Alessandro Nesta is a legendary center back of A.C. Milan currently playing at Montreal Impact, MLS championship. He was born on 19 March 1976 in Rome, Italy.
Alessandro’s career started in 1985 when he joined S.S. Lazio’s youth academy. The young Italian trained at the academy for 8 years, and together with Lazio’s youth teams U-15 and U-16 competed in the Italian Youth Football Championship. After 8 years of successful performance Alessandro was promoted to S.S. Lazio’s senior squad.
In 1993 Nesta signed his first professional contract and officially became Lazio player. Alessandro started to integrate into the new team, as the head coach put him in the starting lineup from time to time to help the young defender build up confidence and get used to playing pro football. In subsequent years Nesta became first-choice center back for S.S. Lazio by developing the best qualities revealed in him at the youth academy. From 1993 to 2002 Alessandro Nesta appeared in 193 matches and scored 1 goal for the capital club.
In 2002 Alessandro reached such a high professional level that he was offered a contract by a bunch of top European clubs. Because Nesta had been tightly bound to his motherland, he wanted to stay in Italy and play for a Serie A club. A.C. Milan’s offer was the most attractive of all Alessandro had received. Milan acquired Nesta for 31 million Euros, an absolute record for Lazio and a great help in future acquisitions. Alessandro came to Milan during the club’s heyday as the team won UEFA Champions League, European Super Cup, the Coppa Italia and the Scudetto. During that period Nesta played practically every match of A.C. Milan as the center back. Since 2002 Alessandro appeared in 224 matches and scored 10 goals.
From 1995 to 1996 Alessandro played 6 games for the Italian U-21 team and scored 1 goal. From 1996 to 2006 Alessandro Nesta was the key defender of the Italian national football team where he played 78 matches.
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