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Alessandro Del Piero

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Alessandro Del Piero

Full name	Alessandro Del Piero
Date of birth	November 9, 1974 (1974-11-09) (age 33)
Place of birth	Conegliano Veneto (TV), Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
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) 399 (171)
National team²
1995–	Italy	085 0(27)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 20, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of September 8, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano Veneto) 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.

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. Currently, Del Piero is still the highest earning Italian Player.

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 he has also won the Golden Foot award, which pertains to personality and playing ability.

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." His free-kick and penalty taking is also highly regarded. 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.

In terms of goalscoring, Del Piero holds the all-time record at Juventus. 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. Within the Italian national team, he is currently joint fourth with Roberto Baggio in the all-time scoring records.