Alessandro Costacurta
Italian association football player
Alessandro Costacurta (born 24 April 1966) is an Italian football pundit, manager and a former professional defender, who mostly played as a centre back.
 Costacurta in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alessandro Costacurta[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Jerago con Orago, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1986 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–2007 | AC Milan | 458 | (3) |
| 1986–1987 | → Monza (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 488 | (3) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–1998 | Italy | 59 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2008 | AC Milan (technical assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Mantova | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
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change| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Milan | 1986–87 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 1988–89 | Serie A | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1989–90 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 1990–91 | Serie A | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 1991–92 | Serie A | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| 1992–93 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 1993–94 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1994–95 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 1995–96 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 40 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 1997–98 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 0 | |||
| 1998–99 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | |||
| 1999–2000 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2000–01 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Serie A | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 458 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 663 | 3 | ||
| Monza (loan) | 1986–87 | Serie C1 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 488 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 693 | 3 | ||
*European competitions include the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, and UEFA Super Cup
International
change| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 14 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 2 | |
Managerial
change- As of 4 March 2013[source?]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | ||||
| Mantova | 
|
27 October 2008 | 9 February 2009 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 30.77 | 15 | 19 | –4 |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 30.77 | 15 | 19 | –4 | |||
Honours
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changeAC Milan
- Serie A (7): 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
- Coppa Italia: 2002–03
- Supercoppa Italiana (5): 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (5): 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2006–07
- European Super Cup / UEFA Super Cup: 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003
- Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990
Italy
- FIFA World Cup runners-up: 1994
Individual
- Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": 2000[5]
- UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #50[6]
- AC Milan Hall of Fame
References
change- ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 120" [Official Press Release No. 120] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 21 November 2006. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ "AC Milan - Sito Ufficiale". Archived from the original on 26 April 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2003.
- ↑ Alessandro Costacurta at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Alessandro Costacurta - International Appearances".
- ↑ "Premio Nazionale Carriera Esemplare "Gaetano Scirea": Alba d'Oro". Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Zinedine Zidane voted top player by fans" (PDF). uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alessandro Costacurta.
- Profile at ACMilan.com
- European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads
- View from America – BBC Sport, 8/3/04
- "Costacurta to assist Ancelotti on Milan bench – sports.filbalad.com, 5/7/07". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
- Costacurta signs off at San Siro – UEFA.com, 5/20/07
- Alessandro Costacurta – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Alessandro Costacurta at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- "Profile at FIGC". Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. (in Italian)