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Alessandro Nesta

1976 - Today

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Alessandro Nesta (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandro ˈnɛsta]; born 19 March 1976) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He was most recently the head coach of Serie A club Monza. Nesta is widely considered as one of the best defenders of all time, and was known for his pace, artistic tackles, elegance on the ball, distribution and tight marking of opponents. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alessandro Nesta is the 426th most popular soccer player (down from 279th in 2019), the 1,495th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,372nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Italian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Alessandro Nesta ranks 426 out of 21,273. Before him are Paul Van Himst, Valentino Mazzola, Toni Kroos, Aimé Jacquet, Gerardo Martino, and Ricardo Quaresma. After him are Tadao Kobayashi, Koji Funamoto, Shiro Misaki, José Antonio Camacho, Freddie Ljungberg, and Daigoro Kondo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Alessandro Nesta ranks 21. Before him are Guti, Patrick Vieira, Mark Webber, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ryan Reynolds, and Ruud van Nistelrooy. After him are Wladimir Klitschko, Colin Farrell, Patrick Kluivert, Audrey Tautou, Diane Kruger, and Freddie Prinze Jr..

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alessandro Nesta ranks 1,495 out of 5,161. Before him are Andrea Dandolo (1306), Milo Manara (1945), Fausto Sozzini (1539), Valentino Mazzola (1919), Giuseppe Saragat (1898), and Lucifer of Cagliari (201). After him are Matteo Maria Boiardo (1441), Julia Drusilla (39), Quintus Hortensius (-114), Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (1784), Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena (1727), and Paolo Sorrentino (1970).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Alessandro Nesta ranks 33. Before him are Gianluca Vialli (1964), Gian Piero Gasperini (1958), Gennaro Gattuso (1978), Alessandro Costacurta (1966), Giovanni Ferrari (1907), and Valentino Mazzola (1919). After him are Marco Materazzi (1973), Daniele Massaro (1961), Gianfranco Zola (1966), Roberto Boninsegna (1943), Lorenzo Buffon (1929), and Marco Tardelli (1954).

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