Demetrio Albertini
Albertini in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 23 August 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Besana in Brianza, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989 | Italy U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Italy U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 1992 | Italy Olympic Team | 5 | (2) |
| 1991–2002 | Italy | 79 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Demetrio Albertini (born in Besana in Brianza, 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 as one of the legends of the A.C. Milan side of the 90s and a fundamental player for the Italian national team of the same period. He spent most of his career with Milan of the Italian 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.
A vital member of the Italian 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.
Albertini, born in Besana in Brianza, province of Monza e Brianza near Milan, emerged as a product of A.C. Milan's youth system, and went on to spend 14 highly successful years with the senior club after debuting in Serie A as a 17-year-old during the 1988–89 season under Arrigo Sacchi, on 15 January 1989, in a 4–0 home win over Como. He spent part of the 1990–91 season on loan at Padova Calcio in Serie B, collecting 28 appearances and 5 goals, in order to gain experience, and was subsequently awarded a prize by Diadora as one of the most promising young Italian stars. He soon established himself in the starting lineup of the Milan senior side during the 1991–92 season under Fabio Capello, wearing the number 4 shirt, and helping Milan to win the title undefeated that season; he would go on to make almost 300 Serie A appearances for the club (293 in total, scoring 21 goals), and 406 total career appearances for Milan, scoring 28 goals in all competitions.
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