Alessandro Costacurta
Italian footballer (born 1966)
Alessandro Costacurta
Alessandro "Billy" Costacurta (born 24 April 1966) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Widely regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, due to his defensive skills and spending his entire career at one single club. Throughout his club career, Costacurta spent over twenty years with AC Milan between 1986 and 2007, as well as a brief season-long spell on loan at Monza. He is best known for his role alongside Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, and Mauro Tassotti, forming one of the greatest defences in Serie A and European football during the late 1980s and 1990s, under the success of managers Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello. He mainly operated as a central defender, and was a leading exponent of the position, receiving international acclaim, winning 7 Serie A titles and 5 Champions League/European Cup trophies throughout his career, along with many other trophies. Costacurta retired from professional football at the age of 41, on 19 May 2007. In...
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