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Good looks, great pair of legs and football sense is what characterizes this former captain and second striker from Italy, Alessandro Del Piero. He is Italy's one of the leading goal scorers and made his tournament debut in Euro '96. As far as club is concerned he was the top notch guy for Juventus. His name is amongst the famous football player¡¯s names in Italy and world over.
Alessandro Del Piero was born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano, Veneto; he is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Series a club Juventus. Del Piero was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pel¨¦ as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations. Del Piero was also voted in the list of best European players for the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. In the year 2000, Del Piero was the world's best-paid football player in Keith Rivers jerseys
from salary, bonuses and advertising revenue. Along with three awards in Italy for gentlemanly conduct he has also won the Golden Foot award, which pertains to personality and playing ability.
Del Piero usually plays as a supporting-striker and occasionally between the midfield and the strikers, known in Italy as the "trequartista" position. Although he is not very tall, Del Piero's playing style is regarded by critics as creative in attacking, assisting many goals as well as scoring himself, as opposed to just "goal poaching
Del Piero holds the all-time goal scoring record at Juventus. On April 6, 2008, Alessandro Del Piero became the all-time highest-capped Juventus player in wholesale Reebok jerseys
Del Piero is currently Italy's fourth all-time leading scorer. His tournament debut was Euro 96, but made his only appearance in the first half of a match against Russia before being substituted at halftime. He returned to the international scene in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, after a season in Serie A in which Juventus won the Scudetto. Del Piero scored the decisive goal against Hungary, which sealed the Azzurri's qualification for the finals. He instantly scored with a header against Mexico after coming on as a substitute, a goal which saved Italy from the ignominy of a first round exit. The goal sent Italy through to the second round, where they were eliminated due to a golden goal in a controversial match against South Korea.
Del Piero entered as a substitute near the end of regulation and scored Italy's second goal in a 2-0 semifinal win over host Germany. In the final against France, which ended 1-1 after extra time, Del Piero scored a penalty in the shootout as Italy won the tournament for the fourth time. He admitted afterwards that winning the World Cup was his childhood dream.
Del Piero was called up to Italy's squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 Championship in Austria and Switzerland. He was mostly on the substitutes' bench but started against Romania as the squad's captain.