • Official site of Alessandro Del Piero

  • Official site of Juventus Turin
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