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Alessandro Nesta Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandro ˈnɛsta]; born 19 March 1976) is an Italian professional football manager and former player. Usually deployed as a centre-back, he is widely considered one of the best defenders of all time. He was best known for his pace, artistic tackles, elegance on the ball, distribution and tight marking of opponents.[6][7][8]

He made over 400 Serie A appearances in a 20-year career spread between Lazio and AC Milan, winning domestic and European honours with both clubs. Later in his career, he played in Major League Soccer (MLS) for the Montreal Impact, and for Chennaiyin of the Indian Super League. Nesta is a four-time Serie A Defender of the Year and a four-time member of the annual UEFA Team of the Year.[9] In 2004, he was named as one of the Top 100 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebration.[10] In 2021, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.

Nesta was a member of the Italy national team for a decade from his debut in 1996, earning 78 caps in total. At international level, he competed at the 1996 Olympics, three UEFA European Championships, and three FIFA World Cups. Nesta was a member of the Italian team that won the 2006 World Cup, and he also represented the Italian side that reached the final of Euro 2000.

Honours

Player

Lazio

• Serie A: 1999–2000

• Coppa Italia: 1997–98, 1999–2000

• Supercoppa Italiana: 2000

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1998–99

• UEFA Super Cup: 1999

AC Milan

• Serie A: 2003–04, 2010–11

• Coppa Italia: 2002–03

• Supercoppa Italiana: 2004, 2011

• UEFA Champions League: 2002–03, 2006–07

• UEFA Super Cup: 2003, 2007

• FIFA Club World Cup: 2007

Montreal Impact

• Canadian Championship: 2013

Italy U-21

• UEFA Under-21 European Championship: 1996

Italy

• FIFA World Cup: 2006

Individual

• Serie A Young Footballer of the Year: 1998

• Serie A Defender of the Year: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

• Serie A Team of the Year: 2010–11

• UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2000

• UEFA Team of the Year: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007

• ESM Team of the Year: 2000–01

• FIFPro World XI: 2005,[90] 2007

• FIFA 100[92]

• UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll: #47

• AC Milan Hall of Fame

• All-time UEFA European Under-21 Championship dream team: 2015

• UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (published 2015)

• Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2021