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Alessandro Nesta

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Alessandro Nesta

Full name	Alessandro Nesta
Date of birth	March 19, 1976 (1976-03-19) (age 32)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	A.C. Milan
Number	13
Youth clubs
1985-1993	Lazio
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-2002 2002-	Lazio AC Milan	193 (1) 150 (3)
National team²
1995-1996 1996-	Italy U-21 Italy	006 (1) 078 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 17, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of October 11, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Alessandro Nesta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born March 19, 1976 in Rome) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. He plays centre back for Italian Serie A club A.C. Milan. Widely regarded as one of the most talented footballers of his generation, Nesta is rated by many as one of the greatest defenders of all time, and was included in Pelé's selection of the 125 greatest living footballers in FIFA 100. . In 2007, he was voted into the UEFA Team of the Year, for the fourth time in his career; only Thierry Henry has more appearances, with five.