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Alessandro Altobelli

1955 - Today

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Alessandro Altobelli (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandro altoˈbɛlli]; born 28 November 1955) is a former professional Italian footballer who played as a forward, and who won the 1982 World Cup with Italy. Nicknamed Spillo ("Needle") for his slender build, Altobelli was a prolific goalscorer and regarded as one of the greatest and most effective Italian strikers of the late 1970s and 1980s. Altobelli is currently the all-time top scorer in the Coppa Italia, with 56 goals in 93 appearances, and the ninth-highest scoring Italian player in all competitions, with almost 300 career goals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alessandro Altobelli is the 556th most popular soccer player (down from 555th in 2019), the 1,703rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,836th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Italian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alessandro Altobelli ranks 556 out of 21,273. Before him are Everaldo, Shigeru Takahashi, Diego Costa, Ottmar Walter, Leopoldo Luque, and Mitsuo Kamata. After him are Nereo Rocco, Ján Popluhár, Jim Brown, Takeshi Natori, Carlos Bianchi, and Estanislau Basora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Alessandro Altobelli ranks 92. Before him are Michael Schenker, Adem Jashari, Mark Hollis, Michael Rooker, Matthias Jabs, and Meles Zenawi. After him are Yo-Yo Ma, Deborra-Lee Furness, John O. Brennan, Mira Furlan, Simon Rattle, and Yuriy Sedykh.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alessandro Altobelli ranks 1,703 out of 5,161. Before him are Leonardo Loredan (1436), Cesare Prandelli (1957), Laura Pausini (1974), Piero Taruffi (1906), Pietro Bernini (1562), and Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta (1841). After him are Antonio Salandra (1853), Blanche of Anjou (1280), Vincenzo Peruggia (1881), Nereo Rocco (1912), Pacuvius (-220), and Gallus Anonymus (1010).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Alessandro Altobelli ranks 42. Before him are Gianfranco Zola (1966), Roberto Boninsegna (1943), Lorenzo Buffon (1929), Marco Tardelli (1954), Giuseppe Bergomi (1963), and Nevio Scala (1947). After him are Nereo Rocco (1912), Alfredo Foni (1911), Christian Vieri (1973), Tarcisio Burgnich (1939), Pietro Rava (1916), and Gianluca Pagliuca (1966).

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