Demetrio Albertini
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Demetrio Albertini Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [deˈmɛːtrjo alberˈtiːni]; born 23 August 1971) is the sporting director of Parma and a former professional Italian football midfielder and vice-president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). He is widely considered one of the legends of the A.C. Milan side of the 90s[2] and a fundamental player for the Italy national team of the same period. He spent most of his career with Milan of Italy's Serie A, winning many trophies, including five Serie A titles and two UEFA Champions League titles with the club. He also played his final season for FC Barcelona, winning the Spanish League before retiring that year.
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Full name | Demetrio Albertini[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1971-08-23) 23 August 1971 (age 52) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Besana in Brianza, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–2002 | Milan | 293 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | → Padova (loan) | 28 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Atlético Madrid | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Lazio | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Atalanta | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Barcelona | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 393 | (31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 | Italy U18 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Italy U21 | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Italy Olympic Team | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–2002 | Italy | 79 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A vital member of the Italy national team, Albertini was part of the squads that competed at the World Cups of 1994 and 1998, as well as the 1996 and 2000 European Championships, reaching the finals of the 1994 World Cup and Euro 2000.